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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3330588

The Legion Foundation

A private foundation in Northville, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $257,720 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
Timothy Thewes
20247 Clement Road
Northville, MI 48167
(248) 318-6926
Form and materials
See organization's website for application forms
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

    $257,720

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,908,589

  • Tax year 2024

    $233,732

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,868,425

  • Tax year 2023

    $206,389

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,149,071

  • Tax year 2022

    $210,950

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $6,227,570

  • Tax year 2021

    $217,319

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $6,044,624

  • Tax year 2020

    $224,628

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,958,488

  • Tax year 2019

    $228,063

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,902,259

  • Tax year 2018

    $343,191

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $5,995,527

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Scholarship grant

    $36,898
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship grant

    $33,914
  3. St Patrick's Catholic SchoolWhite Lake, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $18,630
  4. River Oaks Baptist SchoolHouston, TX

    Scholarship grant

    $12,000
  5. St Ursula SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Scholarship grant

    $11,130
  6. Albion CollegeAlbion, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $10,855
  7. Boston College High SchoolBoston, MA

    Grant to charity

    $10,000
  8. Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  9. Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  10. Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  11. Miami University of OhioOxford, OH

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  12. Our Lady of Good Counsel High SchoolPlymouth, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  13. Providence CollegeProvidence, RI

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  14. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  15. University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  16. Washington State UniversityPullman, WA

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  17. Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ

    Scholarship grant

    $9,293
  18. Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $5,000
  19. Michigan Legacy Art ParkThompsonville, MI

    Grant to charity

    $5,000
  20. Michigan State UniversityE Lansing, FL

    Scholarship grant

    $5,000
  21. Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $5,000
  22. Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI

    Scholarship grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $99,06295% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan9 grants $79,485
  2. South Carolina1 grant $36,898
  3. California1 grant $33,914
  4. Indiana2 grants $20,000
  5. Florida2 grants $15,000
  6. Texas1 grant $12,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $11,130
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  9. Ohio1 grant $10,000
  10. Rhode Island1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James E MulvoyPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $114,231
  • Maree R MulvoyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy ThewesTREASURER Hours 20Pay $114,231

The return

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