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Organic Reactions Inc

Preselected recipients only East Lansing, Michigan · EIN 046052299

Organic Reactions Inc is a private foundation in East Lansing, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $29,125 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,625. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $30,625 the year before.

8% of its 2024 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$30,62515$2.8 million
2024$29,12514$3.1 million

How to apply

Organic Reactions Inc 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 Organic Reactions Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to District of Columbia. It also paid $2,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia3$8,125
Michigan2$4,000
Tennessee2$4,000
Alabama1$2,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
North Carolina1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Virginia1$2,000
California1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
DC
Higher chemistry education$4,625
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Ewoc Division of Organic Chem
Washington, DC
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Hope College
Holland, MI
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Penn State University
Universtiy Park, PA
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Queens CollegeHigher chemistry educational$2,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Vanderbilt-Johnston
Nashville, TN
Higher chemistry education$2,000
NC State
Raleigh, NC
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Individual
VA
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Vanderbilt-Townsend
Nashville, TN
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Higher chemistry education$2,000
Doc National Org Symposium
Washington, DC
Higher chemistry education$1,500
International Society Heterocyclic
Irvine, CA
Higher chemistry education$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Organic Reactions Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Organic Reactions Inc give?

$29,125 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Organic Reactions Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Scott Denmark (Bod), Robert E Maleczka (Treasurer), P Andrew Evans (President) and Barry B Snider (Secretary) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Organic Reactions Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and international.

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