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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-6065799

Elsa U Pardee Foundation

A private foundation in Midland, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $5.1 million paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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
Elsa U Pardee Foundation
Attn Julie Foye, 812 W Main
Midland, MI 48640
(989) 832-3691
Form and materials
Requests for funds should be submitted electronically through pardeefoundation.org. Additional required information is disclosed on the website.
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are disclosed annually on the website.
Restrictions
Grants are limited generally to the cure and control of cancer in the united states. The foundation particularly welcomes innovative, small-scale, short-term projects which may be difficult to fund elsewhere. The foundation generally does not fund buildings, scholarships, fund-raising or equipment (other than equipment used in a specific project).

Assets and giving by year

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

    $5,090,340

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $68,578,527
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,516,613

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $67,305,606
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,696,487

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $66,752,505
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,562,867

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $69,243,314
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,923,648

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $72,920,737
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,221,071

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $74,171,542

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $5.1 million in all.

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Mymichigan Health FoundationMidland, MI

    Tumor registry & 2026 seminar

    $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Gail E LanphearPRESIDENT Hours 0.77Pay $0
  • Laurie G BouwmanSECRETARY Hours 0.77Pay $0
  • Lisa J GerstackerVP/A TREAS Hours 0.29Pay $0
  • William C LauderbachTREASURER Hours 1.35Pay $0
  • Mary M NeelyDIRECTOR EME Hours 0Pay $0
  • William D SchuetteTRUSTEE Hours 0.38Pay $0
  • Michael WoolhiserVICE PRESIDE Hours 1.35Pay $0
  • Heidi SchuetteTRUSTEE Hours 0.38Pay $0
  • Andreas TeichTRUSTEE Hours 0.38Pay $0

The return

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