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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5997526

The Thelen Family Foundation

A private foundation in Bay City, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $25,674 paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $25,674

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $532,463

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $526,467

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $616,085

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,061

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $635,495

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $629,892

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,705

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $630,438

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,225

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $648,666

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $664,087

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camp Fish TalesPinconning, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $5,000
  2. Midland Street Merchants AssociationBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $2,500
  3. Good Sumaritan Rescue Mission of Bay CityBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $2,059
  4. All Saints Central High SchoolBay City, MI

    To enhance learning activities

    $2,000
  5. Bangor Central Elementary SchoolBay City, MI

    To enhance learning activities

    $2,000
  6. Corpus Christi ParishBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $2,000
  7. New Beginnings Christian ChurchSaginaw, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $2,000
  8. Our Lady of Peace Catholic ChurchBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $2,000
  9. Resurrection of the Lord ParishStandish, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $1,500
  10. St Stanislaus ChurchBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $1,500
  11. ARC of Bay CountyBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $1,000
  12. Bay-Arenac ISDBay City, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $615
  13. Essexville-Hampton Public SchoolsEssexville, MI

    To enhance learning activities

    $500
  14. McGuire PTOMt Pleasant, MI

    To enhance charitable activities

    $500
  15. Pullen Elementary SchoolMt Pleasant, MI

    To enhance learning activities

    $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 culture1 grant $2,50083% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan15 grants $25,674

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph T ThelenTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael S ThelenTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patrick D ThelenTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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