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Bernard J and Camille Cebelak Foundation

Preselected recipients only Stanwood, Michigan · EIN 382641979

Bernard J and Camille Cebelak Foundation is a private foundation in Stanwood, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $650,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 down from $1.5 million 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$1.2 million15$9.1 million
2024$1.5 million15$8.2 million
2025$650,0005$8.3 million

How to apply

Bernard J and Camille Cebelak 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan5$650,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Acts Xxix
Detroit, MI
General$250,000
Alpha Women's Center
Grand Rapids, MI
General$200,000
Christmas Outreach of Isabella County
Mount Pleasant, MI
General$100,000
Reach the Forgotten Jail Ministry
Grand Rapids, MI
General$50,000
St Thomas the Apostle
Grand Rapids, MI
General$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bernard J and Camille Cebelak Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bernard J and Camille Cebelak Foundation give?

$650,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Bernard J and Camille Cebelak Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joseph M Sweeney (Assistant Secretary, Trust), Michael J Muraski (President, Trustee), Suzanne Singel (Trustee) and Judy Siekman (Secretary, Trustee).

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