Allen E & Marie a Nickless
Saginaw, MI · EIN 23-7011258. Reported 180 grants totalling $1,265,498 to 94 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Allen E & Marie a Nickless did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $310 and the largest $70,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Harvest | Saginaw, MI | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Svsu Foundation | University Center, MI | $72,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michigan Health Improvement Alliance Inc | Freeland, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Saginaw, MI | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mary Free Bed at Covenant Healthcar | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Free Bed at Covenant Healthcare | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Promise | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity | Saginaw, MI | $34,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Saginaw, MI | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau | Frankenmuth, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Farmer's Market Group | Frankenmuth, MI | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read Association | Saginaw, MI | $26,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Covenant Academy | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Delta College Scholarship Foundatio | Saginaw, MI | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delta College Foundation | University Center, MI | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emmaus House | Saginaw, MI | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth City Beautification | Frankenmuth, MI | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Partnership Center | Saginaw, MI | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Delta College Scholarship Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Auburn, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Ward Community Center | Saginaw, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Can Council | Saginaw, MI | $18,120 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Glbrymca | Saginaw, MI | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Women's Club | Frankenmuth, MI | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Hoyt Park | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Bloomfield, MI | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Child & Family Services | Saginaw, MI | $14,528 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Lorenz Church | Frankenmuth, MI | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michigan Forensic Examiners | Saginaw, MI | $12,840 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blessed Trinity Church | Frankenmuth, MI | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cmu Medical School | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankenmuth City Pickleball Courts | Frankenmuth, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mid Michigan's Children's Museum | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Underground Railroad Inc | Saginaw, MI | $11,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Parishioners on Patrol | Saginaw, MI | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Area Fine Arts Council | Frankenmuth, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Historical Association | Frankenmuth, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation Stand Up for Children | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw County Veteran's Memorial Plaza | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Major Chords for Minors | Saginaw, MI | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Well of Saginaw Men's Shelter | Saginaw, MI | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wickson Memorial Library | Frankenmuth, MI | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Child Abuse and Neglect Council | Saginaw, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of America | Saginaw, MI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stand Up Award | Saginaw, MI | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ashrat Co | Saginaw, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way | Saginaw, MI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lead | Midland, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Birth Missionary Baptist Church | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Career Complex | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Future | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Spirit Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan School of Engineering | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Well of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Center | Saginaw, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | Bay City, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women of Colors Inc | Saginaw, MI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of America | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saginaw County Health Department | Saginaw, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Town Soup Kitchen | Saginaw, MI | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Great Lakes Bay | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pit and Balcony Theatre | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 1 Week 1 Street | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mary Free Bed - Autism Center | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Crossroads Council | Eagle, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Svrc Industries | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Arts | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saginaw Choral Society | Saginaw, MI | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Blessed Trinity | Frankenmuth, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mustard Seed | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hospital Hospitality House of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Elementary | Frankenmuth, MI | $1,425 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buena Vista Community Center | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brunkow School | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Minority Entrepreneurial Enterprise | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Heroes Museum | Frankenmuth, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Town Christian Outreach Center | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pride in Saginaw Inc | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Svsu | University Center, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Together Lupus Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Power of Dad | Saginaw, MI | $625 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mary of the Assumption Cathedral | Saginaw, MI | $310 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
37 of 94 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Frankenmuth Farmer's Market Group
PROVIDE ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL FOOD - Delta College Scholarship Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT - First Ward Community Center
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERV - Saginaw Community Foundation Stand Up for Children
STAND UP FOR CHILDREN PROJECT - Read Association
PROMOTE CHILDHOOD READING - Girl Scouts of America
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 62 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $217,600 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $190,903 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $277,750 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $261,800 | $4,200 |
| 2025 | 44 | $317,445 | $4,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Allen E & Marie a Nickless's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5300 Bay Road 100, Saginaw, MI, 48604. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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