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Cso Inc

Preselected recipients only Troy, Michigan · EIN 383433075

Cso Inc is a private foundation in Troy, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $99,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $36,500. 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 $143,800 the year before.

8% 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$92,80016$2.7 million
2024$143,80019$2.0 million
2025$99,50013$2.2 million

How to apply

Cso 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 Cso Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan7$71,500
Georgia1$9,000
Missouri1$9,000
Illinois2$5,000
Alaska1$3,000
Minnesota1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Habitat for Humanity
Lapeer, MI
Benevolence$36,500
Atlanta Mission
Atlanta, GA
Benevolence$9,000
Camp Barnabas
Purdy, MO
Benevolence$9,000
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
Detroit, MI
Benevolence$9,000
Lighthouse
Pontiac, MI
Benevolence$9,000
Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team
Clemens, MI
Benevolence$9,000
Revival Tabernacle
Highland Park, MI
Benevolence$5,000
Bridge Communities Inc
Glen Ellyn, IL
Benevolence$3,000
Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center
Anchorage, AK
Benevolence$3,000
All Worthy of Love
Troy, MI
Benevolence$2,000
Breakthrough
Chicago, IL
Benevolence$2,000
Cru Inner City Detroit (Creating Options Together)
Minneapolis, MN
Benevolence$2,000
Youth for Christ
Hazel Park, MI
Benevolence$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cso Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Cso Inc give?

$99,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Cso Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists G Robert Reichenbach (President) and Hemmat Toma (Vice President).

What does Cso Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, faith communities and youth programs.

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