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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1772732

Mindful Waste

A private foundation in Lake Leelanau, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $18,286 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

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

    $18,286

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $21,056
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $27,067
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,558
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $14,390
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $14,675
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $31,586
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $13,332

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Advocate Charitable FoundationDowners Grove, IL

    Use in foundation

    $18,286

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $18,286100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $18,286

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael KainzPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer KainzTreasurer Hours 14Pay $0
  • Renee BlueSecretary Hours 14Pay $0

The return

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