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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1192966

The We Martin Foundation

A private foundation in Mt Pleasant, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $200,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
William Martin
PO Box 466
Mt Pleasant, MI 488040466
(989) 772-1209
Form and materials
No form required. A brief description of the proposed use of grant funds and a copy of the organization's determination letter should be submitted with grant application.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a 501(c)(3) organization.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,213,288

  • Tax year 2024

    $183,394

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,977,063

  • Tax year 2023

    $183,556

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,985,107

  • Tax year 2022

    $196,565

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,000,439

  • Tax year 2021

    $186,345

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,136,597

  • Tax year 2020

    $177,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,952,171

  • Tax year 2019

    $171,526

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,988,130

  • Tax year 2018

    $158,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,030,577

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

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

  1. CRC of Isabella CountyMt Pleasant, MI

    General donation

    $96,000
  2. Community Compassion NetworkMt Pleasant, MI

    Food pantry general fund

    $20,000
  3. Isabella Community Soup KitchenMt Pleasant, MI

    Soup kitchen general fund, deer proc

    $11,500
  4. CRC of Isabella CountyMt Pleasant, MI

    Support high school hockey team

    $10,500
  5. Mt Pleasant Area Comm FoundationMt Pleasant, MI

    Women's initiative FD

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Gen fund - domestic violence&assault

    $10,000
  7. Chippewa Watershed ConservancyMt Pleasant, MI

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Central Michigan UniversityMt Pleasant, MI

    3 2500 scholarships

    $7,500
  9. Isbella County Restoratin HouseMt Pleasant, MI

    Homeless shelter general fund

    $5,000
  10. United Way of Greater Central MichMt Pleasant, MI

    General fund

    $5,000
  11. Mt Pleasant Discovery MuseumMt Pleasant, MI

    Children's museum general FD

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Donation - general fund

    $2,500
  13. Central Mi Veteran's FundMt Pleasant, MI

    General fund

    $2,500
  14. Vets with NetsMonroe, MI

    General operations

    $2,500
  15. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00048% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $7,50018% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2,5006% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan12 grants $185,500
  2. Kansas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William MartinPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eleanor MartinSECRETARY/TR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John MartinVICE PRESIDE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Michael MartinVICE-PRESIDE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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