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Geoinge Foundation

Preselected recipients only Canton, Michigan · EIN 843633389

Geoinge Foundation is a private foundation in Canton, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $160,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $150,000 the year before.

19% 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$140,00014$2.8 million
2024$150,00014$2.9 million
2025$160,00016$3.0 million

How to apply

Geoinge Foundation 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 Geoinge Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan12$120,000
Arizona1$10,000
Connecticut1$10,000
Hawaii1$10,000
Tennessee1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brick Giving Committee
Ypsilanti, MI
General support$10,000
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Educational programs$10,000
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, MI
Art education$10,000
Detroit Opera
Detroit, MI
Provide cultural enrichment programs for the diverse audiences and communities it serves$10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit, MI
Inspire individuals, families and communitites through musical experiences$10,000
Detroit Zoo
Royal Oak, MI
Wildlife conservation$10,000
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Educational programs$10,000
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Religious education$10,000
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Music appreciation$10,000
Humane Society of Monroe County
Monroe, MI
General support$10,000
Northern Arizona Healthcare
Flagstaff, AZ
General support$10,000
Oasis of Hope
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$10,000
Pacific Whale Foundation
Wailuku, HI
Conducts research, education and conservation programs for the communities in which it serves dedicated to saving the world's whales from extinction$10,000
Potter Park Zoological Society
Lansing, MI
General support$10,000
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
General support$10,000
St Jude's Children Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Geoinge Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Geoinge Foundation give?

$160,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Geoinge Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Christopher C Vincent (President, Treasurer), John Degrandis IV (Vice President, Secretary), Jane Vincent (Director) and Angela Paulson (Director).

What does Geoinge Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and animals.

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