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August Lilja Family Memorial Fund

Accepts applications Marquette, Michigan · EIN 386648816

August Lilja Family Memorial Fund is a private foundation in Marquette, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $18,695 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $9,348 and the largest $14,073. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $21,008 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$21,2753$411,942
2024$21,0084$422,549
2025$18,6952$435,971

How to apply

ContactHeidi Reddinger
101 S Hemlock St, Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Phone or email(906) 221-0662
What to submitNo standard form for written request
RestrictionsTrustee's discretion

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What August Lilja Family Memorial Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$18,695

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cemetery Project
Iron Mountain, MI
Beautification of cemetery$14,073
City Park Projects
Iron Mountain, MI
Beautification of iron mountain city park$4,622

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does August Lilja Family Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does August Lilja Family Memorial Fund give?

$18,695 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $9,348.

Who runs August Lilja Family Memorial Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists First Bank of Upper Michigan (Trustee).

What does August Lilja Family Memorial Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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