Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc
Milford, MI · EIN 38-2619845. Reported 243 grants totalling $19.4M to 123 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $700 and the largest $1,500,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $1,726,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hilsdale, MI | $1,273,750 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cairn University | Langhorne, PA | $1,262,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwood University | Midland, MI | $1,150,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eton Academy | Birmingham, MI | $867,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| John M Ashbrook Center | Ashland, OH | $825,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oakdale Academy | Waterford, MI | $765,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patrick Heny College | Purcellville, VA | $625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Russell Kirk Center | Mecosta, MI | $612,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spring Hill Camps | Evert, MI | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intercollegiate Stud Inst | Wilmington, DE | $532,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concordia Seminary | St Louis, MO | $500,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Special Ed Ministies | Farmington Hills, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Matthew Lutheran | Walled Lake, MI | $446,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Lutheran School | Eastpointe, MI | $382,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| New City Kids | Detroit, MI | $381,200 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Savior Eveng Lutheran | Hartland, MI | $347,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harmel Academy | Grand Rapids, MI | $330,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Paul's Ev Lutheran | Chicago, IL | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $273,750 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Highland Christian | Milford, MI | $251,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of Gilert Keith Chesterton | Hopkins, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chciago Hope Adademy | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey | Detroit, MI | $225,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loyola High School | Detroit, MI | $225,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws With a Cause | Wayland, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mackinaw Cntr for Public Policy | Midland, MI | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Catherine of Siena | Wixom, MI | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lutheran High Schol Association | Rochester Hills, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Augustine | Ann Arbor, MI | $124,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Special Ed Ministries | Farmington Hills, MI | $120,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Hope Academy | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intercollegiate Studies | Wilmington, DE | $97,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Highland Christian Academy | Milford, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chciago Hope Academy | Chicago, IL | $87,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chesterton Academy | Clinton Twp, MI | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | Pontiac, MI | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul Pontiac | Pontiac, MI | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Spec Ed Ministries | Ann Arbor, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Detroit, MI | $76,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concordia University | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leader Dog for the Blind | Rochester, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Shephard | Birmingham, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The King's College | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conc Theological Seminary | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peters Lutheran School | Eastpointe, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Savior Lutheran School | Hartland, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family of God Lutheran Church | Detroit, MI | $58,600 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Matthew Lutheran School | Walled Lake, MI | $58,500 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Kings College | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chesteron Academy | Clinton Twp, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia University | Mequon, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| English District | Farmington, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| English District Lcms | Farmington Hills, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John M Ash Center | Ashland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John M Ashbrock Center | Ashland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John M Ashbrook Cntr | Ashland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| June Buchanan School | Pippa Passes, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leader Dog | Rochester, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mt Hope | Casper, WY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Powers High | Flint, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springhill Camps | Evart, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Peter's Lutheran | Eastpoint, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The John M Ashbrook | Ashland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The June Buchanan Schol | Pippa Passes, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World News Group | Ashville, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patrick Henry College | Purcelleville, VA | $47,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Roeper School | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Paul Ev Lutheran School | Chicago, IL | $44,800 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family of God | Detroit, MI | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missio Seminary | Philadelphia, PA | $42,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Catherine of Sienna | Wixom, MI | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys Hopegirls Hope | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican Lit Cntr | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mackinaw Center | Midland, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Savior Ev Lutheran School | Hartland, MI | $28,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Augustine's Hep | Ann Arbor, MI | $26,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashlaand University | Ashland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Hope Grils Hope | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Journey Lutheran Chruch | Oxford, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church | Hartland, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Catholic School | Mandan, ND | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul's Ev Lutheran School | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mackinaw Cntr for Pulbic Policy | Midland, MI | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Savior Luthern Church | Hartland, MI | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Spec Ed Min | Farmington Hills, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Life of Mi | Lansing, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Luke N E W Life | Flint, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Luke Ne W Life | Flint, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke New Life | Flint, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Hghland Christian Academy | Milford, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Pauls Ev Lutheran School | Chicago, IL | $19,800 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Catherine of Sienna Academy | Wixom, MI | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul's Ec Lutheran Church & School | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adrian Rae Lit Cntr | Adrian, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Saints Lit Cntr | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| At Augustines | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carin University | Langhorne, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia Theol Seminary | Ft Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concordia Theological | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Augustine Hep | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Russel Kirk Center | Mecosta, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Russell Kirk Cntr | Mecosta, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America's Future Found | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| America's Future Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Siena Lit Cntr | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adrian Lit Cntr | Adrian, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amer Future Found | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Siena Lit Centr | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highlaand White Lake Bus Assoc | Highland, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highland-White Lake Bus Assoc | Highland, MI | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Curtin Martin Iiisiena Hdts University | Adrian, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curtis Martin III | Adrian, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Philanthrops Roundtable | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul's Ev Lutheran Church & School | Chicago, IL | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mark's Lutheran | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
38 of 123 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 39%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 71 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 | 100 | $3,303,440 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 98 | $4,681,750 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $11.4M | $124,000 |
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
58% 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 $25,000. 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 Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). 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: 2896 Wildemere Drive, Milford, MI, 48380. 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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