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The VombergTrumley Foundation

Accepts applications Okemos, Michigan · EIN 386072845

The VombergTrumley Foundation is a private foundation in Okemos, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $9,000. 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 $33,500 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$33,00010$893,601
2024$33,50011$1.0 million
2025$42,00012$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactThe VombergTrumley Foundation
2375 Woodlake Dr Ste 380, Okemos, MI 48864
Phone or email(517) 908-0900
What to submit, restrictionsAvailable upon request
DeadlinesDecember 1 of HS senior year

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The VombergTrumley Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan10$40,000
Indiana1$2,000
New Hampshire1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Educational assistance$9,000
University of Olivet
Olivet, MI
Educational assistance$6,000
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
Educational assistance$5,000
Michigan Tech University
Houghton, MI
Educational assistance$5,000
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, MI
Educational assistance$4,000
Central Michigan University
Mt Pleasant, MI
Educational Assistance$3,000
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
Educational assistance$2,000
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Educational assistance$2,000
Great Lakes Christian College
Lansing, MI
Educational assistance$2,000
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
Educational assistance$2,000
Trine University
Angola, IN
Educational assistance$2,000
Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Educational assistance$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The VombergTrumley Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 1 of HS senior year.

How much does The VombergTrumley Foundation give?

$42,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The VombergTrumley Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard L Trumley (President Emeritus), Gary C Rogers (President), Thomas Blesch (Trustee) and Dean Winnie (Secretary/Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The VombergTrumley Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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