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Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation

Accepts applications Troy, Michigan · EIN 383085929

Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation is a private foundation in Troy, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $81,000 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $3,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $84,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$69,00023$1.5 million
2024$84,00028$1.6 million
2025$81,00027$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactStefan Wanczyk Director
13231 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI 48315
Phone or email(248) 764-4500
What to submitObtain application form from Foundation, include official high school transcript and letters of recommendation with application form.
DeadlinesMay 31st
RestrictionsMust have a minimum 2.5 GPA; Must be currently attending a Macomb County (Michigan) area high school; must demonstrate a hardship, which could otherwise prevent college attendance; must be scheduled to attend college full-time beginning the following fall semester.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan27$81,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000
Individual
MI
Educational$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 31st.

How much does Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation give?

$81,000 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Stefan Wanczyk (President), Michael G Cumming (Secretary) and Paul F Rhodes (Treasurer).

What does Homer J van Hollenbeck Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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