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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2269431

Americana Foundation

A private foundation in Novi, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $617,013 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
Kathryn Buckner
28115 Meadowbrook
Novi, MI 48377
(248) 347-3863
Form and materials
The grant application form and information is available at http://americanafoundation.org/guidelines.asp
Deadlines
Grant requests are due january 8th, april 1st, july 1st and october 1st.
Restrictions
The foundation makes grants only to nonprofit organizations that have been determined by the IRS to be charitable, scientific or educational and are tax exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and not a private foundation. Nonprofit organizations that are located or operate within the state of michigan are a priority of the foundation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $617,013

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $22,081,758

  • Tax year 2024

    $646,674

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $20,881,120

  • Tax year 2023

    $598,332

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $19,977,582

  • Tax year 2022

    $788,393

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $18,304,650

  • Tax year 2021

    $683,939

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $23,362,515

  • Tax year 2020

    $592,070

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $22,134,730

  • Tax year 2019

    $599,974

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $19,529,929

  • Tax year 2018

    $917,249

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $17,411,944

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    2025 tollgate farm programming and operations

    $97,500
  2. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Revolutionizing icons: reimagining the 18th-century art of the americas

    $37,500
  3. Socially Responsible Agriculture ProjectClaymont, DE

    Water rangers program expansion: supporting rural and native communities in michigan

    $25,058
  4. Central Lake Superior Watershed PartnersMarquette, MI

    Merging tek and green infrastructure with coastal tribal communities

    $25,000
  5. Citizens for A Safe and Clean Lake SuperiorMarquette, MI

    Educating and advocating for wetland protections in marquette county - phase 2

    $25,000
  6. Craft in America IncLos Angeles, CA

    American handwork (working title), a publication in conjunction with handwork 2026

    $25,000
  7. Crosshatch Center for Art & EcologyBellaire, MI

    Strengthening small-scale livestock producers in northwest lower michigan

    $25,000
  8. Detroit Black Community Food SecurityDetroit, MI

    Building toward zero waste at the detroit food commons

    $25,000
  9. Edison InstituteDearborn, MI

    The oxbow and suwanee lagoon mycoremediation initiative at the henry

    $25,000
  10. Flint Social ClubFlint, MI

    The people's mart

    $25,000
  11. Gvsu - Wgvu Public MediaGrand Rapids, MI

    Frontier to freedom: wilderness, revolution, and michigan statehood

    $25,000
  12. Historic Deerfield IncDeerfield, MA

    Luce/americana curatorial fellowship

    $25,000
  13. Huron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arbor, MI

    Catalyzing green stormwater infrastructure in the huron river watershed

    $25,000
  14. Keep Growing DetroitDetroit, MI

    Organic farmer training scholarship program

    $25,000
  15. Keweenaw Land TrustHancock, MI

    Volunteer capacity initiative: laying the groundwork for lasting impact

    $25,000
  16. Saugatuck Dunes Coastal AllianceSaugatuck, MI

    Educating and advocating to enforce kalamazoo river mouth protections

    $25,000
  17. Taste the Local DifferenceTraverse City, MI

    Fresh food connections - wholesale readiness

    $25,000
  18. Grow JacksonJackson, MI

    Food hub planning project

    $20,000
  19. Pewabic SocietyDetroit, MI

    Clay mixer restoration

    $20,000
  20. Fair Food NetworkDetroit, MI

    Partnership to expand the farm stop model to new communities

    $15,000
  21. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Match grant bob janson discretionary 2025

    $15,000
  22. Telfair MuseumsSavannah, GA

    Roots in the rushes: african american basketry of the lowcountry

    $15,000
  23. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Thomas ranger memorial fund 2025

    $5,500
  24. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Tollgate 2025 volunteer dinner

    $4,955
  25. Micah 6 Community ColemanPontiac, MI

    Youth employment program

    $3,000
  26. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    Great lakes conference sponsorship 2025

    $2,500
  27. Council of Michigan FoundationsGrand Haven, MI

    Great lakes funders contribution

    $1,500
  28. Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    Year-end contribution 2025

    $1,500
  29. Clinton River Watershed CouncilRochester HLS, MI

    Annual meeting "champion" sponsorship

    $1,000
  30. Crosshatch Center for Art & EcologyBellaire, MI

    2025 northern michigan small farm conference support

    $1,000
  31. Fair Food NetworkDetroit, MI

    Argus farm stop L3C - 2026 farm stop conference

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $173,50034% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $122,95524% of the total
  3. Environment5 grants $101,00020% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture4 grants $61,05812% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan23 grants $460,455
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $62,500
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $26,500
  4. Delaware1 grant $25,058
  5. California1 grant $25,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $15,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn UnderwoodTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $4,800
  • Jonathan ThomasTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $8,250
  • Liz KirkwoodTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $5,400
  • Denene de QuintalTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $4,800
  • Kathryn HarperVICE CHAIR Hours 3Pay $4,800
  • Matthew WawroTREASURER Hours 3Pay $4,800
  • Rick FosterCHAIR Hours 9Pay $9,300
  • Kathryn BucknerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 50Pay $187,628

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