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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2514364

The Ave Maria Foundation

A private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $45,863 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $45,863

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,357,387
  • Tax year 2024

    $56,673

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,125,631
  • Tax year 2023

    $56,365

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,345,251
  • Tax year 2022

    $68,773

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,865,579
  • Tax year 2021

    $93,190

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,111,672
  • Tax year 2020

    $150,336

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,552,965

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL

    General Support

    $34,635
  2. Ave Maria School of LawNaples, FL

    General Support

    $9,228
  3. ArborWomen HealthSt Margaret of CastilloAnn Arbor, MI

    General Support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $43,863100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $43,863
  2. Michigan1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas S MonaghanPresident/Director Hours 40Pay $88,227
  • Jeff RandolphSecretary/Director Hours 20Pay $99,213
  • Paul RoneyTreasurer/Director Hours 10Pay $104,722

The return

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