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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0307479

The Foundation for Educational Advancement

A private foundation in Brighton, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $202,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $202,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $246,409

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,672

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $288,039

  • Tax year 2023

    $168,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $164,597

  • Tax year 2022

    $231,568

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $185,153

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,509

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $177,455

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,548

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $44,869

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Holy Family AcademyProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

    General fund donation

    $100,000
  2. Academy of the Sacred HeartBloomfld HLS, MI

    General fund donation

    $37,500
  3. Beyond BasicsFarmingtn HLS, MI

    General fund donation

    $35,000
  4. 180 ChurchDetroit, MI

    General Fund Donation

    $20,000
  5. University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI

    General Fund Donation

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Fraternity charity donation

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $45,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $102,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gordon R FollmerPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mary FisherVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew FollmerSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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