Allen E & Marie a Nickless
Saginaw, MI · EIN 23-7011258. Reported 136 grants totalling $948,053 to 78 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Allen E & Marie a Nickless did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $70,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Harvest | Saginaw, MI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Health Improvement Alliance Inc | Freeland, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Svsu Foundation | University Center, MI | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary Free Bed at Covenant Healthcar | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Free Bed at Covenant Healthcare | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA | Saginaw, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity | Saginaw, MI | $34,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Promise | Saginaw, MI | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frankenmuth Farmer's Market Group | Frankenmuth, MI | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta College Scholarship Foundatio | Saginaw, MI | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delta College Scholarship Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Auburn, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Ward Community Center | Saginaw, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Read Association | Saginaw, MI | $19,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emmaus House | Saginaw, MI | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Hoyt Park | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnership Center | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frankenmuth City Beautification | Frankenmuth, MI | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cmu Medical School | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mid Michigan's Children's Museum | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Covenant Academy | Saginaw, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Bloomfield, MI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child & Family Services | Saginaw, MI | $11,978 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Lorenz Church | Frankenmuth, MI | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Can Council | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frankenmuth Historical Association | Frankenmuth, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankenmuth Women's Club | Frankenmuth, MI | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parishioners on Patrol | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation Stand Up for Children | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw County Veteran's Memorial Plaza | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Major Chords for Minors | Saginaw, MI | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Underground Railroad Inc | Saginaw, MI | $9,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blessed Trinity Church | Frankenmuth, MI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Abuse and Neglect Council | Saginaw, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of America | Saginaw, MI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wickson Memorial Library | Frankenmuth, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frankenmuth Area Fine Arts Council | Frankenmuth, MI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stand Up Award | Saginaw, MI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ashrat Co | Saginaw, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Forensic Examiners | Saginaw, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lead | Midland, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Career Complex | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Spirit Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan School of Engineering | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Well of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Center | Saginaw, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | Bay City, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women of Colors Inc | Saginaw, MI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saginaw County Health Department | Saginaw, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Town Soup Kitchen | Saginaw, MI | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Great Lakes Bay | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pit and Balcony Theatre | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary Free Bed - Autism Center | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Svrc Industries | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saginaw Future | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Arts | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blessed Trinity | Frankenmuth, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way | Saginaw, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frankenmuth Elementary | Frankenmuth, MI | $1,425 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saginaw Choral Society | Saginaw, MI | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 1 Week 1 Street | Saginaw, MI | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buena Vista Community Center | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brunkow School | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Minority Entrepreneurial Enterprise | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Heroes Museum | Frankenmuth, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pride in Saginaw Inc | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Svsu | University Center, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Together Lupus Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
28 of 78 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Frankenmuth Farmer's Market Group
PROVIDE ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL FOOD - Delta College Scholarship Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT - First Ward Community Center
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERV - Saginaw Community Foundation Stand Up for Children
STAND UP FOR CHILDREN PROJECT - Read Association
PROMOTE CHILDHOOD READING - Girl Scouts of America
DELIVERS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $217,600 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $190,903 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $277,750 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $261,800 | $4,200 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Allen E & Marie a Nickless's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5300 Bay Road 100, Saginaw, MI, 48604. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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