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Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation

Accepts applications Frankenmuth, Michigan · EIN 383637097

Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation is a private foundation in Frankenmuth, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,971 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,200 and the largest $14,171. 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 $21,220 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$21,6659$467,259
2024$21,22011$493,430
2025$22,9718$542,124

How to apply

ContactRandy Bierlein
516 S Main St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Phone or email(989) 652-2665
What to submitWritten request stating purpose.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan8$22,971

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Lorenz Church
Frankenmuth, MI
Organization's discretion$14,171
Kettering University
Flint, MI
Scholarship for ryan keinath$2,000
Camp Lu Lay Lea
Lupton, MI
Organizations discretion$1,200
Frankenmuth International Aid Found
Frankenmuth, MI
Organizations discretion$1,200
Crossroads Counseling Ministries
Frankenmuth, MI
Organization's discretion$1,200
Saginaw Habitat for Humanity
Saginaw, MI
Organization's discretion$1,200
Frankenmuth Community Foundation
Frankenmuth, MI
Organization's discretion$1,000
Frankenmuth Little Angels
Frankenmuth, MI
Organization's discretion$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation give?

$22,971 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,200.

Who runs Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert A Loesel (Secretary/Tr), Randall D Bierlein (President), Barbara Bierlein (Vice Preside) and Kyle Bierlein (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Duane & Dorothy Bierlein Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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