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Goerlich Family Foundation

Accepts applications Holland, Ohio · EIN 340970919

Goerlich Family Foundation is a private foundation in Holland, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $93,800 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $17,000. 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 $79,750 the year before.

30% 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$91,85025$1.8 million
2024$79,75025$1.9 million
2025$93,80030$2.1 million

How to apply

ContactTrust Company Family Office
1630 Timberwolf Drive, Holland, OH 43528
Phone or email(419) 491-1280
What to submitSend request in writing specifying purpose for request and proof of charitable status.
DeadlinesJune 30th

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Goerlich Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan4$27,000
Florida7$16,600
Ohio12$13,000
North Carolina1$13,000
New York2$9,200
Indiana1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000
New Jersey1$4,000
Vermont1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
General support$17,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Chapel Hill, NC
General support$13,000
University of Miami Hemophilia Treatment
Plantation, FL
General support$9,000
National Bleeding Disorders Fdn
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$9,000
Automotive Hall of Fame
Dearborn, MI
Charitable contributio$8,000
University of Toledo Foundation
Toledo, OH
Contribution$5,000
Hollins University Inst Advancement
Roanoke, VA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Culver Military Academy Culver Academies #153
Culver, IN
Charitable contributions$5,000
Congregation Zichrone Binyamin
Lakewood, NJ
General support$4,000
Chabad House Jewish Palm Beach Jewish Center
Palm Beach, FL
General support$3,000
Sight Center of NW Ohio Aka Toledo Society for the Blind
Toledo, OH
General support$2,000
Captains for Clean Water
Fort Myers, FL
Program support$2,000
Bedford Public Schools Development Office
Temperance, MI
Charitable contribution$1,500
Wgte Public Media
Toledo, OH
Charitable contribution$1,000
St Thomas Moore Catholic Church
Boynton, FL
Charitable contribution$1,000
Eatwell Cafe Toledo Public Library
Toledo, OH
Charitable contribution$1,000
Uvm Foundation
Burlington, VT
Charitable contribution$1,000
Area Performance Gallery Aka Area Stage Company
Coral Gables, FL
General support$600
St John Jesuit High School
Toledo, OH
General support$500
Elara Caring Hospice Fdn
Jackson, MI
Charitable contribution$500
Sauder Village Foundation
Archbold, OH
General support$500
Leadership Toledo
Toledo, OH
General support$500
Humane Ohio
Toledo, OH
Funding clinic to$500
Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Sylvania, OH
General support$500
Toledo Area Humane Society
Maumee, OH
General support$500
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, OH
General support$500
Toledo Zoo
Toledo, OH
General support$500
Leaders in Furthering Education Inc
Manalapan, FL
For the lady in red gala.$500
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
Charitable contribution$500
Humane Society of New York
New York, NY
General support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Goerlich Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30th.

How much does Goerlich Family Foundation give?

$93,800 in tax year 2025, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Goerlich Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sandrea Sue Goerlich Alexander (Trustee), Braddock James Alexander (Board Member) and A P Alexander (Board Member).

What does Goerlich Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and animals.

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