Grand Valley State University
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
$30KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Educational
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The Samuel L Westerman Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-7108795 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Ruth Loprete
- Phone
- (248) 835-3002
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Letter furnishing purpose and copy of exempt status
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- RUTH LOPRETE
- Address
- 5020 NORTH PARK AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46205
- Phone
- 2488353002
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- LETTER FURNISHING PURPOSE AND COPY OF EXEMPT STATUS
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: THE SAMUEL L WESTERMAN FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | $533.7K |
| 2024 | 133 | $481.5K |
Where The Samuel L Westerman Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Grand Valley State University
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
$25KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Educational
Camp Westminster
DETROIT, MI
$22KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Charitable
Camp Westminster
DETROIT, MI
$19.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
Henry Ford Health Systems
DETROIT, MI
$17KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Charitable
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (277 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Samuel L Westerman Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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