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Santa Maria Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Rochester Hills, Michigan · EIN 386074753

Santa Maria Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Rochester Hills, Michigan. In tax year 2023 it gave $589,067 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $549,067. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $24,000 the year before.

0% of its 2023 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
2022$24,0006$475,067
2023$589,0675$0

How to apply

Santa Maria Charitable 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 Santa Maria Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan5$589,067

Grants paid in 2023

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary Catholic Central
Monroe, MI
Finanacial aid$549,067
Holy Angels School Foundation
Sturgis, MI
Finanacial aid$20,000
Notre Dame Prep & Marist Academy
Pontiac, MI
Finanacial aid$10,000
Community Foundation for NE Mi
Alpena, MI
Finanacial aid$5,000
Seven Ponds Nature Center
Dryden, MI
Finanacial aid$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Santa Maria Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Santa Maria Charitable Foundation give?

$589,067 in tax year 2023, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Santa Maria Charitable Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists James R Guest (President), Maryanne M Guest (Secretary), David R Guest (Trustee) and Alan J Guest (Trustee).

What does Santa Maria Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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