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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3350783

The Hansen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Luther, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $102,000 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

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

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,923,521

  • Tax year 2024

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,668,751

  • Tax year 2023

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,402,164

  • Tax year 2022

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,052

  • Tax year 2021

    $89,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,347,616

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,684

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,230

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,377,253

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,455

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blandford Nature CenterGrand Rapids, MI

    General funds

    $40,000
  2. Land Conservancy of West MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    General funds

    $25,000
  3. John Ball ZooGrand Rapids, MI

    General funds

    $25,000
  4. Luther Area Public LibraryLuther, MI

    General funds

    $3,000
  5. United Church Outreach MinistryWyoming, MI

    General funds

    $2,000
  6. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    General funds

    $2,000
  7. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General funds

    $2,000
  8. Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NY

    General funds

    $2,000
  9. Lake County Michigan Community FoundationDetroit, MI

    General funds

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $40,00041% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $4,0004% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $4,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan7 grants $98,000
  2. New York2 grants $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard G HansenPRES/DIRECTOR/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard R HansenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A HansenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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