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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3386380

Robell Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $11,000 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

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $188,385

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $171,457

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $206,398

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $221,715

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $168,151

  • Tax year 2020

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $141,612

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $177,197

  • Tax year 2018

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $193,700

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mayflower Congregational ChurchGrand Rapids, MI

    General Support

    $4,000
  2. Feeding America West MichiganKentwood, MI

    General Support

    $2,000
  3. Kids Food BasketGrand Rapids, MI

    General Support

    $2,000
  4. Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  5. Clark FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

    General Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $9,000
  2. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brian R EllisPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cynthia Ellis VanScoykVP Sec Treas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan EllisDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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