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The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hillsdale, Michigan · EIN 853776141

The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation is a private foundation in Hillsdale, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $111,682 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $6,150 and the largest $30,095. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $65,971 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$56,85516$343,133
2024$65,97112$294,661
2025$111,68214$198,218

How to apply

The Randall and Nancy Guise 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 The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan14$111,682

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Reading Community Schools
Reading, MI
Unmet needsband program$30,095
Jonesville Community Schools
Jonesville, MI
Unmet needs$14,913
North Adams - Jerome Schools
North Adams, MI
Unmet needs& chromebooks$12,814
Waldron District Library
Waldron, MI
Program supplies$10,050
Waldron Area Schools
Waldron, MI
Unmet needs$9,500
Village of Montgomery
Montgomery, MI
Equipment$7,310
Litchfield Community Schools
Litchfield, MI
Unmet needs$7,000
Hillsdale Community Schools
Hillsdale, MI
Unmet needs$5,300
Camden-Frontier Schools
Camden, MI
Unmet needs$4,000
Pittsford Schools
Pittsford, MI
Unmet needs$4,000
Keagan Kares
Jonesville, MI
Program supplies$4,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Hillsdale, MI
Sponsorship$2,000
Hillsdale County Farm Bureau
Hillsdale, MI
Sponsorship$550
Reading Youth Softball and Baseball Assoc
Reading, MI
Golf outing sponsorship$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation give?

$111,682 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $6,150.

Who runs The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists David Pavka (President), Michael Betz (Treasurer), Debra Price (Secretary) and Peter Pavka (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Randall and Nancy Guise Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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