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Bash Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Marquette, Michigan · EIN 383083909

Bash Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Marquette, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,800 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $625 and the largest $5,000. 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 the same as $25,800 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$25,80020$466,525
2024$25,80020$484,640
2025$25,80020$530,798

How to apply

Bash Family Foundation Inc 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 Bash Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan14$17,675
Tennessee1$5,000
Arizona2$1,000
California1$1,000
New York1$625
Pennsylvania1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bark River-Harris School Teacher
Harris, MI
General support$5,000
St Jude Children's Resear
Memphis, TN
General support$5,000
Bay College Foundation
Escanaba, MI
General support$2,500
Bonifas Arts Center
Escanaba, MI
General support$2,000
Friends of Escanaba Libra
Escanaba, MI
General support$2,000
Dig Deep
Los Angeles, CA
General support$1,000
Gladstone High School Boosters
Gladstone, MI
General support$1,000
Up Childern's Museum
Marquette, MI
General support$1,000
Claws and Paws Rescue
West Branch, MI
General support$625
Marquette City Band
Marquette, MI
General support$625
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General support$625
Up Animal Welfare Shelter
Gwinn, MI
General support$625
Greater Green Valley Comm Found
Green Valley, AZ
General support$500
Ogemaw Hills Free Clinic
West Branch, MI
General support$500
Sahuarita Food Bank
Sahuarita, AZ
General support$500
Salvation Army of Escanaba
Escanaba, MI
General support$500
Salvation Army of Marquette
Marquette, MI
General support$500
St Augustine Cemetery
Galeston, PA
General support$500
St Joseph's SVDP Conference
West Branch, MI
General support$500
Up Foster Grand Parent Program
Wells, MI
General support$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bash Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bash Family Foundation Inc give?

$25,800 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $625.

Who runs Bash Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists James D Bash (Pres/Treas) and Theodore A Bash (Vice Pres/Se).

What does Bash Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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