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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1463771

Niles Foundation

A private foundation in Fenton, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $70,398 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $70,398

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $229,263

  • Tax year 2024

    $39,502

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $210,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,929

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $170,436

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,662

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $129,594

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,041

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $93,691

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $100,738

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,850

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $80,477

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $50,851

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Fenton Center of HopeFenton, MI

    Financial assistance

    $25,000
  2. Freeland Community SchoolsFreeland, MI

    Financial assistance

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Financial assistance

    $8,224
  4. Individual

    Financial assistance

    $5,000
  5. SL Smoke 910U Fastpitch SoftballLondon, KY

    Financial assistance

    $4,360
  6. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay RegionBay City, MI

    Financial assistance

    $3,950
  7. Greater Michigan Construction AcademyMidland, MI

    Financial assistance

    $3,500
  8. Mason Middle SchoolWaterford, MI

    Financial assistance

    $2,214
  9. St Jude's HeroesMemphis, TN

    Financial assistance

    $2,000
  10. Free Bikes 4 KidzGlen Arbor, MI

    Financial assistance

    $1,000
  11. Linden High SchoolLinden, MI

    Financial assistance

    $1,000
  12. Saginaw Community FoundationSaginaw, MI

    Financial assistance

    $1,000
  13. Suicide Resource and Response NetworkSaginaw, MI

    Financial assistance

    $1,000
  14. The Way Coffee CoFenton, MI

    Financial assistance

    $900
  15. Build Better FoundationBrighton, MI

    Financial assistance

    $500
  16. Food Pantry of Carroll CountyCarrollton, KY

    Financial assistance

    $500
  17. Laff PathwayLinden, MI

    Financial assistance

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,00090% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,5005% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $9003% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan12 grants $50,314
  2. Kentucky2 grants $4,860
  3. Tennessee1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ryan NilesPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susan GilchristDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sarah TottinghamSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Phil BradleyTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Alissa MillerDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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