Private foundation · EIN 38-3003280 · Dearborn, Michigan

Ramser-Morgan Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Michigan. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $11K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 11 grants paid, $144K total, median $11K. 100% of grants stayed in Michigan. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$144K
Median grant
$11K
Stays in MI
100%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.9M

How to apply

No specific form Contact: John P Landis, 31155 Northwestern Hwy Ste 260, Farmington Hills, Mi, 2482462215 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawDetroit, MIEducational purposes$21K
Salvation Army Eastern MichiganSouthfield, MIGeneral support$21K
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MIGeneral support$21K
United Way of Southeast MichiganDetroit, MIGeneral support$21K
Madonna UniversityLivonia, MIEducational purposes$11K
Friends for Animals of Metro DetroitDearborn, MIUnrestricted gift$11K
St Catherine of Siena AcademyWixom, MIEducational purposes$11K
Vista MariaDearborn Heights, MIUnrestricted gift$9,000
The Youth ConnectionDetroit, MICharitable purposes$7,000
New Day Foundation for FamiliesRochester Hills, MIGeneral support$6,000
Michigan Thanksgiving ParadeDetroit, MIUnrestricted gift$5,000

About this foundation

Ramser-Morgan Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dearborn, Michigan, administered in care of M Louese Morgan, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Ramser-Morgan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No specific form Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Ramser-Morgan Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $144K across 11 grants, a median of $11K.

Where does Ramser-Morgan Foundation give?

Michigan (11 grants), per its latest filing.

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