Harry a and Margaret D Towsley
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-6091798. Reported 517 grants totalling $17.9M to 336 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. Harry a and Margaret D Towsley 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $269,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
336 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Um Kellogg Eye Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Um School of Education | Ann Arbor, MI | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $623,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Um Ford School of Public Policy | Ann Arbor, MI | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Freedom River | Whitmore Lake, MI | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | $495,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy Michigan | Lansing, MI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Um School of Music | Ann Arbor, MI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lacasa Center | Howell, MI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Joseph Mercy Hospital | Ann Arbor, MI | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $350,235 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ypsilanti District Library | Ypsilanti, MI | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Um School of Nursing | Ann Arbor, MI | $307,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Clinic | Ypsilanti, MI | $272,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor Art Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $226,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $217,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Corner Health Center | Ypsilanti, MI | $202,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Albion College | Albion, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities First | Flint, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids, MI | $157,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Um Belleville High Sbhc | Ann Arbor, MI | $155,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eagle Village | Hersey, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Munson Healthcare Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Lansing, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Um School of Music Theatre & Dance | Ann Arbor, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Made Institute | Flint, MI | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arbor Hospice Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ele's Place Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $104,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Manor | Midland, MI | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Changing Lives and Staying Sober | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Council on Domestic Violence | Midland, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council on Domestic Violence Shelterhouse | Midland, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fisher House Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Cons | Traverse City, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser | Traverse City, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Boat Building School | Cedarville, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ihn at Alpha House | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| M&m Childrens Museum | Menominee, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Many Hands Lifesharing Comm | Ypsilanti, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ozone House | Ypsilanti, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Center | Chelsea, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Um Bentley Detroit Observatory | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Methodist Retirement Communi | Chelsea, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation | Chelsea, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avalon Housing | Ann Arbor, MI | $97,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Finlandia University | Hancock, MI | $88,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan Theater Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Riverside Arts Center | Ypsilanti, MI | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shelter Association of Washtenaw | Ann Arbor, MI | $83,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Starfish Family Services | Inkster, MI | $80,645 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Master | Ypsilanti, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Packard Health | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spectrum Health Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Starr Commonwealth Schools | Albion, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Foster Care Closet | Plymouth, MI | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Food Gatherers | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| North Star Reach | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University Musical Society | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Growing Hope | Ypsilanti, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hand 2 Hand | Jennison, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Um Clements Library | Ann Arbor, MI | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girls Group | Ann Arbor, MI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Loa Scholarship Fund | Teasdale, UT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William L Clements Library | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 211 Northeast Michigan | Midland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chippewa Nature Center | Midland, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delta College Foundation | University Center, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Garden Theater | Frankfort, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Lakes Recovery Centers | Ishpeming, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Suttons Bay, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Ministries | Holland, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lowertown Riverfront Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Many Hands (home Grown Comm) | Ypsilanti, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mich Regional Council of Carpenters | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Michigan State Univ Kellogg Bird Sa | East Lansing, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Soccer Club | Midland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neutral Zone | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grow Benzie | Benzie, MI | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Midland Community Center | Midland, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Mich | Midland, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Land Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Midland Family Center | Shepherd, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Leelanau School | Glen Arbor, MI | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Child & Family Service Saginaw Cty | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mich Assoc of Conservation Dist | Flint, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sacred Beginnings | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Hts, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley | Ann Arbor, MI | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Literacy Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Fife Lake Public Library | Fife Lake, MI | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope for Single Moms | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan | Traverse City, MI | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torch Conservation Center | Bellaire, MI | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Catalysts Development Co | Howell, MI | $32,125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael's Place | Traverse City, MI | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | Owosso, MI | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Services of Midland | Midland, MI | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Detroit | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Southfield, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| My Place - Jackson | Jackson, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Our Brothers Keeper | Big Rapids, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Per Scholas | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sos Community Services | Ypsilanti, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Midland | Midland, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rock Center for Youth Dev | Midland, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Shall Read | Farmington Hills, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan Thompson Sch | Ann Arbor, MI | $26,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aa Hands on Museum & Leslie Science | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bay County Habitat for Humanity | Bay City, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Care House of Oakland Cty | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Common Ground | Bingham Farms, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educate Youth 501(C)(3) | Ypsilanti, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Columbia, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family and Childrens Services of Mi | Midland, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding America West Michigan | Comstock Park, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Home of New Vision | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Home Start | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Se Michigan | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keweenaw Land Trust | Hancock, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Madison Church | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midland Area Community Foundation | Midland, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midmichigan Big Brothers Big Sister | Clare, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Friends Place | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River House | Grayling, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saline Area Social Service | Saline, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saline Area Social Services | Saline, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shiawassee Arts Center | Owosso, MI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southern California Care Community | Escondido, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tart Trails | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wave | Dexter, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Midland Area Community Fdn | Midland, MI | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County | Ypsilanti, MI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Legacy Center for Comm Success | Midland, MI | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethany Christian Services of Mi | Southfield, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chaldean Community Foundation | Sterling Hts, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disability Services Resource Center | Bay City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Echo His Love | Manistee, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Flint Public Library | Flint, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends in Deed | Ypsilanti, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gladwin Community Services | Gladwin, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Midland Community Centers | Midland, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Livingston Cty Catholic Charities | Howell, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan History Foundation | Lansing, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muskegon Rescue Mission | Muskegon, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Self Love Beauty | Midland, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UCLA Operation Mend | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washtenaw Area Council for Chidren | Ypsilanti, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washtenaw Area Council for Children | Ypsilanti, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washtenaw County Conservation Distr | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willis Patterson Chorale | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Center of Se Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Washtenaw | Ypsilanti, MI | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washtenaw Camp Placement | Ann Arbor, MI | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Washtenaw County | Ann Arbor, MI | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Resource Center Northern Mi | Petoskey, MI | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| His Eye Is on the Sparrow | Saline, MI | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Michigan League of Cons Voters | Ann Arbor, MI | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Aidslifecycle | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ann Arbor Summer Festival | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beyond 26 | Grandville, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Healing Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Covenant House Michigan | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Day Shoe Fund | Portage, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flat River Academy | Greenville, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant Christian School | Grant, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Michigan | Midland, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kambly Living Center | Battle Creek, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Lifeworks Ministries | Holland, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livingston County Catholic Charitie | Howell, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Center for Accessible Healt | Midland, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reaching Our Community Kids | Midland, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soldier Strong | Stamford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Catholic Charities | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Mich | Southfield, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wayne State University Wdet | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Medical Relief | Southfield, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Is Elementary | Mountain View, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center, MI | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Womens Resource Ctr Northern Mi | Petoskey, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Prints for Pangaea | West Bloomfield, MI | $11,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Bay Region | Midland, MI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gamers Outreach | Saline, MI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Accounting Aid Society | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Als of Michigan | Southfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archangel Ancient Tree Archive | Copemish, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Great Lakes Bay Region | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bullock Creek School District | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Support Community | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chippewa Watershed Conservancy | Mt Pleasant, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Washtenaw | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Culver Educational Foundation | Culver, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fair Food Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Floyd J Mccree Theatre | Flint, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forward Youth | Wayne, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fostering Hope in Michigan | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Lansing Food Bank | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes Giving Hope | Rockford, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Network | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humble Design | Southfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Huron Clinton Metroparks Foundation | Brighton, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huron-Clinton Metroparks | Brighton, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Islamic Center of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Special Ed Ministries | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Making Spirits Bright | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michiana Family Center | Edwardsburg, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Ability Partners | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Motor City Mitten Mission | St Clair Shores, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Msu College of Law | East Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Day Foundation for Families | Rochester Hills, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paddle Antrim | Elk Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Helping People of Santa Ynez | Solvang, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reece Endeavor of Midland | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Superior Arts Youth Theater | Marquette, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thompsonville Area Revitalization | Benzie County, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tree Line Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellspring | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
102 of 336 (30%) 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 37%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 274 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 | 90 | $3,218,812 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 117 | $4,172,500 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 96 | $3,056,024 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 103 | $3,619,754 | $17,000 |
| 2025 | 111 | $3,811,102 | $20,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Harry a and Margaret D Towsley has 40 of them, worth $5,782,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Um Kellogg Eye Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $800,000 |
| Um Ford School of Public Policy | Ann Arbor, MI | $750,000 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $700,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $500,000 |
| Ypsilanti District Library | Ypsilanti, MI | $400,000 |
| Ihn at Alpha House | Ann Arbor, MI | $400,000 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | $250,000 |
| Many Hands Lifesharing Comm | Ypsilanti, MI | $200,000 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $170,000 |
| Lowertown Riverfront Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $150,000 |
| Changing Lives and Staying Sober | Detroit, MI | $100,000 |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI | $100,000 |
| 211 Northeast Michigan | Midland, MI | $100,000 |
| St Louis Center | Chelsea, MI | $100,000 |
| Mich Assoc of Conservation Dist | Flint, MI | $80,000 |
Where its money goes
95% 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
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harry a and Margaret D Towsley'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: 924 N Main St Ste 1, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104. 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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