Re Olds Foundation
East Lansing, MI · EIN 38-1485403. Reported 141 grants totalling $808,815 to 87 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. 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. Re Olds Foundation 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $60,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woldumar Nature Center | Lansing, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child & Family Charities | Lansing, MI | $62,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Annie's Big Nature Lesson | Kalamazoo, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildside Rehabilitation & Education | Eaton Rapids, MI | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Lansing Food Bank | Lansing, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools-Lansing | Lansing, MI | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lansing Promise for Lansing Save | Lansing, MI | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impression 5 Science Museum | Lansing, MI | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Re Olds Transportation Museum | Lansing, MI | $22,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Humane Society | Lansing, MI | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Highfields | Onondaga, MI | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canter Michigan | Commerce Township, MI | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Experiential Ink | Bellaire, MI | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mikey 23 Foundation | Lansing, MI | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charlotte School Band Boosters | Charlotte, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lansing Symphony | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Turning Point of Lansing | Lansing, MI | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wai-Iam Inc | Lansing, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary | Grand Ledge, MI | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allen Neighborhood Center | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Athena International | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Everett High School | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Experiential Ink's | Bellaire, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Twin Falls, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Small Talk Children's Assessment Center | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trojan Athletics | East Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lansing Area Safety Council | Lansing, MI | $8,790 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historical Society of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan | Lansing, MI | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waverly Robotics | Lansing, MI | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lansing Art Gallery | Lansing, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Hayo-Went-Ha | Central Lake, MI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hayo-Went-Ha Arbutus | Traverse City, MI | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brotherhood Against Drugs | Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canines for Change | Grand Ledge, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eaton County Humane Society | Olivet, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | Grand Ledge, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giving Paws | St Johns, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grit Glam and Guts | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haven House | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patriarche Park Pickleball Association | Mason, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Commanders Club of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-County Triad | Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Naval Sea Cadets | Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| VFW National Home | Eaton Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Potter Park Zoological Society | Lansing, MI | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescue of Southern Sudan Village People | Lansing, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weekend Survival Kits | Williamston, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha | Traverse City, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All-of-US Express Children's Theatre | East Lansing, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Studio Art Center | Lansing, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cherryland Humane Society | Traverse City, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cinderella's Closet of Mid-Michigan | Eaton Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Lansing Public Schools | East Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Next Generation Family Services | Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tyler Weymouth Foundation | Methuen, MA | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leelanau School | Glen Arbor, MI | $2,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saving the Scales Reptile Rescue | Dansville, MI | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Mid-Michigan | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gospel Army Black History Group | Jackson, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hurstolds Club of America | Wayland, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Charlevoix Association | Charlevoix, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Red Cross - Tiffany Circle | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Waterways Stewards | East Lansing, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riverwalk Theatre | Lansing, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Torch Lake Protection Alliance | Bellaire, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA Hayo-Went-Ha Camp Arbutus | Traverse City, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cis of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Martin Luther King JR Commission | Lansing, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Lansing Public Library | East Lansing, MI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | Petoskey, MI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce | Lansing, MI | $1,375 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Science Teachers Association | Okemos, MI | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wkar Tv | East Lansing, MI | $1,150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Desk Drawer Fund | East Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Lansing Educational Foundation | East Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magic Academy | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Todd Martin Youth Leadership | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sparrow Hospital Foundation | Lansing, MI | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mason Orchestral Society | Williamston, MI | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan History Foundation | Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Radio | Ann Arbor, MI | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Lansing Info | East Lansing, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
40 of 87 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 2 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.
- Woldumar Nature Center
ALLEN FARMERS MKT SPON/SIGN/GENERAL PURPOSE - Capital Area Humane Society
PUPPY TRANSPORT/CAT CAGES PROJECT - Wildside Rehabilitation & Education
VETERINARY MEDICAL PROPOSAL/GENERAL PURPOSE - Greater Lansing Food Bank
GIVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS - Charlotte School Band Boosters
PROJECT - MUSIC IN MOTION - Highfields
MATCHING CHALLENGE - COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37 | $276,565 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $256,875 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $275,375 | $3,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
98% 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 $3,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Re Olds Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: Po Box 4900, East Lansing, MI, 48826. 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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