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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3078569

The Linse Bock Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $415,000 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

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,555,299
  • Tax year 2024

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,399,278
  • Tax year 2023

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,006,251
  • Tax year 2022

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,106,907
  • Tax year 2021

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,981,222
  • Tax year 2020

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,519,089
  • Tax year 2019

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,328,150
  • Tax year 2018

    $327,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,172,761

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Jude Children'sMemphis, TN

    General support

    $145,000
  2. Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $70,000
  3. Clara's HouseDexter, MI

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Promote education

    $50,000
  5. Furman Women's GolfGreenville, SC

    Ge

    $25,000
  6. Usga FoundationLiberty Cor, NJ

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Lakeland PantryWoodruff, WI

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Wayland AcademyBeaver Dam, WI

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Bay Shore Lutheran ChurchMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Objective Vetrans Smile IncMadison, WI

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $135,00084% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee1 grant $145,000
  2. Michigan2 grants $100,000
  3. New York1 grant $70,000
  4. Wisconsin4 grants $50,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  6. South Carolina1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Maggie KlingenmeyerPRES./DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John D KlingenmeyerVICE PRES/TREASURER/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy E IversonSEC./DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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