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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-6055654

The Cannon Fund

A private foundation in Norton Shores, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $97,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,565,087

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,756

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,683,394

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,664,858

  • Tax year 2020

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,594,036

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,475,191

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,509,729

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of the LakeshoreMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $25,000
  2. Friends of Hackley Public LibraryMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $15,000
  3. Lakeshore Museum CenterMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $15,000
  4. Muskegon Museum of ArtMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $10,000
  5. Pierpoint PTAVentura, CA

    Public

    $10,000
  6. Lili'uokalani Gardens of the Island of HawaiiHilo, HI

    Public

    $5,000
  7. Michigan Tech FundHoughton, MI

    Public

    $5,000
  8. West Michigan SymphonyMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $5,000
  9. YMCA Camp PendalouanMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $5,000
  10. Mona Lake Watershed CouncilMuskegon, MI

    Public

    $1,000
  11. Wings of MercyZeeland, MI

    Public

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00069% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan9 grants $82,000
  2. California1 grant $10,000
  3. Hawaii1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carolyn CannonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine Cannon BucherTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • George Cannon IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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