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Fawcett Family Foundation

Accepts applications Rockford, Michigan · EIN 884064997

Fawcett Family Foundation is a private foundation in Rockford, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $33,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$0
2024$00$99,036
2025$33,50013$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactClaire M Fawcett
5780 Arroyo Vista Dr NE, Rockford, MI 49341
Phone or email(616) 446-8402
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsSection 501(c)(3) organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fawcett Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan12$28,500
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$10,000
Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$5,000
Pan Massachusetts Challenge
Needham, MA
General support$5,000
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$2,000
Community Food Club of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$2,000
Kent District Library
Comstock Park, MI
General support$2,000
John Ball Zoo
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$2,000
Literacy Center of West Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$1,000
New Growth Project
Rockford, MI
General support$1,000
Beer City Dog Biscuits
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$1,000
Gracious Grounds
Spring Lake, MI
General support$1,000
Amplify GR
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$1,000
Grand City Show Skiers
Grand Haven, MI
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fawcett Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Fawcett Family Foundation give?

$33,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Fawcett Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Claire M Fawcett (President/Secretary), Kenneth J Fawcett Jr (Treasurer), Hannah Boatwright (Director) and Paige Hayden (Director).

What does Fawcett Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and education.

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