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Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn

Accepts applications Naples, Florida · EIN 356664423

Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $177,850 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $50,806. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $154,893 the year before.

12% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$106,50039$3.0 million
2024$154,89337$3.5 million
2025$177,85035$4.3 million

How to apply

ContactThe Hanson Family Foundation
3470 Limelight Lane, Whitestown, IN 46075
Phone or email(317) 413-8479
What to submitNo specific form required
RestrictionsMust be a 501 (c)(3) organization

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida17$91,544
Indiana5$61,306
Illinois2$11,000
New York3$3,000
New Jersey1$2,500
Texas2$2,000
Michigan1$2,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Arizona1$1,000
Colorado1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Habitat for Humanity Boone
Zionsville, IN
General Support$50,806
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Naples, FL
General Support$50,471
Alzheimers Association
Chicago, IL
General Support$10,000
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Naples, FL
General Support$10,000
Catholic Faith Appeal
Indianapolis, IN
General Support$5,000
Warrior Homes of Collier County
Naples, FL
General Support$5,000
Warrior Homes of Collier County
Naples, FL
General Support$5,000
Pelican Marsh Charities
Naples, FL
General Support$3,500
Artis-Naples
Naples, FL
General Support$2,500
Autism Speaks
Princeton, NJ
General Support$2,500
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Zionsville, IN
General Support$2,500
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida
Naples, FL
General Support$2,073
Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Detroit, MI
General Support$2,000
Collier County Foundation
Naples, FL
General Support$2,000
Foundation of LCFS
Indianapolis, IN
General Support$2,000
Naples Botanical Gardens
Naples, FL
General Support$2,000
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
New York, NY
General Support$2,000
St Judes Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General Support$2,000
St Matthew's House
Naples, FL
General Support$2,000
Naples Zoo Inc
Naples, FL
General Support$1,500
American Indian College Fund
Denver, CO
General Support$1,000
College Mentors for Kids
Indianapolis, IN
General Support$1,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
General Support$1,000
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy
Naples, FL
General Support$1,000
Guadalupe Center
Naples, FL
General Support$1,000
Habitat for Humanity Collier County
Naples, FL
General Support$1,000
Make a Wish Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
General Support$1,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
General Support$1,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic
Naples, FL
General Support$1,000
Susan G Komen Foundation
Dallas, TX
General Support$1,000
Youth Haven
Naples, FL
General Support$1,000
Gulfshore Playhouse
Naples, FL
General Support$500
Lustgarten Pancreatic California
Uniondale, NY
General Support$500
TechnoServe
Arlington, VA
General Support$500
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn give?

$177,850 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Matthew E Hanson (Trustee), Michael E Hanson (Trustee), Michelle F Hanson (Trustee) and Steven M Hanson (Trustee).

What does Michael E and Jacquelyn Hanson Family Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, housing and homelessness and health.

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