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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2571195

Dearborn Cable Communications Fund

A private foundation in Dearborn, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $22,973 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Andy Fradkin
22821 Marlboro
Dearborn, MI 48128
(313) 277-5800
Form and materials
Written form outlining the benefits costs, implementations procedures and the organization's qualifications.
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time. Notices of approval, requests for additional information, or
Restrictions
Grants are limited to those persons or organizations who are able to provide cable programs of interest to the entire community.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $22,973

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $527,203
  • Tax year 2024

    $40,414

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $541,977
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,106

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $564,221
  • Tax year 2022

    $37,332

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $550,232
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,441

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $576,661
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,991

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $573,428
  • Tax year 2019

    $10,667

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $563,229
  • Tax year 2018

    $13,675

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $546,431

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dearborn Players GuildDearborn, MI

    Lighting & sound equipment

    $9,337
  2. Kiwanis Club of DearbornDearborn, MI

    Kiwani-talk cable production

    $5,375
  3. Wdhs-Dearborn Public SchoolDearborn, MI

    Production equipment

    $4,961
  4. Dearborn Public SchoolsDearborn, MI

    Adobe creative cloud

    $2,350
  5. Penrickton Ctr for Blind ChildrenTaylor, MI

    Contribution

    $500
  6. Dearborn BaseballDearborn, MI

    Broadcasting services

    $450

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $450100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $22,973

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Andy FradkinTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mike KatonaVICE-PRESIDE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Barbara ParkerSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Marc LiljegrenDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • John DouglasPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth WashingtonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Adam RauscherDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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