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Evergreene Foundation

Accepts applications Otsego, Michigan · EIN 382737257

Evergreene Foundation is a private foundation in Otsego, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $95,000 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $82,000 the year before.

5% 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$80,50036$1.8 million
2024$82,00037$2.0 million
2025$95,00037$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactAndrew Cupp
PO Box 328, Otsego, MI 49078
Phone or email(269) 720-4398

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Evergreene Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan36$94,000
Indiana1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Krasl Art Center
St Joseph, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$5,000
Otsego Area Historical Society
Otsego, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$5,000
Benton Harbor Public Library
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Friends of Otsego Public Library
Otsego, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Friends of the Mendon Library
Mendon, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Marcellus Library
Marcellus, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Mendon Community School Foundation
Mendon, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Southwest MI Land Conservancy
Galesburg, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Sturgis Area Community Foundation-Scidmore Park
Sturgis, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Three Rivers Public Library Friends
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Water Street Glassworks
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$4,000
Domestic Sexual Abuse Services St Joseph County
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$3,000
Kairos Dwelling
Kalamazoo, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$3,000
Keystone Place Inc
Centreville, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$3,000
Otsego Public Schools Foundation
Otsego, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$3,000
Beacon Health Foundation
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Benton Harbor Arts Association
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Christian Neighbors
Plainwell, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Culture is Not Optional
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Detroit Dog Rescue
St Clair Shores, MI
Assist IN SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Feeding America West MI Food Bank
Comstock Park, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Ghostlight Productions
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Glen Oaks Community College Foundat
Centreville, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Marcellus Community Food Pantry
Marcellus, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Morton House Museum
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
St Joseph County United Way
Centreville, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Three Rivers Area Mentoring
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Three Rivers Food Site Inc
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Three Rivers Promise
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$2,000
Chef Therapeutic Riding Center
Augusta, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,500
Two Rivers Coalition
Paw Paw, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,500
Apple Farm Community
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000
ARS Arts and Culture Center
Benton Harbor, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000
Carnegie Center for the Arts
Three Rivers, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000
Friends of the St Joseph River Association
South Bend, IN
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000
Southwest MI Symphony Orchestra
St Joseph, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000
Twin City Players
St Joseph, MI
Assist in SW Michigan Communities$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Evergreene Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Evergreene Foundation give?

$95,000 in tax year 2025, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Evergreene Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sharon Cupp (Director), Kathleen Rabbers (Director), Andrew Cupp (Director) and Richard Rabbers (Director).

What does Evergreene Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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