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Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bloomfield Hills, Michigan · EIN 830790644

Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation is a private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In tax year 2023 it gave $17,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $3,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

Alex Thoresen Legacy 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$7,500
Michigan3$5,500
Virginia1$3,000
Wisconsin1$1,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Inova Hospital
Alexandria, VA
Nurses fund for grieving parents$3,000
Petoskey Hs Community Foundation
Petoskey, MI
Various community programs$2,500
Mi Center for Civic Education
Lansing, MI
Education for civic involvment$1,500
Tutoring Chicago
Chicago, IL
Educational tutoring bi lingual$1,500
A Place of Refuge
Detroit, MI
Housing for older foster children$1,500
Center on Halstead
Chicago, IL
After school community center$1,500
Bridge Communities
Glen Ellyn, IL
Community programs-meals$1,500
Culinary Cares
Chicago, IL
Educational nutrition$1,500
Kitchen Possible
Chicago, IL
After school meals program$1,500
Midvale Comm Lutheran Church
Madison, WI
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation give?

$17,000 in tax year 2023, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Kim Thoresen (Cfo).

What does Alex Thoresen Legacy Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and food and hunger.

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