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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-2552813

Green Brick Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Traverse City, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 70 grants and $456,800 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

    $456,800

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $6,773,588

  • Tax year 2024

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $6,995,440

  • Tax year 2023

    $384,580

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $7,067,847

  • Tax year 2022

    $401,990

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $7,309,337

  • Tax year 2021

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $7,711,238

  • Tax year 2020

    $247,900

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,873,647

  • Tax year 2019

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $4,055,725

  • Tax year 2018

    $257,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $4,182,685

Grants paid in 2025

70 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cranbrook CCRBloomfield Hills, MI

    General operation

    $107,500
  2. Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI

    General operation

    $30,000
  3. Groundwork Center for Resilient CommunitiesTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $25,300
  4. Traverse City Film FestivalTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $25,000
  5. Glen Arbor Art CenterGlen Arbor, MI

    General operation

    $20,000
  6. Leelanau ConservancyLeland, MI

    General operation

    $20,000
  7. Northwest Writers SeriesTraverse City, MI

    General operation/sponsorship

    $20,000
  8. NMC FoundationTraverse City, MI

    Scholarship/dennos center

    $13,500
  9. Child and Family ServicesTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $12,000
  10. Womens Resource CenterTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $12,000
  11. Crosshatch Center for Art & EcologyBellaire, MI

    General operation

    $10,000
  12. Grand Traverse Regional Land ConservancyTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $10,000
  13. Michigan League of Conservation VotersAnn Arbor, MI

    General operation

    $10,000
  14. NAACP Empowerment Programs IncBaltimore, MD

    General operation

    $10,000
  15. Peninsula HousingSuttons Bay, MI

    General operation

    $10,000
  16. Sleeping Bear Gateway CouncilGlen Arbor, MI

    General operation

    $10,000
  17. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    General operation

    $10,000
  18. Michaels PlaceTraverse City, MI

    Pledge

    $7,000
  19. Traverse City Dance ProjectTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $7,000
  20. Capuchin Soup KitchenDetroit, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  21. Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  22. Glen Lake Fire and RescureGlen Arbor, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  23. Justice and Peace Advocacy CenterTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  24. Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN

    General operation

    $5,000
  25. Noah ProjectMuskegon, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  26. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Social justice

    $5,000
  27. TbcacTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  28. Thaw FundDetroit, MI

    General operation

    $5,000
  29. Goodwill (food Rescue)Traverse City, MI

    Food rescue

    $2,000
  30. Immigration Law & Justice MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    General operation

    $2,000
  31. Leelanau Historical SocietyLeland, MI

    General operation

    $2,000
  32. NAMI Grand TraverseTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $2,000
  33. Balancing Environment and RehabilitationGlen Arbor, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  34. Cherryland Humane SocietyTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  35. Crooked Tree ArtTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  36. Discovery Center & Discovery PierTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  37. Downtown Boxing GymDetroit, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  38. FlowTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  39. Generations AheadTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  40. Impact 100 TCTraverse City, MI

    2 half membership

    $1,000
  41. Inland SeasSuttons Bay, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  42. Jubilee HouseTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  43. Leelanau Christian NeighborsLake Leelanau, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  44. Leelanau County Cancer FoundationNorthport, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  45. Leelanau Investing for TeensSuttons Bay, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  46. Michigan Environmental CouncilLansing, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  47. National Museum of the American IndianWashington, DC

    General operation

    $1,000
  48. National Urban LeagueNew York, NY

    General operation

    $1,000
  49. North Manitou Light KeepersLeland, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  50. Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture NetworkTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  51. Northwest Michigan Supportive HousingTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  52. Old Art BuildingLeland, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  53. Oliver Art CenterFrankfort, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  54. Peace RanchTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  55. Preserve Historic Sleeping BearMaple City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  56. Safe HarborTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  57. Saving Birds Thru HabitatOmena, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  58. The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL

    General operation

    $1,000
  59. The Cotillion Society of Detroit Educational FoundationDetroit, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  60. The Garden TheaterFrankfort, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  61. Traverse Health CenterTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  62. Tuskeegee Airmen National Historical MuseumMerrifield, VA

    Museum

    $1,000
  63. Watershed Grand Traverse BayTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $1,000
  64. Bay Community TheatreSuttons Bay, MI

    General operation

    $500
  65. City Opera HouseTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $500
  66. Father FredTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $500
  67. Great Lakes CoalitionDouglas, MI

    General operation

    $500
  68. Northwest Michigan Community Action AgencyTraverse City, MI

    General operation

    $500
  69. Remain in TouchSuttons Bay, MI

    General operation

    $500
  70. WcmuMount Pleasant, MI

    General operation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $77,00041% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $30,00016% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $16,5009% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $16,0009% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes8 grants $27,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan62 grants $422,800
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $11,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  7. New York1 grant $1,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James KemlerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paula Jo KemlerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David RoweTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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