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The Reese Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wickenburg, Arizona · EIN 822860503

The Reese Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wickenburg, Arizona. In tax year 2025 it gave $103,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $80,000 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$44,5009$0
2023$294,9867$0
2024$80,0007$0
2025$103,00010$0

How to apply

The Reese Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan4$42,000
New York1$25,000
Indiana2$11,000
Arizona1$10,000
Colorado1$10,000
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ladder Homes
Holland, MI
Donation$25,000
T2T Tunnels to Towers
Staten Island, NY
Donation$25,000
Portage Township Education Fund
Portage, IN
Donation$10,000
West-MEC
Glendale, AZ
Donation$10,000
Individual
MI
Donation$10,000
Individual
CO
Donation$10,000
PAN Foundation
Boston, MA
Donation$5,000
Individual
MI
Donation$5,000
Individual
MI
Donation$2,000
Ogden Dunes Community Church
Ogden Dunes, IN
Donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Reese Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Reese Family Foundation give?

$103,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Reese Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jay Rodney Reese (President).

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