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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 84-6068906

Freeman E Fairfield Meeker Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Detroit, MI. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 9 grants and $247,331 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2023

    $247,331

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,233,509

  • Tax year 2022

    $190,756

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,498,908

  • Tax year 2021

    $352,177

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,466,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $278,993

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,762,820

  • Tax year 2019

    $213,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,874,136

  • Tax year 2018

    $151,630

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,639,376

  • Tax year 2017

    $124,881

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,664,102

Grants paid in 2023

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Meeker Education FoundationMeeker, CO

    Daily operating support

    $91,250
  2. HopewestGrand JCT, CO

    Daily operating support

    $50,000
  3. St James Episcopal ChurchMeeker, CA

    Daily operating support

    $31,330
  4. Ecology Project InternationalMissoula, MT

    Daily operating support

    $22,000
  5. The Church at MeekerMeeker, CO

    Daily operating support

    $21,000
  6. Pioneers Healthcare FoundationMeeker, CO

    Daily operating support

    $20,000
  7. Meeker Colorado Civic ImprovementMeeker, CO

    Grant to install lights

    $9,000
  8. Meeker Cat CoalitionMeeker, CO

    Daily operation support

    $1,500
  9. Safehouse IncMeeker, CO

    Daily operating support

    $1,251

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $91,25049% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $50,00027% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $22,00012% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $21,25111% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $194,001
  2. California1 grant $31,330
  3. Montana1 grant $22,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Comerica BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $11,025

The return

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