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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1059467

Alena Foundation

A private foundation in Royal Oak, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $267,000 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

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

    $267,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,963,399

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,898,656

  • Tax year 2023

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,956,637

  • Tax year 2022

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,929,478

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,858,764

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,872,185

  • Tax year 2019

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,070

  • Tax year 2018

    $107,450

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,071,708

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Family Outreach CenterGrand Rapids, MI

    2 master social workers public SCL

    $200,000
  2. Avalon Healing CenterDetroit, MI

    Creative healing arts program

    $23,000
  3. Vista MariaDearborn HTS, MI

    Counseling of victims

    $11,000
  4. Capuchin Soup KitchenDetroit, MI

    Food

    $10,000
  5. Oxfordorion Fish Food PantryOxford, MI

    Food

    $5,000
  6. Building Beds 4 KidsOak Park, MI

    Build & distribute beds

    $5,000
  7. Comm FD of Great RochesterRochester, MI

    Food

    $5,000
  8. Oxford Open HandedOxford, MI

    Support general fund

    $2,000
  9. Farwell Area School DistrictFarwell, MI

    Literacy/math program

    $2,000
  10. Harrison Community SchoolsHarrison, MI

    Literacy/math program

    $2,000
  11. Pere Marquette District LibraryClare, MI

    Technology services

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $23,00092% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan11 grants $267,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Diane L LambertVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Stephen J LambertVP/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kristen M LambertTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jennifer RoopPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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