Private foundation · EIN 38-3421778 · Birmingham, Michigan · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mps Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $200K total, median $2,000. 88% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
25
$200K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in MI
88%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.3M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Superior Conservancy & Watershed CouncilSault Ste Marie, MIGeneral operating support$45K
McLaren Northern Mi Hospital FoundationPetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$25K
Ann's NestHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$25K
Msrw (mac Straits Raptor Watch)Petoskey, MIGeneral operating support$24K
Little Traverse Bay Humane SocietyHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$18K
Little Traverse ConservancyPetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$15K
No Central Mi College FoundationPetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$10K
National Wildlife FederationReston, VAGeneral operating support$8,000
Allen Bass FundLansing, MIGeneral operating support$6,000
Harbor Springs Historical SocietyHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$5,000
Rising Hope Equestrian CenterHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$5,000
Harbor Springs Comm Food PantryHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$3,500
Harbor Hall FoundationHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$2,000
Presbyterian Villages of Mi FoundationSouthfield, MIGeneral operating support$2,000
Tip of the Mitt Watershed CouncilPetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$2,000
Adopt a Golden BirminghamBirmingham, ALGeneral operating support$1,000
Harbor IncHarbor Springs, MIGeneral operating support$1,000
Scenic MiLansing, MIGeneral operating support$1,000
Freshwater FuturePetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$500
Great Lakes Center for the ArtsBay Harbor, MIGeneral operating support$500
Tunnel to TowersPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$500
Seney National Wildlife RefugeSeney, MIGeneral operating support$200
Groundwork CenterTraverse City, MIGeneral operating support$100
Mi Audubon SocietyOkemos, MIGeneral operating support$100
Petoskey Harbor Springs Comm FoundationPetoskey, MIGeneral operating support$100

By state: Michigan 22 · Virginia 1 · Alabama 1 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Mps Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Birmingham, Michigan, administered in care of Dawda Mann Mulcahy & Sadler Plc, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mps Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mps Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $200K across 25 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Mps Foundation give?

Michigan (22 grants), Virginia (1 grants), Alabama (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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