The Richard L and Freda K Flerlage
Maple City, MI · EIN 31-1066269. Reported 114 grants totalling $510,500 to 52 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. The Richard L and Freda K Flerlage 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 $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $15,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Friends | Newport Beach, CA | $51,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transform Cincinnati (community Shares of Greater Cincinnati) | Cincinnati, OH | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Flow (for Love of Water) | Traverse City, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Title Track | Williamsburg, MI | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| On the Ground Global | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Healthy Food for All | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Housing | Suttons Bay, MI | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Farm Project Inc | Ithaca, NY | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| May We Help | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Soaring Unlimited Haiti | Holt, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doula Access Initiative | Ithaca, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| On the Ground | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upspring | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mentoring Plus | Newport, KY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Magdalene Inc (thistle Farm) | Nashville, TN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Matters (opportunity Matters Inc) | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cornerstone Renter Equity | Cincinnati, OH | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advocacy Center | Ithaca, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Cincinnati | Loveland, OH | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Buckets of Rain | Empire, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Khuba International Quarter Acre for the People | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lasoupe | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Soaring Unlimited Haiti | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Crayons to Computers | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Row By Row | Empire, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Tandana Foundation | Spring Valley, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Empire Area Community Center-Emergency Fund | Empire, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom to Read Foundation | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Writers Series | Traverse City, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Out in the Open | Brattleboro, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the Cumberlands (cumberland College) Mountain Outreach | Williamsburg, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unadilla Community Farm Education Center Inc | West Emeston, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Down Syndrome Association | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dress for Success Cincinnati | Norwood, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everybody Vs Racism | Nashville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Community Center | Suttons Bay, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Give Like a Mother | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Madisonville Education & Assistance Center | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life Furniture Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| SCRAP2HOME | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seven Valleys Health Coalition | Mcgraw, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The East End Adult Education Center | Columbia, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Community Farm Education Center Inc | Williamsburg, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry Hosea House Soup Kitchen | Newport, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gorman Heritage Farm | Evendale, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
29 of 52 (56%) 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 63%, 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.
- 100 Friends
TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ASIA STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC. - Title Track
TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THEIR WATER PROTECTORS TRAINING CAMP, FACILITATING RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, WATER PROTECTION AWARENESS IN THE NATURAL WORLD WITH TRAVERSE CITY AREA DISADVANTAGED OR BIPOC TEENAGERS. - On the Ground Global
THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR FEES RELATED TO SPECIALIZED INSTUCTORS TO AID IN TRAINING WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES OF EASTERN CONGO. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES TRAINING IN LITERACY, BASIC MATH, LENDING/LOANING CLUB, BUSINESS TRAINING, LIFE SKILLS, FAMILY VISIONING SESSIONS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS. - Peninsula Housing
TO ASSIST IN HIRING CONSULTNATNS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELPMNET OF A DETAILED BUSINESS PLAN, COMMUNICATION PLAN, BUDGET PROJECTIONS, PROJECT FUNDING MODELS AND OTHER STRATEGIC TOOLS. PENINSULA HOUSING IS RESPONDING TO THE SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. - Flow (for Love of Water)
DEVELOPING A LEGAL ROADMAP TO SHUTTING DOWN LINE 5, PROVIDING CRUCIAL LEGAL & SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE EFFORT TO DECOMMISSION THE DUAL PIPELINES, LOCATED IN OPEN WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES, BY FORCING COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC TRUST LAWS. - 1N5
1N5 WORKS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, AND TEACHERS TO CREATE A CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION FOR EACH SCHOOL'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. TRAINING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTLA ILLNESS AND HOW TO RESPONSE SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY CAN SAVE LIVES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 65 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 | 22 | $106,500 | $3,750 |
| 2022 | 23 | $114,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $92,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $92,000 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 25 | $105,500 | $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
33% 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Richard L and Freda K Flerlage'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: 9020 S Dunns Farm, Maple City, MI, 49664. 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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