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Josephine Kleiner Foundation

Preselected recipients only Utica, Michigan · EIN 206370506

Josephine Kleiner Foundation is a private foundation in Utica, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,100 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $3,050 and the largest $4,050. 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 down from $7,220 the year before.

0% 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$6,3003$136,411
2024$7,2203$126,987
2025$6,1002$113,122

How to apply

Josephine Kleiner 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 Josephine Kleiner Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$6,100

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan Opera Theatre
Detroit, MI
General purposes$4,050
Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Detroit, MI
General purposes$2,050

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Josephine Kleiner Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Josephine Kleiner Foundation give?

$6,100 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $3,050.

Who runs Josephine Kleiner Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephanie N Marotta (President), Michael J Smith (Director), Gillian Treier (Director) and David P Sutherland (Director).

What does Josephine Kleiner Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and food and hunger.

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