Edward J Sackerson Charitable
Escanaba, MI · EIN 38-3351811. Reported 205 grants totalling $1,963,760 to 79 recipients 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. Edward J Sackerson Charitable 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $354,712. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Name Catholic School | Escanaba, MI | $1,079,244 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Escanaba, MI | $65,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society Escanaba | Escanaba, MI | $65,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joseph & St Patrick Church | Escanaba, MI | $42,958 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Josephst Patrick Parish | Escanaba, MI | $35,532 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of the Up | Escanaba, MI | $30,000 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delta County Cancer Alliance | Escanaba, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Action Agency | Escanaba, MI | $27,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Osf Healthcare St Francis Hospital | Escanaba, MI | $26,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics of Delta County | Norway, MI | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta Animal Shelter | Escanaba, MI | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula | Escanaba, MI | $22,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lakestate Industries | Escanaba, MI | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elks Major Projects | Escanaba, MI | $19,624 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Services of Delta County | Escanaba, MI | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wells Lions Club | Wells, MI | $18,402 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bark River-Harris Public Schools | Harris, MI | $18,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Escanaba American Legion Baseball | Escanaba, MI | $18,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency | Escanaba, MI | $18,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Learning Center | Escanaba, MI | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bay Cliff Health Camp | Big Bay, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Up Honor Flight | Gladstone, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William Bonifas Fine Arts Center | Escanaba, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Gladstone, MI | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Escanaba Library | Escanaba, MI | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Escanaba Area Public Schools | Escanaba, MI | $13,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways Community Mental Health | Marquette, MI | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Escanaba City Band | Escanaba, MI | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bark River Lions | Bark River, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | Escanaba, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Department of Health&human Services | Escanaba, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Escanaba Area Figure Skating Club | Escanaba, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Escanaba Rotary Club | Escanaba, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tri County Safe Harbor | Escanaba, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wnmu Tv PBS | Marquette, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Gladstone, MI | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Escanaba Youth Wrestling Club | Escanaba, MI | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Toys for Tots | Escanaba, MI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Lights YMCA Delta County | Escanaba, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Masonville Township Fire Department | Rapid River, MI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esky Band Boosters | Escanaba, MI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Osf St Francis Hospital | Escanaba, MI | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Unlimited Delta County | Escanaba, MI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for the Upper Peninsula | Escanaba, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knights of Columbus Council #640 Escanaba | Escanaba, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Gladstone Public Library | Gladstone, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frinds of Gladstone Public Library | Gladstone, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bays Lakes Council - Boy Scouts | Munising, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delta County Ricc | Escanaba, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eskymo Fan Club | Escanaba, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gladstone Library | Gladstone, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | Escanaba, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delta County 4H | Escanaba, MI | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bark River American Legion Baseball | Bark River, MI | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Escanaba High School Baseball Boost | Escanaba, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts-Northwestern Greatlakes | Appleton, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gladstone American Legion Baseball | Gladstone, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gladstone Area Pickleball | Rapid River, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation - Bays De Noc Gobblers Chapter | Escanaba, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Great Lakes Sports & Rec Club | Escanaba, MI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mid Delta Beef | Escanaba, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teaching Family Homes of the Up | Marquette, MI | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bays Lakes Council - Boy Scouts of America | Munising, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clear Lake Education Center | Escanaba, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delta-Menominee Heart of the North Lions | Bark River, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delta-Menominee Heart of the Northl | Bark River, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Escanaba Area JR Hockey Association | Escanaba, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes | Appleton, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gladstone Area Public Schools | Gladstone, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gladstone High School Baseball Boosters | Gladstone, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Up Foster Closet | Escanaba, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Escanaba Township Fire Department | Gladstone, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts-Delta Bay Area | Appleton, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Sports & Recreation Club | Escanaba, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Escanaba, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Escanaba Rotary Trust | Escanaba, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Escanaba Twsp Fire Department | Gladstone, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gladstone Public Library | Gladstone, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus | Gladstone, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
52 of 79 (66%) 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 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Community Foundation of the Up
YOUTH EMPOWERING SERVICES - Department of Health&human Services
GIFTS FOR NEEDY KIDS & ELDERLY - Department of Health and Human Services
SUMMER SUPPLIES FOR NEEDY CHILDREN AND GIFTS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS - Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula
UPPER PENINSULA STATE FAIR - Community Action Agency
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM - Gladstone Area Public Schools
GAS INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 45 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $243,352 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 59 | $644,932 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $542,420 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 50 | $533,056 | $4,250 |
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
100% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Edward J Sackerson Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1921 3RD Avenue North, Escanaba, MI, 49829. 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.
EIN 38-3351811 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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