Grants paid by Freedom of Spirit Fund
EIN 84-2153286 · Troy, MI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B82
Freedom of Spirit Fund of Troy, MI (EIN 84-2153286) reported 20 grants paid totaling $1,252,034 to 16 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,252,034
20 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $195,025 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $130,000 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $300,000 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | $527,009 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $100,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Freedom of Spirit Fund, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan Univ | U | Kalamazoo, MI | 3 | $355,000 | 2024 |
| Zekelman Holocaust Center | U | Farmington Hills, MI | 2 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Kalazmazoo Abraham Lincoln Institute | U | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $100,009 | 2024 |
| Liturgical Press | U | Collegeville, MN | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Clinic | U | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | U | Rochester, MN | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Center for Courage and Renewal 33-1023228 | B | Greenville, SC | 2 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Med School | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Center for Citizenship Community 47-5668501 | D | Dayton, OH | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan Regents | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society Inc 59-1114306 | B | Stuart, FL | 1 | $25,025 | 2020 |
| Nappanee Public Library 35-1610355 | D | Nappanee, IN | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 41-0682405 | B | Center City, MN | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Ascension St John Foundation 74-2212968 | C | St Louis, MO | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Western Michigan Univ Foundation 38-2138856 | B | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Boomer Esiason Foundation | U | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
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 20 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liturgical Press Collegeville, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | general operating support | 202611359349104166 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan Univ Kalamazoo, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | General operating support | 202511359349103601 |
| 2024 | Kalazmazoo Abraham Lincoln Institute Kalamazoo, MI | U | $100,009 | paid | General operating support | 202511359349103601 |
| 2024 | Zekelman Holocaust Center Farmington Hills, MI | U | $100,000 | paid | General operating support | 202511359349103601 |
| 2024 | Center for Courage and Renewal Greenville, SC | B | $50,000 | paid | Support for Building Bridges | 202511359349103601 |
| 2024 | Ascension St John Foundation St Louis, MO | C | $25,000 | paid | Support for Holley Institute | 202511359349103601 |
| 2024 | Boomer Esiason Foundation Bethesda, MD | U | $2,000 | paid | General operating support | 202511359349103601 |
| 2023 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | General operating support | 202401349349102720 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH | U | $100,000 | paid | General operating support | 202401349349102720 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan Univ Kalamazoo, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202401349349102720 |
| 2023 | Center for Citizenship Community Dayton, OH | D | $50,000 | paid | Lifetime achievement award to Dave Matthews designated to organization | 202401349349102720 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan Univ Kalamazoo, MI | U | $55,000 | paid | General operating support | 202303109349100105 |
| 2022 | Zekelman Holocaust Center Farmington Hills, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202303109349100105 |
| 2022 | Center of Courage and Renewal Greenville, SC | D | $25,000 | paid | General operating support | 202303109349100105 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Med School Ann Arbor, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | Scholarship fund | 202113199349110101 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Regents Ann Arbor, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202113199349110101 |
| 2020 | Florida Oceanographic Society Inc Stuart, FL | B | $25,025 | paid | General operating support | 202113199349110101 |
| 2020 | Nappanee Public Library Nappanee, IN | D | $25,000 | paid | General operating support | 202113199349110101 |
| 2020 | Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Center City, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | General operating support | 202113199349110101 |
| 2020 | Western Michigan Univ Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | B | $20,000 | paid | General operating support | 202113199349110101 |
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 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202611359349104166 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511359349103601 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401349349102720 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303109349100105 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113199349110101 |
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/842153286.json.
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