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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8761406

Whelan Family Foundation

A private foundation in Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $90,350 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

    $90,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $57,603

  • Tax year 2024

    $82,980

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $24,204

  • Tax year 2023

    $88,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $32,557

  • Tax year 2022

    $112,201

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $31,126

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,022

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $43,824

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,999

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,646

  • Tax year 2018

    $113,210

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $17,834

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $62,000
  2. Isidore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    To support charitable purposes

    $20,000
  3. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and AcadianaNew Orleans, LA

    To support charitable purposes

    $2,500
  4. University of Michigan CorpAnn Arbor, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $2,500
  5. Grosse Pointe Park FoundationGrosse PT PK, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $1,500
  6. The Helm at the Boll Life CenterGrosse Pointe Farms, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $500
  7. Henry Ford Health System - OncostatDetroit, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $500
  8. Henry Ford Health System - Superwoman FundDetroit, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $400
  9. Racquetup DetroitDetroit, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $250
  10. Rose Hill FoundationHolly, MI

    To support charitable purposes

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $62,00072% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00023% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,7002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan8 grants $67,850
  2. Louisiana2 grants $22,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William F WhelanPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kathleen J WhelanTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Brian C WhelanDIRECTOR Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Michael P WhelanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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