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Apel Foundation

Preselected recipients only Monroe, Michigan · EIN 832574705

Apel Foundation is a private foundation in Monroe, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $121,723 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 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 $120,000 the year before.

0% 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$140,0004$2.8 million
2024$120,0005$3.0 million
2025$121,7235$3.1 million

How to apply

Apel 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

What Apel Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Florida2$50,000
New York1$25,000
Tennessee1$25,000
New Jersey1$21,723

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Shriners Children's
Tampa, FL
General operating funds$25,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General operating funds$25,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General operating funds$25,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
General operating funds$25,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
General operating funds$21,723

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Apel Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Apel Foundation give?

$121,723 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Apel Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Theodore A Williams (President, Secretary).

What does Apel Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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