Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI

The Pyle Foundation

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Typical grant size
$150 – $200 – $400
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
41
Repeat grantees
22
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Owen Pyle Jr
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
26.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
142
Total grants awarded
$70K
Total amount
$491
Average grant
$5K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$5K
16 grants
2023
$14K
31 grants
2022
$12K
28 grants
2021
$13K
23 grants
2020
$15K
25 grants
2019
$11K
19 grants

Top recipients

Mackinac Center for Public Policy
6 grants · MI
$13K
Mayflower Congregational Church
4 grants · MI
$13K
6 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$5K
6 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$5K
5 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$4K
4 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$3K
Michigan Shipwreck Research Association
1 grant · MI
$2K
Frederik Meijer Gardens
5 grants · MI
$2K
5 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$2K
3 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$1K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Mackinac Center for Public Policy
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$2K
Frederik Meijer Gardens
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$450
Concord Friends Meeting
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$300
Muskegon Museum of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$300
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$250
George Mason University Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$250
Sweet House Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$250
First Air Force One
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200
American Legion Post 381
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$200
National Park Conservation Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$200
Grand Valley State University
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$150
Yellowstone Forever
GENERAL SUPPORT
MT · TY 2024
$100
Hillsdale College
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$100
Judicial Watch
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$100
Eisenhower Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100
The Heritage Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$50
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$4K
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$2K
Muskegon Museum of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$1K
Salvation Army
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$800
Sweet House Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$500
Mary Free Bed Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$500
Frederik Meijer Gardens
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$450
East Grand Rapids School Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$400
Land Conservancy of West Michigan
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$350
Association for the Blind
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$300
Grand Rapids Symphony
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Aquinas College - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
National Park Conservation Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$200
Skyline Camp & Retreat Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Ferris State University
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Historical Society of Michigan
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Blandford Nature Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Michigan History Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Gerald R Ford Presidential Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Family Promise of Grand Rapids
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$200
Detroit Institute of Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$180
Grand Valley State University
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$150
National Park Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MD · TY 2023
$100
Yellowstone Forever
GENERAL SUPPORT
MT · TY 2023
$100
Judicial Watch
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$100
Houghton County Historical Society
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$100
Tunnel to Tower Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$100
Leadership Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2023
$100
Grass River Natural Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$100
American Pancreatic Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
KS · TY 2023
$100
Yankee Air Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$95
Mayflower Congregational Church
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2022
$3K
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2022
$2K
Salvation Army
GENERAL SUPPORT
MI · TY 2022
$600

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.