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Tremble Foundation

Accepts applications Grand Rapids, Michigan · EIN 382869889

Tremble Foundation is a private foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $241,200 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $33,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $245,000 the year before.

71% of its 2024 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$245,00019$2.8 million
2024$241,20021$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactComerica Bank
99 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49502
Phone or email(616) 752-4705
What to submitApplications must be in writing describing nature of requested dollar amt
RestrictionsPreference given to schools churches 501C3 org located in dowagiac mi

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tremble Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan10$76,500
Illinois3$73,000
Indiana3$32,700
California1$25,000
Florida2$23,000
South Dakota1$8,000
Texas1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maestro Cares Foundatio
Chicago, IL
Charitable$33,000
Anthony Rizzo Fmly Foun
Highland Park, IL
Charitable$30,000
Cancer for College
San Diego, CA
Charitable$25,000
Cluver Education Found
Culver, IN
Charitable$22,700
Center for Orangutan
Wauchula, FL
Charitable$13,000
Ascension Borgess Lee
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$10,000
Eli Strong Foundation
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$10,000
It Take A Village
Chicago, IL
Charitable$10,000
Cass County Fair
Cassopolis, MI
Charitable$10,000
Hidden Acres Safe Haven
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$10,000
Octagon Wildllife Sanca
Punta Gorda, FL
Charitable$10,000
Dowagiac Athletic Boost
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$10,000
Am Friends Sch St Jude
Rapid City, SD
Charitable$8,000
United Way of SW Mich
Saint Joseph, MI
Charitable$7,000
Friends of Cass Cnty
Cassopolis, MI
Charitable$7,000
St Agnes Adult Day Serv
Valparaiso, IN
Charitable$5,000
Mi Life in Numbers
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$5,000
Dare to Dream Youth
Fort Wayne, IN
Charitable$5,000
Mairposas Montessori
Dowagiac, MI
Charitable$5,000
Correa Family Foundatio
The Woodlands, TX
Charitable$3,000
Cass County CNL on Agin
Cassopolis, MI
Charitable$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tremble Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Tremble Foundation give?

$241,200 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Tremble Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Comerica (Trustee) and Various Directors (Directors).

What does Tremble Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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