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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3218481

L G Kaufman Endowment Foundation

A private foundation in Marquette, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $152,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
April 30th of each year
Restrictions
Grants are limited to the advancement of the moral, physical and mental development of the youth of the greater marquette, michigan area.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,713,587

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,209

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,677,434

  • Tax year 2023

    $168,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,641,516

  • Tax year 2022

    $165,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,654,965

  • Tax year 2021

    $156,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,682,763

  • Tax year 2020

    $147,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,634,537

  • Tax year 2019

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,650,904

  • Tax year 2018

    $140,431

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,711,308

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    Kaufman scholarship awards

    $54,000
  2. City of Marquette PoliceMarquette, MI

    Two police liason officers

    $20,000
  3. Marquette City BandMarquette, MI

    Peg hirvonen band shell

    $15,000
  4. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    Lyceum program

    $10,000
  5. Bay Cliff Health CampBig Bay, MI

    Children's summer camp

    $5,000
  6. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    JJ packs program

    $5,000
  7. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    Coats for kids program

    $5,000
  8. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    Shiras planetarium projector project

    $5,000
  9. Marquette Junior Hockey CorpMarquette, MI

    Zamboni

    $5,000
  10. Marquette Junior Hockey CorpMarquette, MI

    Defray costs for low income families

    $5,000
  11. Salvation ArmyMarquette, MI

    Cheer club donation

    $5,000
  12. Northern Lights Child AdvocacyMarquette, MI

    Abused child assistance

    $4,000
  13. Marquette Area Public SchoolsMarquette, MI

    Project graduation

    $3,000
  14. Cancer Care of Marquette CountyIshpeming, MI

    Child cancer care & medication

    $2,500
  15. Superior String Alliance IncMarquette, MI

    Scholarships for MQT youth

    $2,000
  16. The Womens CenterMarquette, MI

    Youth assistance

    $2,000
  17. Up Childrens TherapyNegaunee, MI

    Speech therapy summer program

    $2,000
  18. Big Brothers Big SistersIshpeming, MI

    Youth mentoring efforts

    $1,000
  19. Father Marquette Catholic AcademyMarquette, MI

    Kaufman scholarship awards

    $1,000
  20. Liberty Childrens Art ProjectMarquette, MI

    Summer art camp

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $18,00064% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $10,00036% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan20 grants $152,500

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Peter KaufmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kenneth J SeavoySECRETARY/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann JordanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Garrett KaufmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Henry Bothwell IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • R Allan EdgarTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen C MattsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kay AngeliTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy GreeleyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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