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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 32-6456393

Thelen Family Foundation

A private foundation in Clarkston, MI. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 8 grants and $181,850 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $181,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,933,392

  • Tax year 2022

    $236,120

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,983,973

  • Tax year 2021

    $83,058

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,289,574

  • Tax year 2020

    $91,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,656,205

Grants paid in 2023

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Loyola High SchoolDetroit, MI

    Supporting Tuition for Students

    $86,400
  2. Oakland Livingston Human Services AgencyPontiac, MI

    Underprivileged Families

    $51,000
  3. Dominican Sisters of MaryAnn Arbor, MI

    Helping Catholic Nuns Spread Minmistry

    $20,000
  4. Christian FAmily MovementDexter, MI

    Help Family Ministry

    $10,000
  5. Archdiocese of DetroitDetroit, MI

    Parish Ministry

    $7,000
  6. Lori's VoiceCoopersville, MI

    Children with physical disabilities

    $5,000
  7. Archdioces of DetroitDetroit, MI

    Parish Ministry

    $1,950
  8. St Ritas ParishHolly, MI

    Parish Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan8 grants $181,850

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen ThelenTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Daniel ThelenTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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