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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1570905

The Wally and Jo Strobel Foundation

A private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $46,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $310,284
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $340,103
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $368,747
  • Tax year 2022

    $13,547

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $393,406
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $401,957
  • Tax year 2020

    $17,965

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $383,561
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,108

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $388,594

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Emergency Family Assistance AsscBoulder, CO

    Hunger & homeless

    $10,500
  2. Turning PointBradenton, FL

    Hunger and homeless

    $10,500
  3. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Provide food during natural disaster

    $5,000
  4. NPRWashington, DC

    Education

    $3,000
  5. The PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    Education

    $3,000
  6. Detroit PBSWixom, MI

    Education

    $2,500
  7. East Tennessee PBSKnoxville, TN

    Education

    $2,500
  8. Rocky Mountain PBSDenver, CO

    Education

    $2,500
  9. Wedu PBSTampa, FL

    Education

    $2,500
  10. Moffit Cancer CenterTampa, FL

    Cancer treatment

    $2,000
  11. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Environmental

    $2,000
  12. Warka WaterRoswell, GA

    Foreign and international

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $6,00052% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $5,50048% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $15,000
  2. Colorado2 grants $13,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $8,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $5,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $2,500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  7. Georgia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Terri DrenthMANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan WatersPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John StrobelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah KingTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn RomleyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra La FlammeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert WatersTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harrison StrobelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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