Grants paid by Ben Lauren Memorial Foundation
EIN 85-2563020 · Gwinn, MI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Ben Lauren Memorial Foundation of Gwinn, MI (EIN 85-2563020) reported 39 grants paid totaling $69,526 to 17 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$69,526
39 grants
Recipients
17
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $11,432 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $13,500 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $10,487 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | $20,240 | — |
| 2025 | 11 | $13,867 | — |
Top recipients
The 17 recipients receiving the most from Ben Lauren Memorial Foundation, by grants paid, out of 17 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger County Fair 38-2587738 | D | Chatham, MI | 2 | $10,180 | 2025 |
| Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee | U | Gwinn, MI | 5 | $8,539 | 2025 |
| Forsyth Township Fire Dpt 38-2510568 | D | Gwinn, MI | 2 | $7,240 | 2025 |
| First Responders 42-1802804 | D | Marquette, MI | 1 | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Marquette County Sheriff 38-6346880 | C | Marquette, MI | 4 | $6,083 | 2025 |
| Gwinn Fire Department | U | Gwinn, MI | 2 | $5,082 | 2021 |
| Up State Fair | U | Escanaba, MI | 3 | $4,022 | 2025 |
| Pigs N Heat | U | Marquette, MI | 4 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Marquette County Police & | U | Marquette, MI | 3 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Michigamme Township | U | Michigamme, MI | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| First Responderscism | U | Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Umira | U | Gwinn, MI | 4 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Marquette County Police & Firefighter's Ball 82-3748315 | C | Marquette, MI | 1 | $2,250 | 2021 |
| Marquette County Fair Livestock Show | U | Marquette, MI | 1 | $1,080 | 2021 |
| Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show | U | Gladstone, MI | 3 | $1,050 | 2025 |
| Great Lakes Rodeo | U | Gwinn, MI | 1 | $500 | 2025 |
| Ruck for the Fallen 84-3016498 | C | Oakesdale, WA | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
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 39 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First Responderscism Marquette, MI | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Forsyth Township Fire Dpt Gwinn, MI | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Marquette County Fair Gwinn, MI | C | $2,387 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee Gwinn, MI | U | $1,900 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Marquette County Police & Marquette, MI | U | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Pigs N Heat Marquette, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Great Lakes Rodeo Gwinn, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Umira Gwinn, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show Gladstone, MI | U | $350 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Up State Fair Escanaba, MI | U | $300 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2025 | Alger County Fair Chatham, MI | D | $180 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202630859349101003 |
| 2024 | First Responders Marquette, MI | D | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Forsyth Township Fire Dpt Gwinn, MI | D | $4,740 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Michigamme Township Michigamme, MI | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee Gwinn, MI | U | $1,975 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Marquette County Police & Marquette, MI | U | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Pigs N Heat Marquette, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Umira Gwinn, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show Gladstone, MI | U | $350 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Marquette County Fair Gwinn, MI | C | $275 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2024 | Up State Fair Escanaba, MI | U | $150 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501359349100625 |
| 2023 | Up State Fair Escanaba, MI | U | $3,572 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Marquette County Sheriff Marquette, MI | C | $2,401 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee Gwinn, MI | U | $1,664 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Marquette County Police & Marquette, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Pigs N Heat Marquette, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Umira Gwinn, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2023 | Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show Gladstone, MI | U | $350 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202410879349100416 |
| 2022 | Alger County Fair Chatham, MI | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202300949349100635 |
| 2022 | Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee Gwinn, MI | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202300949349100635 |
| 2022 | Pigs N Heat Marquette, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202300949349100635 |
| 2022 | Umira Gwinn, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202300949349100635 |
| 2021 | Gwinn Fire Department Gwinn, MI | U | $2,934 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Marquette County Police & Firefighter's Ball Marquette, MI | C | $2,250 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Gwinn Fire Department Gwinn, MI | U | $2,148 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Gwinn High School Scholarship Committee Gwinn, MI | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Marquette County Fair Livestock Show Marquette, MI | U | $1,080 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Marquette County Fair Marquette, MI | B | $1,020 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
| 2021 | Ruck for the Fallen Oakesdale, WA | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221309349102827 |
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 | 202630859349101003 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202501359349100625 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202410879349100416 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202300949349100635 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202221309349102827 |
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/852563020.json.
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