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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-5411850

Create A Beginning Foundation

A private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $23,750 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

    $23,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $406,725

  • Tax year 2024

    $39,466

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $375,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,704

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $357,103

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,299

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $346,013

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,526

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $194,258

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $113,278

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $119,401

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,510

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $115,493

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. RacquetupDetroit, MI

    To support the mission of this org

    $5,000
  2. Ukranian Catholic University FoundChicago, IL

    To support the mission of this org

    $5,000
  3. Cranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfld HLS, MI

    To support the mission of this org

    $3,000
  4. VFW Home for ChildrenEaton Rapids, MI

    To support the mission of this org

    $2,500
  5. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    To support the mission of this org

    $2,000
  6. Kids on PointCharleston, SC

    To support the mission of this org

    $2,000
  7. Friends in DeedYpsilanti, MI

    To support the mission of this org

    $2,000
  8. Wdet 1019 FM (detroit Public RadioDetroit, MI

    To support the mission of this org.

    $750
  9. Michigan Radio DevelopmentAnn Arbor, MI

    To support the mission of this org

    $750
  10. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    To support the mission of this org

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,00039% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,00026% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,00026% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $75010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $14,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  3. California1 grant $2,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $2,000
  5. Minnesota1 grant $750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael PaloPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christina Ohar-PaloSECRETARY-TR Hours 0.6Pay $0
  • Brian IzzoTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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