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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3713109

Katers Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Marquette, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $328,000 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $328,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $432,951
  • Tax year 2024

    $34,157

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $402,214
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $383,008
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $165,030
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marquette City BandMarquette, MI

    Community support-arts

    $275,000
  2. St Vincent DepaulMarquette, MI

    Unrestriced general support

    $25,000
  3. Maps Education FoundationMarquette, MI

    Funding scholarships and grants

    $24,000
  4. Father Marquette Catholic AcademyMarquette, MI

    Religious

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $275,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $328,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Iris KatersPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John KatersTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patrick ReillySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jessica KatersDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Laura ReillyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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