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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2678280

The Pyle Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $15,788 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

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

    $15,788

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $19,158
  • Tax year 2023

    $13,600

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $25,758
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,605

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $40,898
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,265

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $53,853
  • Tax year 2020

    $15,160

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $68,493
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,030

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $85,066

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMidland, MI

    General support

    $6,000
  2. Menominee Historical FoundationIron Mountain, MI

    General support

    $2,500
  3. Salvation ArmyGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $1,038
  4. Bridge MichiganDetroit, MI

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Concord Friends MeetingConcordville, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General support

    $1,000
  7. Mayflower Congregational ChurchGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Willistown Friends MeetingNewton Square, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  9. Frederik Meijer GardensGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $450
  10. Muskegon Museum of ArtMuskegon, MI

    General support

    $300
  11. Sweet House FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $250
  12. Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Rapids, MI

    General support

    $150
  13. Grass River Natural AreaBellaire, MI

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $6,00083% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00014% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan11 grants $13,788
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Owen Pyle JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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