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Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation

Accepts applications Ann Arbor, Michigan · EIN 931247286

Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation is a private foundation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $80,500 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $40,250 and the largest $60,000. 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 $50,000 the year before.

50% 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$30,0001$1.0 million
2024$50,0001$1.1 million
2025$80,5002$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactSue Ann Savas
PO Box 3383, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Phone or email(734) 930-0914
RestrictionsApplicants entering the field of classical music.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$80,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School of Music Theater and Dance of the Univeristy of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Music education$60,000
Far Therapeutic Arts and Recreation
Birmingham, MI
Therapeutic arts and recreation$20,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation give?

$80,500 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $40,250.

Who runs Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Zachary Savas (President) and Sue Ann Savas (Treasurer/Secretary).

What does Sigurd & Jarmila Rislov Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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