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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3003280

Ramser-Morgan Foundation

A private foundation in Dearborn, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $144,000 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
John P Landis
31155 Northwestern Hwy Ste 260
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 246-2215
Form and materials
No specific form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,921,996

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,904,747

  • Tax year 2023

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,971,369

  • Tax year 2022

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,040,657

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,794

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,252,842

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,069

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,131,045

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Detroit Mercy School of LawDetroit, MI

    Educational purposes

    $21,000
  2. Salvation Army Eastern MichiganSouthfield, MI

    General support

    $21,000
  3. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI

    General support

    $21,000
  4. United Way of Southeast MichiganDetroit, MI

    General support

    $21,000
  5. Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI

    Educational purposes

    $11,000
  6. Friends for Animals of Metro DetroitDearborn, MI

    Unrestricted gift

    $11,000
  7. St Catherine of Siena AcademyWixom, MI

    Educational purposes

    $11,000
  8. Vista MariaDearborn HTS, MI

    Unrestricted gift

    $9,000
  9. The Youth ConnectionDetroit, MI

    Charitable purposes

    $7,000
  10. New Day Foundation for FamiliesRochester, MI

    General support

    $6,000
  11. Michigan Thanksgiving ParadeDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $11,00046% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $7,00029% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $6,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan11 grants $144,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John P LandisTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steve MilbeckPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael ObloySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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