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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-1011426

Ames Family Foundation

A private foundation in Traverse City, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $865,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $865,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $10,369,947

  • Tax year 2023

    $735,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,011,183

  • Tax year 2022

    $825,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,378,118

  • Tax year 2021

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $12,029,356

  • Tax year 2020

    $850,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $12,645,238

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,891,552

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,850

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $13,874

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee Institute, AL

    Charitable contribution

    $165,000
  2. Think of USWashington, DC

    Charitable contribution

    $70,000
  3. Grand Traverse Regional Land ConserTraverse City, MI

    Charitable contributions

    $50,000
  4. Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI

    Charitable contributions

    $50,000
  5. SeedsTraverse City, MI

    Charitable contributions

    $50,000
  6. Tart Trails IncTraverse City, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  7. Leelanau ConservancyLeland, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  8. Soul Fire FarmPetersburg, NY

    Charitable contributions

    $50,000
  9. Upper Peninsula Land ConservancyMarquette, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  10. The Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GA

    Charitable contributions

    $45,000
  11. Chattahoochee RiverkeeperSmyrna, GA

    Charitiable contribution

    $45,000
  12. One Hundred MilesBrunswick, GA

    Charitable contributions

    $40,000
  13. Clarkston Community CenterClarkston, GA

    Charitable contribution

    $35,000
  14. The Berry CenterNew Castle, KY

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  15. Detroit Black Community Food SovereDetroit, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  16. Grand Traverse Conservation DistricTraverse City, MI

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  17. Community Assistance CenterSandy Springs, GA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  18. Autism Improvised IncMarietta, GA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $240,00037% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $235,00036% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $70,00011% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $45,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $35,0005% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $20,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan8 grants $350,000
  2. Georgia6 grants $205,000
  3. Alabama1 grant $165,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $70,000
  5. New York1 grant $50,000
  6. Kentucky1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Jean AmesCO-TRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $100,000
  • John Clinton AmesCO-TRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $100,000

The return

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