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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3506568

The Cipa Foundation

A private foundation in Rochester Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $10,891 paid in grants.

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
Chris A Wilson President
PO Box 70451
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248) 299-0745
Form and materials
No specific form required. Requests should contain sufficient information including the necessary names, addresses, telephone numbers and purpose of the request, for the trustees to be able to make a reasoned judgment with respect to the request.
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
No current restrictions

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $10,891

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $252,420
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $271,601
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $289,649
  • Tax year 2022

    $9,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $316,603
  • Tax year 2021

    $14,975

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $346,761
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $298,435
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $324,316
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $357,099

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Comm FDN of Greater RochesterRochester, MI

    Fund community services

    $8,000
  2. Hope Network FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

    Mental health, developmental disabilities & autism support

    $1,000
  3. Plumbrook Elementary SchoolSterling Heights, MI

    Fund field trip

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] IN MEMORY OF

    $500
  5. New Day Foundation for FamiliesRochester, MI

    Support for families dealing with cancer

    $250
  6. Rochester Adams Booster ClubRochester Hills, MI

    Athletic fundraiser

    $141

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $10,391

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Chris A WilsonPresident Hours 8Pay $12,000
  • Lisa Cipa ElderVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bernard J CipaSecretary/Treas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott CipaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Drew M CipaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eleanor R CipaDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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