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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3109660

Gary Sisters Foundation

A private foundation in Kalamazoo, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $115,600 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
Frances A Little
4415 Duke Street Suite 1E
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 344-6143
Form and materials
Brief description and budget for program that grant is intended to fund.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Individuals are ineligible to receive grants or loans.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $115,600

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $866,347

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,580

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $950,550

  • Tax year 2023

    $109,088

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $687,777

  • Tax year 2022

    $126,287

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $790,066

  • Tax year 2021

    $99,243

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $542,811

  • Tax year 2020

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $628,746

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $696,701

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $760,836

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, MI

    Provision of educational opportunities

    $21,100
  2. Kalamazoo Junior Golf AssociationKalamazoo, MI

    Support programs

    $9,500
  3. Community HomeworksKalamazoo, MI

    Organizational tool capacity

    $5,000
  4. First Day Shoe FundPortage, MI

    Shoes

    $5,000
  5. Kalamazoo Drop-In Child CareKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $5,000
  6. Kalamazoo Housing AdvocatesRichland, MI

    Social services

    $5,000
  7. Open Doors KalamazooKalamazoo, MI

    Apartment renovations and repairs

    $5,000
  8. SLD ReadPortage, MI

    Support programs

    $5,000
  9. Warm KidsPortage, MI

    Winter clothing

    $5,000
  10. Special Olympics MichiganBloomfield, MI

    General operations

    $4,500
  11. Girl Scouts Heart of MichiganKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $4,000
  12. Kalamazoo Eastside BoxingKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $4,000
  13. The ARCKalamazoo, MI

    Social services

    $4,000
  14. Communities in SchoolsKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $3,000
  15. Gryphon PlaceKalamazoo, MI

    Suicide prevention services

    $3,000
  16. Kalamazoo Civic TheatreKalamazoo, MI

    Inclusionary program

    $3,000
  17. KC READY4SKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $3,000
  18. Loaves and FishesKalamazoo, MI

    Food bank

    $3,000
  19. MRC Industries IncKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $3,000
  20. Boy Scouts of AmericaKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $2,500
  21. Pretty LakeMattawan, MI

    My camp program

    $2,500
  22. Stulberg International String CompetitionKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $2,500
  23. Tillers InternationalKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $2,500
  24. Disability NetworkKalamazoo, MI

    Disability services

    $2,000
  25. Aacorn FarmKalamazoo, MI

    Greenhouse project

    $1,500
  26. Lending HandsPortage, MI

    General operations

    $1,000
  27. Open RoadsKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $11,50028% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter2 grants $10,00025% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $8,00020% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $3,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan27 grants $115,600

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • George T SchumacherVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Frances A LittleSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Cynthia P OrtegaPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mitchell WilsonTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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