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Ramser-Morgan Foundation

Accepts applications Dearborn, Michigan · EIN 383003280

Ramser-Morgan Foundation is a private foundation in Dearborn, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $144,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $11,000 and the largest $21,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $120,000 the year before.

9% 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$93,00010$2.3 million
2024$120,00010$2.4 million
2025$144,00011$2.5 million

How to apply

ContactJohn P Landis
31155 Northwestern Hwy Ste 260, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone or email(248) 246-2215

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ramser-Morgan Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan11$144,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Detroit, MI
Educational purposes$21,000
Salvation Army Eastern Michigan
Southfield, MI
General support$21,000
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, MI
General support$21,000
United Way of Southeast Michigan
Detroit, MI
General support$21,000
Madonna University
Livonia, MI
Educational purposes$11,000
Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit
Dearborn, MI
Unrestricted gift$11,000
St Catherine of Siena Academy
Wixom, MI
Educational purposes$11,000
Vista Maria
Dearborn Heights, MI
Unrestricted gift$9,000
The Youth Connection
Detroit, MI
Charitable purposes$7,000
New Day Foundation for Families
Rochester Hills, MI
General support$6,000
Michigan Thanksgiving Parade
Detroit, MI
Unrestricted gift$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ramser-Morgan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ramser-Morgan Foundation give?

$144,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $11,000.

Who runs Ramser-Morgan Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John P Landis (Treasurer), Steve Milbeck (President) and Michael Obloy (Secretary).

What does Ramser-Morgan Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and education.

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