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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-1149474

Daniel J Kobasic Foundation

A private foundation in Escanaba, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,886,071

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $31,092,200
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,120,589

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $19,689,986
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,074,464

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $19,940,720
  • Tax year 2021

    $851,639

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $20,407,296
  • Tax year 2020

    $529,908

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,437,758
  • Tax year 2019

    $78,653

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,617,090
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $367,657

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

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

  1. OSF Healthare FoundationEscanaba, MI

    Construction of cancer clinic

    $308,663
  2. Delta Schoolcraft ISDEscanaba, MI

    Construction of instructional building

    $305,000
  3. Holy Name Catholic SchoolEscanaba, MI

    Teacher salary support

    $264,000
  4. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    Cancer research

    $250,000
  5. MAPS Education FoundationMarquette, MI

    Educational facilities

    $134,447
  6. The William Bonifas Fine Arts CenterEscanaba, MI

    Roof replacement

    $119,100
  7. Bay Cliff Health CampBig Bay, MI

    Lake access project

    $115,000
  8. Save UkraineNew York, NY

    Child rescue

    $110,000
  9. Delta County Chamber of CommerceEscanaba, MI

    Mortgage paydown

    $50,000
  10. UP State FairEscanaba, MI

    Event sponsorship

    $50,000
  11. InvestUPMarquette, MI

    Economic development

    $20,000
  12. Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI

    Scholarships

    $16,081
  13. Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  14. Rapid River Schools FoundationRapid River, MI

    Robotics competition travel expenses

    $15,000
  15. University of Notre DameSouth Bend, IN

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  16. Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, MI

    Scholarships

    $13,358
  17. Sharing NotesChicago, IL

    Musical programming

    $10,000
  18. Steve Mariucci Family Beacon HouseMarquette, MI

    General operations

    $10,000
  19. Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI

    Scholarship

    $8,994
  20. Holy Name Catholic SchoolEscanaba, MI

    Band programming

    $6,000
  21. The William Bonifas Fine Arts CenterEscanaba, MI

    Community outreach

    $5,500
  22. AcapConcord, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  23. Catholic Social Services of the UPMarquette, MI

    Recovery house operations

    $5,000
  24. City of EscanabaEscanaba, MI

    City band centennial celebration

    $5,000
  25. Wnmu-TvMarquette, MI

    Science programming

    $3,500
  26. St Anne ParishEscanaba, MI

    General operations

    $3,070
  27. St Anthony of Padua ParishEscanaba, MI

    General operations

    $3,070
  28. St Joseph & St Patrick ParishEscanaba, MI

    General operations

    $3,070
  29. St Thomas the Apostle ParishEscanaba, MI

    General Operations

    $3,070
  30. Friends of the Escanaba Public LibraryEscanaba, MI

    Purchase of library materials

    $3,000
  31. Bay Cliff Health CampBig Bay, MI

    Year end picnic

    $2,500
  32. La Scuola International SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $2,500
  33. Wnmu-FmMarquette, MI

    Classical music programming

    $2,500
  34. Delta County Chamber of CommerceEscanaba, MI

    Event sponsorship

    $1,100
  35. OSF Healthcare FoundationPeoria, IL

    Fundraiser sponsorship

    $1,000
  36. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarships

    $789
  37. The William Bonifas Fine Arts CenterEscanaba, MI

    Fundraiser sponsorship

    $400
  38. Individual

    Educational materials

    $359

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $251,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $135,00027% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $110,00022% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan30 grants $1,478,212
  2. Iowa1 grant $250,000
  3. New York1 grant $110,000
  4. Indiana1 grant $15,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $15,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  7. California2 grants $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Krystal KobasicDirector Hours 2Pay $14,930
  • Arthur H EvansDirector Hours 0.2Pay $6,253
  • Todd C LafaveChief Finanical Office Hours 1.5Pay $9,033
  • Danica K StanciuDirector Hours 2Pay $23,800

The return

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