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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3278032

The Bates Foundation

A private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4,000 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
Martha Bates
41000 Woodward Avenue Suite 120 Eas
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
(248) 594-5770
Form and materials
Copy of exempt status
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No
Contact
Martha J Bates
41000 Woodward Avenue Suite 310 Eas
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
(248) 594-5770

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,498

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $15,247

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $14,989

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $17,345

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $25,514

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,150

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $23,812

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,257

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $21,007

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General charitable

    $1,500
  2. Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    General charitable

    $1,000
  3. Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY

    General charitable

    $1,000
  4. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Medical

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,50050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00033% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $1,500
  2. New York1 grant $1,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Martha J BatesPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • William E LannenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachel Lannen ZackSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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