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Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Milford, Michigan · EIN 237444484

Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Milford, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,350 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $13,600 the year before.

38% 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
2023$14,2508$288,170
2024$13,6007$312,477
2025$15,3508$334,105

How to apply

ContactJean Lakin
1320 Stetlane, Milford, MI 48381
Phone or email(248) 701-7874
What to submitLetter form - no formal application

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan6$9,750
New York1$5,000
Ohio1$600

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Core Theatre Group
Warwick, NY
General operations$5,000
Frankenmuth Wickson District Library
Frankenmuth, MI
Mossner study renovation$5,000
Grosse Pointe Community Chorus
Grosse Pointe, MI
Choral program$1,250
Michigan's Own Military Museum
Frankenmuth, MI
Remember mi service men & women$1,000
Barn Theater
Augusta, MI
General operations$1,000
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
General operations$1,000
Ohio Northern University Angel for the Arts
Ada, OH
Angel for the arts$600
Lions Club
Frankenmuth, MI
Operations$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation give?

$15,350 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jean Lakin (Trustee), Paula K Schrek (Trustee), Eric Lakin (Trustee) and Paul Schrek (Trustee).

What does Arno & Caroline Mossner Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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