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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 38-6072288

The Buhr Foundation

A private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 2 grants and $6.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,667,297

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $350,600

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,120,003

  • Tax year 2019

    $556,808

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $3,402,207

Grants paid in 2021

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationAnn Arbor, MI

    Termination of the buhr foundation into nine charitable funds at the ann arbor area community foundation.

    $76,860
  2. Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationAnn Arbor, MI

    Termination of the buhr foundation into nine charitable funds at the ann arbor area community foundation.

    $58,271

1 grant of $6,532,166 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $135,131100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $135,131

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Martha B GrimesPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $8,250
  • James D BuhrTREASURER & TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Richard J BuhrSECRETARY & TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas A BuhrTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • C Wendell DunbarTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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