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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-6065237

Vicksburg Foundation

A private foundation in Vicksburg, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $301,511 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Mr Rudy Callen President
Vicksburg Foundation PO Box 177
Vicksburg, MI 49097
(269) 381-7600
Form and materials
No particular format for applications is prescribed, but a description of the purpose and amount requested is required to be submitted. Additionally, organizations requesting grants must submit evidence of exempt status.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for filing applications as the board meets on a periodic basis to review appl
Restrictions
Organizations which contribute to the betterment of life in the vicksburg or southeast kalamazoo county area are given priority in grant making; however, other organizations may also be considered.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $301,511

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,114,812

  • Tax year 2023

    $205,178

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,045,420

  • Tax year 2022

    $270,037

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,813,420

  • Tax year 2021

    $194,036

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,826,494

  • Tax year 2020

    $233,883

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,631,865

  • Tax year 2019

    $345,372

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,638,703

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Village of VicksburgVicksburg, MI

    Single family housing improvement

    $50,000
  2. Village of SchoolcraftSchoolcraft, MI

    Paving the way to sustainability

    $46,000
  3. Vicksburg Community SchoolsVicksburg, MI

    Innovation project

    $40,000
  4. South County Community ServicesVicksburg, MI

    Senior center-phase one

    $28,100
  5. Schoolcraft Historical SocietySchoolcraft, MI

    Capital improvements

    $25,000
  6. Vicksburg Community SchoolsVicksburg, MI

    Digital sign

    $20,000
  7. Vicksburg Cultural Arts CenterVicksburg, MI

    Fundraising match

    $15,000
  8. Vicksburg Historical SocietyVicksburg, MI

    Curator salary

    $15,000
  9. Vicksburg Comm Schools FoundationVicksburg, MI

    Bardeen teacher incentive

    $13,000
  10. United Way of South Central MichiganKalamazoo, MI

    2024 campaign

    $10,000
  11. South County Community ServicesVicksburg, MI

    Christmas dinner charity event

    $9,600
  12. Vicksburg Comm Schools FoundationVicksburg, MI

    Scholarships

    $8,261
  13. South County Community ServicesVicksburg, MI

    Feeding south county

    $6,100
  14. First Day Shoe FundPortage, MI

    South county program extension

    $5,000
  15. Vicksburg Cultural Arts CenterVicksburg, MI

    Board enrichment

    $5,000
  16. Vicksburg Farmers MarketVicksburg, MI

    Office space/technology

    $3,100
  17. Council of Michigan FoundationsGrand Haven, MI

    Annual dues

    $2,350

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $35,00066% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00019% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,1006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan17 grants $301,511

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • William OswaltPRES EMERITUS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Warren LawrenceSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lloyd E AppellVICE-PRES Hours 1Pay $0
  • James ShawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr David SchriemerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rudy CallenPRES/TREAS Hours 2Pay $0
  • Katie GrossmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amie McCawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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