Funders › MI › Positive Step Foundation Inc › 2024
Grants paid by Positive Step Foundation Inc, tax year 2024
EIN 84-5171167 · Howell, MI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE D20
In tax year 2024, Positive Step Foundation Inc (EIN 84-5171167) reported 46 grants paid totaling $130,830. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lacasa Center Howell, MI | U | $17,772 | paid | SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. PROVIDE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Bark Nation Ferndale, MI | U | $14,642 | paid | TO END CANINE CRUELTY AND SAVE LIVES | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Howell Nature Center Howell, MI | U | $13,090 | paid | TO TEACH PEOPLE TO BE FAITHFUL CARETAKERS OF ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORLD AROUND US | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | No Swine Left Behind Edmore, MI | B | $8,817 | paid | TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND ADOPT MINI PIGS AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF MINI PIGS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Grand Rapids Pitbull Alliance Grand Rapids, MI | B | $6,955 | paid | TO END BREED DISCRIMINATION THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT, AND OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITY | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | The Arc of Livingston Brighton, MI | U | $6,200 | paid | PROVIDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | District 5 Animal Alliance Pleasant Ridge, MI | U | $5,609 | paid | TO RESCUE DOGS AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA, PRIMARILY FROM DETROIT'S MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, AND PLACE THEM INTO LOVING FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Tail Waggers 1990 Livonia, MI | B | $5,000 | paid | TO HELP PEOPLE HELP ANIMALS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE AND PET FOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE TO DOG AND CAT OWNERS OF ANY INCOME LEVEL. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Community Catalysts Howell, MI | B | $5,000 | paid | TO BUILD PEOPLE'S POWER TO CREATE A HEALTH SYSTEM ROOTED IN RACE EQUITY AND HEALTH JUSTICE, ENSURING HEALTH IS A RIGHT FOR ALL. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Capital Area Humane Society Lansing, MI | B | $5,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF COMPANION ANIMALS THROUGH PROTECTION, PLACEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EXAMPLE | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Dog Aide Royal Oak, MI | C | $3,933 | paid | TO EDUCATE DOG OWNERS ON DOG BEHAVIOR, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | The Karens Detroit, MI | U | $3,737 | paid | TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF DOGS IN NEED IN DETROIT. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Little Traverse Bay Humane Society Harbor Springs, MI | B | $3,626 | paid | TO SUSTAINABLY AND RESPECTFULLY SERVE PETS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM WITH COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND EXEMPLARY CARE. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge Jamestown, TN | B | $3,500 | paid | TO PROVIDE LIFELONG SANCTUARY CARE TO VULNERABLE ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO INSPIRE COMPASSIONATE LIVING. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Torch 180 Fowlerville, MI | B | $3,500 | paid | TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SOFT SKILLS, AND WORK EXPERIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND DISADVANTAGES TO HELP THEM GAIN SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Animal Resource Funding Foundation Trenton, MI | B | $3,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND SUPPLIES TO RESCUES AND SHELTERS, SPECIFICALLY TO HELP WITH MEDICAL CASES THAT EXCEED THEIR FUNDING AND TO SUPPORT SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS TO REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Howell Parks & Rec Foundation Howell, MI | U | $2,470 | paid | TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING QUALITY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND EXCITEMENT IN THE RESIDENTS OF HOWELL AND SURROUNDING AREAS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Operation Solo Shelby, MI | U | $2,443 | paid | TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DOG OWNERS AS WELL AS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR OUTSIDE DOGS IN MUSKEGON COUNTY. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Michigan Pitbull Education Project Union Lake, MI | C | $1,482 | paid | DOG RESCUE | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | New Hope Pet Rescue Charlotte, MI | B | $1,281 | paid | TO PROVIDE A WAY TO PLACE UNWANTED, ADOPTABLE ANIMALS INTO LOVING HOMES WHILE RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET CARE AND THE ISSUE OF PET OVERPOPULATION. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Miri S Legacy Inc - Senior Pets Rockville, MD | U | $1,000 | paid | TO RESCUE, CARE FOR, AND FIND LOVING, PERMANENT HOMES FOR SENIOR DOGS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Williamston Theater Williamston, MI | C | $1,000 | paid | TO PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL, INTIMATE THEATRE THAT ENTERTAINS, FOSTERS EMPATHY, AND BUILDS A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ITS AUDIENCES. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Calvin Johnson Jr Foundation Inc Tyrone, GA | B | $1,000 | paid | TO CHANGE THE MINDSET OF AT-RISK YOUTH FROM STRUGGLE TO SURVIVAL, AND FROM POOR SELF-ESTEEM TO EMPOWERMENT. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Saving Destiny China, MI | B | $1,000 | paid | TO GIVE ANIMALS IN NEED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, OR THOSE WHO ARE NURSING OR PREGNANT, A SECOND CHANCE TO THRIVE THROUGH RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND REHOMING. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Eva Burrell Animal Shelter Manistique, MI | B | $750 | paid | TO PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN FOR ANIMALS BY OFFERING THEM CARE, SHELTER, AND REHOMING SERVICES, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, LEADING BY EXAMPLE, AND BEING DILIGENT IN THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Paws Awes & Claws West Branch, MI | C | $750 | paid | TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME ANIMALS IN NEED, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE FROM THE METRO DETROIT AREA. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Rea Family Animal Shelter (ogemaw Hs) West Branch, MI | U | $750 | paid | TO FIND "FOREVER HOMES" FOR ITS GUESTS, ENSURING THEY ARE SAFE, WELL-FED, AND FREE FROM INJURY, DISEASE, FEAR, AND DISTRESS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Veteran Service Dogs Organization Howell, MI | U | $550 | paid | TO PROVIDE HIGHLY-TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES, AIMING TO RESTORE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Skegemog Raptor Center Traverse City, MI | B | $511 | paid | TO REHABILITATE SICK, INJURED, AND ORPHANED RAPTORS TO RETURN THEM TO THE WILD, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE RAPTOR CARE AND AWARENESS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Giving Barn Community Outreach Fowlerville, MI | B | $508 | paid | TO CONNECT FAMILIES IN NEED WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY, BRIDGE SERVICE GAPS THROUGH HOME DELIVERY, AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE AND LOVE. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Furry Friends Rescue Inc South Lyon, MI | C | $500 | paid | TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME ABANDONED, ABUSED, OR HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS THROUGH A FOSTER-BASED NETWORK. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Second Chances Animal Resources Berkley, MI | B | $500 | paid | TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Amber Renick House Hamburg, MI | D | $500 | paid | TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Kids-4-K9s Inc Timonium, MD | B | $500 | paid | TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME STRONG ADVOCATES FOR ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Clarkston Family Discovery Farm Clarkston, MI | C | $500 | paid | TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION ABOUT HEALTHY FOOD, THE VALUE OF NATURE, AND SUSTAINABILITY, ALL WITHIN A POSITIVE COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Livingston Arts Council Howell, MI | C | $500 | paid | TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND ENTERTAIN ALL AGES THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, WHILE ALSO UTILIZING AND PRESERVING THE HOWELL OPERA HOUSE AS A SPACE FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Poet Animal Rescue Garden City, MI | C | $500 | paid | TO RESCUE DOGS AND PUPPIES FROM HIGH-KILL SHELTERS AND OTHER SITUATIONS, PROVIDE THEM WITH NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, AND FIND THEM PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES BY MATCHING THEM WITH SUITABLE FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR FOSTER-BASED NETWORK. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Peace Love & Paws Novi, MI | U | $500 | paid | TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE TO HOMELESS AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS AND FIND THEM THEIR FOREVER HOMES. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | All Species Kinship Battle Creek, MI | B | $325 | paid | PROVIDING DIRECT-OUTREACH AID TO CHAINED OR 24/7 OUTSIDE DOGS, INJURED/ORPHANED WILDLIFE RESPONSE, AND FARMED ANIMAL RESCUE | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Great Lakes Humane Society Traverse City, MI | B | $250 | paid | TO TAKE IN STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMALS, PROVIDE THEM WITH SHELTER AND MEDICAL CARE, AND FIND THEM LOVING HOMES. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Great Lakes Dog Rescue Metamora, MI | B | $250 | paid | TO RESCUE WELL-TEMPERED, ADOPTABLE DOGS FROM ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITIES AND OWNER SURRENDERS, PROVIDE THEM WITH SHELTER AND MEDICAL CARE UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED, AND TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST THE COMMUNITY IN RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Enchanted Tails Animal Rescue Oakland Township, MI | C | $250 | paid | TO RESCUE ANIMALS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, PROVIDE THEM WITH QUALITY VETERINARY CARE, AND PLACE THEM IN PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Gleaners Detroit, MI | U | $250 | paid | TO HELPING SOLVE HUNGER IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Teacher's Pet Dogs & Kids Learning Shelby Township, MI | B | $242 | paid | TO EMPOWER AT-RISK YOUTH BY PAIRING THEM WITH HARD-TO-ADOPT SHELTER DOGS FOR POSITIVE, REWARD-BASED TRAINING, THEREBY IMPROVING THE YOUTH'S EMPATHY, PATIENCE, AND HOPE WHILE INCREASING THE DOGS' CHANCES OF ADOPTION. | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Bird Center of Washtenaw County Inc Ann Arbor, MI | U | $217 | paid | COMMITTED TO AIDING BIRDS, WILDLIFE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REHABILITATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION | 202543169349102564 |
| 2024 | Saved by a Vet Tech Southgate, MI | D | $170 | paid | TO RESCUE ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED TO OR ABANDONED AT VETERINARY CLINICS. | 202543169349102564 |
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