Grants paid by Ames Family Foundation
EIN 33-1011426 · Traverse City, MI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Ames Family Foundation of Traverse City, MI (EIN 33-1011426) reported 81 grants paid totaling $4,175,000 to 27 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$4,175,000
81 grants
Recipients
27
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | $100,000 | — |
| 2020 | 13 | $850,000 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | $800,000 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | $825,000 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $735,000 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | $865,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 27 recipients receiving the most from Ames Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 27 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University | U | Tuskegee, AL | 3 | $510,000 | 2024 |
| Tuskegee University 63-0288878 | B | Tuskegee, AL | 2 | $380,000 | 2021 |
| The Atlanta Community Food Bank 58-1376648 | C | East Point, GA | 5 | $290,000 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Michigan College 38-2376475 | C | Traverse City, MI | 6 | $270,000 | 2024 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 58-2095413 | C | Lagrange, GA | 5 | $265,000 | 2024 |
| Soul Fire Farm 47-2549969 | D | Petersburg, NY | 5 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Tart Trails Inc | U | Traverse City, MI | 5 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Leelanau Conservancy 38-2710855 | B | Leland, MI | 5 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser 38-2994229 | C | Traverse City, MI | 5 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy 38-3467972 | B | Marquette, MI | 4 | $175,000 | 2024 |
| One Hundred Miles 45-5260656 | B | Brunswick, GA | 5 | $170,000 | 2024 |
| Think of US 82-1157215 | C | Washington, DC | 3 | $170,000 | 2024 |
| Clarkston Community Center 58-2127610 | C | Clarkston, GA | 5 | $165,000 | 2024 |
| Seeds 38-3482266 | B | Traverse City, MI | 3 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | U | Totowa, NJ | 3 | $120,000 | 2021 |
| Community Assistance Center 58-1825565 | B | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $90,000 | 2024 |
| Feeding the Gulf Coast 63-0821997 | B | Theodore, AL | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Higher Purpose Co 82-1629178 | B | Clarksdale, MS | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| The Berry Center 80-0721644 | B | New Castle, KY | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Black Oaks Center | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Seeds | U | Durham, NC | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Autism Improvised Inc 27-2151687 | B | Marietta, GA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Detroit Black Community Food Sovere 33-1140762 | C | Detroit, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Conservation Distric 38-2090521 | D | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Berry College | U | Mount Berry, GA | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| University of the Cumberlands | U | Williamsburg, KY | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| The Lighthouse 71-0868927 | C | Robertsdale, AL | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 81 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | U | $165,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Think of US Washington, DC | C | $70,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Seeds Traverse City, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Marquette, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Tart Trails Inc Traverse City, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Leelanau Conservancy Leland, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Smyrna, GA | B | $45,000 | paid | CHARITIABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | The Atlanta Community Food Bank East Point, GA | C | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | One Hundred Miles Brunswick, GA | B | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Clarkston Community Center Clarkston, GA | C | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Detroit Black Community Food Sovere Detroit, MI | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Grand Traverse Conservation Distric Traverse City, MI | D | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | The Berry Center New Castle, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Community Assistance Center Atlanta, GA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2024 | Autism Improvised Inc Marietta, GA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202501349349101710 |
| 2023 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | U | $165,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Seeds Traverse City, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Marquette, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Leelanau Conservancy Leland, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Tart Trails Inc Traverse City, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | The Atlanta Community Food Bank East Point, GA | C | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Lagrange, GA | C | $45,000 | paid | CHARITIABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | One Hundred Miles Brunswick, GA | B | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Clarkston Community Center Clarkston, GA | C | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | The Berry Center New Castle, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Community Assistance Center Atlanta, GA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2023 | Autism Improvised Inc Marietta, GA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202403189349103530 |
| 2022 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | U | $180,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | The Atlanta Community Food Bank East Point, GA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Higher Purpose Co Clarksdale, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Think of US Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Marquette, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Lagrange, GA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITIABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Leelanau Conservancy Leland, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Tart Trails Inc Traverse City, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Seeds Traverse City, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Clarkston Community Center Clarkston, GA | C | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | One Hundred Miles Brunswick, GA | B | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202303119349100530 |
| 2022 | Community Assistance Center Atlanta, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202303119349100530 |
| 2021 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | B | $180,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Leelanau Conservancy Leland, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Seeds Durham, NC | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Lagrange, GA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITIABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Think of US Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Little Sisters of the Poor Totowa, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | The Atlanta Community Food Bank East Point, GA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Tart Trails Inc Traverse City, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Clarkston Community Center Clarkston, GA | C | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | One Hundred Miles Brunswick, GA | B | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Community Assistance Center Atlanta, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2021 | Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Marquette, MI | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202212509349100401 |
| 2020 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | B | $200,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | The Atlanta Community Food Bank East Point, GA | C | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Feeding the Gulf Coast Theodore, AL | B | $75,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Lagrange, GA | C | $75,000 | paid | CHARITIABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Leelanau Conservancy Leland, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Black Oaks Center Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Little Sisters of the Poor Totowa, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Tart Trails Inc Traverse City, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | Clarkston Community Center Clarkston, GA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202133169349100218 |
| 2020 | One Hundred Miles Brunswick, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202133169349100218 |
| 2019 | Berry College Mount Berry, GA | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202120159349100202 |
| 2019 | The Lighthouse Robertsdale, AL | C | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202120159349100202 |
| 2019 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | C | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202120159349100202 |
| 2019 | Little Sisters of the Poor Totowa, NJ | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONSCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202120159349100202 |
| 2019 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 202120159349100202 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202501349349101710 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202403189349103530 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303119349100530 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202212509349100401 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202133169349100218 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202120159349100202 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/331011426.json.
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