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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3452577

Thompson Foundation

A private foundation in Plymouth, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $3.6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,553,490

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,159,973

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,377,297

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,196,417

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,735,167

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,549,098

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,859,369

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,491,724

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,176,463

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,518,000

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,562,006

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,700,508

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,971,543

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $13,203,170

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Michigan Tech FundHoughton, MI

    Thompson working families scholarship program

    $2,125,750
  2. Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI

    Thompson working families scholarship program

    $1,034,613
  3. Saginaw Valley State University FoundationUniversity Center, MI

    Thompson working families scholarship program

    $278,127
  4. Thompson Schools FoundationPlymouth, MI

    Charter school support

    $100,000
  5. Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI

    Thompson foundation uprep award

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,403,87796% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $3,553,490

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Ellen Anne ThompsonMEMBER/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark A MurrayTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Joseph A AristeoTRUSTEE - PART YEAR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Brian J CooneyTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Cathy N KunkelTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $13,250
  • Vincent J DeangelisTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kevin BrenderTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Robert M ThompsonMEMBER/PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • John G ClearyVICE-PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $349,625
  • Curt LittleTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $159,435

The return

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