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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6029349

Pav Foundation

A private foundation in Burt Lake, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $230,200 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

    $230,200

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,505,950

  • Tax year 2024

    $251,700

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,170,351

  • Tax year 2023

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,184,241

  • Tax year 2022

    $201,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,210,426

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,081,195

  • Tax year 2020

    $177,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,186,726

  • Tax year 2019

    $209,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,299,897

  • Tax year 2018

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,295,746

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rock N RescueBedford Hills, NY

    General contribution

    $50,000
  2. Lexington Catholic High SchoolLexington, KY

    General contribution

    $25,000
  3. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General contribution

    $25,000
  4. Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    General contribution

    $20,000
  5. Family Service AssociationMoraine, OH

    General contribution

    $15,000
  6. Mayo Clinic Department of DevelopmentRochester, MN

    General contribution

    $15,000
  7. Boys and Girls Club of DaytonDayton, OH

    General contribution

    $10,000
  8. Friends of the Boundary Waters WildSt Paul, MN

    General contribution

    $10,000
  9. Inland Lakes Educational FoundationIndian River, MI

    General contribution

    $7,000
  10. Little Traverse ConservancyHarbor Springs, MI

    General contribution

    $5,000
  11. McLaren Northern Michigan FoundationPetoskey, MI

    General contribution

    $5,000
  12. NH Charitable FoundationConcord, NH

    General contribution

    $5,000
  13. Project Open HandSan Francisco, CA

    General contribution

    $5,000
  14. Tip of the Mitt Watershed CouncilPetoskey, MI

    General contribution

    $5,000
  15. Upper Valley HavenWhite Riv JCT, VT

    General contribution

    $5,000
  16. Vermont Community Foundation DoriMiddlebury, VT

    General contribution

    $5,000
  17. VN & Hospice of VTNHWhite River Junction, VT

    General contribution

    $5,000
  18. Freshwater FuturePetoskey, MI

    General contribution

    $3,000
  19. Peninsula Education FoundationPalos Verdes Peninsula, CA

    General contribution

    $2,500
  20. University of South Carolina Education FoundationColumbia, SC

    General contribution

    $2,500
  21. The Trustees of Tufts CollegeMedford, MA

    General contribution

    $2,500
  22. Library Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General contribution

    $1,500
  23. St John Fisher - Campaign 21Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

    General contribution

    $1,000
  24. Norton Simon MuseumPasadena, CA

    General contribution

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $50,00044% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $49,00043% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $50,000
  2. Kentucky1 grant $25,000
  3. Michigan5 grants $25,000
  4. Minnesota2 grants $25,000
  5. Ohio2 grants $25,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $25,000
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $22,500
  8. Vermont3 grants $15,000
  9. California5 grants $10,200
  10. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Albert PolkPRESIDENT/MANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patricia PolkVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John C PolkBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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