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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-6145296

Mabel Harris Trust

A private foundation in Detroit, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $20,000 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

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

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

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $303,938
  • Tax year 2024

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $320,830
  • Tax year 2023

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $323,500
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $345,935
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $368,053
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $388,982

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Michigan Theatre of JaxJackson, MI

    Capital

    $5,000
  2. Jackson School of ArtsJackson, MI

    Operations

    $5,000
  3. Jackson Interfaith ShelJackson, MI

    Operations

    $3,500
  4. Jackson Symphony OrchJackson, MI

    Operations

    $3,500
  5. Aware ShelterJackson, MI

    Operations

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Comerica BankTrustee Hours 2Pay $5,925
  • Philip J CurtisTrustee Hours 1Pay $3,741

The return

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