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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 38-3444062

Canaan Foundation

A private foundation in Traverse City, MI. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 5 grants and $12,004 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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
Keith M Nielson
PO Box 546
Traverse City, MI 496850546
(616) 745-8456
Form and materials
In written form, including specific details as to the use of the funds.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,004

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,608

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $890,190

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $877,181

Grants paid in 2021

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. New Hope ChurchWilliamsburg, MI

    General Operating Fund

    $11,000
  2. Individual

    General Operating Fund

    $498
  3. Individual

    General Operating Fund

    $200
  4. Individual

    General Operating Fund

    $168
  5. Traverse Life CenterTraverse City, MI

    General Operating Fund

    $138

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $138100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $11,138

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Keith M NielsonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dana A CrosbyVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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