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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2772466

Lawrence A Wisne Foundation

A private foundation in Detroit, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $111,500 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,733,901

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,737,119

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,789,832

  • Tax year 2022

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,708,474

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,836,033

  • Tax year 2020

    $700

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,976,321

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Detroit Jesuit High School and AcademyDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $50,000
  2. Gesu Parish DetroitDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $35,000
  3. Impact ChurchDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $15,000
  4. Care House of Oakland CountyPontiac, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Soup KitchenDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Council of Michigan FoundationsGrand Haven, MI

    General operating support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $111,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Franklin T LewandPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $30,000

The return

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