Private foundation · EIN 45-3660252 · Birmingham, Michigan · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Thewes Family 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: 14 grants paid, $380K total, median $18K. 71% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
14
$380K
Median grant
$18K
Stays in MI
71%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lc Pastoral Services IncorporatedBloomfield Hills, MIPromote the delivery of social and welfare services$90K
Pinecrest AcademyDunwoody, GAPromote and defend faithful catholic education$65K
Consecrated Women IncLake Orion, MIPromote christian religion$50K
Sacred Heart Apostolic SchoolRolling Prairie, INPriestly formation for the legionaries of christ$35K
Everest AcademyClarkston, MITo promote catholic education$30K
Crc Na IncCumming, GAPromote christian religion$20K
St Thomas More AcademyBurton, MITo inform and educate students in the catholic faith$20K
The Dove's Nest IncCumming, GAPromote christian religion$15K
Missionaries of CharityDetroit, MIPromote christian religion$13K
Right to Life - Lifespan Education FundLivonia, MINon-denominational and non-political organization dededicated to the protection of vulnerable human life from conception through natural de…$13K
The Divine MercyClinton Township, MIPromote christian religion$13K
Mary's MantleBloomfield Hills, MIPromote a safe, faith-based, and caring environment that supports the transition into motherhood with a focus on spiritual, emotional, phys…$7,500
Mother and Unborn Baby CareSouthfield, MIDedicated to preventing abortions by helping mothers to continue their pregnancies through christ-centered peer counseling, ultrasound and…$5,000
The Lennon Pregnancy CenterDearborn Heights, MITo enable parents to choose life for their unborn children and to raise their children in loving families. accomplish mission by offering e…$5,000

By state: Michigan 10 · Georgia 3 · Indiana 1

About this foundation

Thewes Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Birmingham, Michigan, administered in care of George V Cassar Jr, tax-exempt since 2012. 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 Thewes Family 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 Thewes Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $380K across 14 grants, a median of $18K.

Where does Thewes Family Foundation give?

Michigan (10 grants), Georgia (3 grants), Indiana (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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