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Canaan Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only Traverse City, Michigan · EIN 862393974

Canaan Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Traverse City, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $19,352 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,968 and the largest $5,100. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $15,340 the year before.

13% of its 2024 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$15,3408$888,126
2024$19,3528$1.3 million

How to apply

Canaan Foundation Trust 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 Canaan Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan3$11,756
Tennessee1$3,000
Washington1$2,016
Missouri1$1,920
Texas1$440
Florida1$220

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Living Hope Assembly of God
Traverse City, MI
General donation$5,100
House of Prayer
Traverse City, MI
Donation$5,000
Mission Eurasia
Franklin, TN
General donation$3,000
Big Life
Ridgefield, WA
General donation$2,016
Assemblies of God
Springfield, MO
General donation$1,920
Traverse Life Center
Traverse City, MI
General donation$1,656
The Fathers House
Glen Rose, TX
General donation$440
The Garden Worship Center
Belleview, FL
General donation$220

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Canaan Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Canaan Foundation Trust give?

$19,352 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,968.

Who runs Canaan Foundation Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Keith M Nielson (President) and Dana A Crosby (Vice Preside).

What does Canaan Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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