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Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation

Accepts applications Homer, Michigan · EIN 453228670

Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation is a private foundation in Homer, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $6,000. 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 $14,500 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14,5005$306,729
2024$14,5005$321,256
2025$20,0006$342,254

How to apply

ContactDennis Anderson
24135 M Drive South, Homer, MI 49345
Phone or email(517) 740-2393
What to submitWritten application is mailed to the foundation explaining the nature of the requesting entity, the charitable purpose of the request and the amount requested.
DeadlinesThere is no specific deadline for submission. Applications for funding are considered as received.
RestrictionsGrants are only considered for tyhe visually impaired or agencies serving the visually impaired.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan6$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Assoc for the Blind & Visually Imp
Grand Rapids, MI
Services for the blind$6,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Rochester Hills, MI
Service dogs$5,000
Mbaa
Kalamazoo, MI
Athletic events/programs$5,000
Univ of Michigan-Kellog Eye Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Eye research & treatment$2,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center
Augusta, MI
Theraputic riding program$1,000
Silver Star Apts Veterans
Battle Creek, MI
Veteran housing$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There is no specific deadline for submission. Applications for funding are considered as received..

How much does Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Dennis Anderson (President), Louise Anderson (Secretary), Steven Anderson (Vice Pres.) and Jeffrey Anderson (Vice Pres.).

What does Sheryl Anderson Gordon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability.

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