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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2898214

Hauenstein Foundation

A private foundation in Howard City, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $46,250 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

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

    $46,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $290,342
  • Tax year 2024

    $790,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $304,169
  • Tax year 2023

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $870,840
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $852,302
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $870,205
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,397
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,081,571
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,552

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Central LieutenancyRiverside, IL

    General program

    $20,000
  2. Saint Mary's FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

    Capital campaigns

    $10,000
  3. Gerald R Ford Presidential FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

    General program

    $10,000
  4. St Bartholomew Catholic ChurchNewaygo, MI

    Capital campaigns

    $4,000
  5. Shaefetousa Veterans and Friends AssociationCleveland Heights, OH

    General program

    $2,000
  6. Faith HospiceGrand Rapids, MI

    General program

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00049% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $10,00049% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $24,250
  2. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  3. Ohio1 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.

  • Brian HauensteinPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dennis LeiberSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kayla TolhurstVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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