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Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation

Accepts applications Pontiac, Michigan · EIN 202709293

Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation is a private foundation in Pontiac, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $17,514 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $250 and the largest $5,164. 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 $11,950 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17,79922$1.0 million
2024$11,95024$978,098
2025$17,51440$934,689

How to apply

ContactCharles Leonard
102 Franklin Blvd, Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone or email(248) 338-3743, leonardmi@aol.com
What to submitEmail or mail
RestrictionsEducation

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan28$14,314
Massachusetts8$2,000
Georgia3$1,000
Mississippi1$200

Grants paid in 2025

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MI
Legal Assistance$5,164
Individual
MI
Hardship$1,200
Individual
MI
Question - Campaign contribution$1,000
Pontiac High School Athletics Dept
Pontiac, MI
Donation$600
Individual
GA
Graduation$500
Individual
MI
Graduation$500
Individual
MI
Graduation$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
GA
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation ck1675$250
Individual
MI
Congrats$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation ck 1678$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
ck 1674$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
Graduation$250
Individual
MI
ck 1673$250
Individual
MI
Medical Supplies$250
Individual
GA
Zoe Education$250
Individual
MA
Scholarship$250
Individual
MI
ck 1676$250
Individual
MA
ck 1697$250
Individual
MI
God Bless$200
Individual
MS
God Bless$200
Individual
MI
God Bless$200
Individual
MI
God Bless$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation give?

$17,514 in tax year 2025, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $250.

Who runs Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists CHARLES LEONARD Jr DIRECTOR (Director).

What does Charles and Demetra Leonard Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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