The Art and Mary Schmuckal Family
Traverse City, MI · EIN 38-3498264. Reported 141 grants totalling $1,797,050 to 88 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. The Art and Mary Schmuckal Family 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 $4,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Healthcare Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's of Hannah | Kingsly, MI | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tart Trails | Traverse City, MI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nmc Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Fife Lake Public Library | Fife Lake, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Bay YMCA | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Old Town Playhouse Inc | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Services | Traverse City, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Gt | Lansing, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Rock of Kingsley | Kingsly, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Norte Youth Cycling | Traverse City, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry | Williamsburg, MI | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Elk Rapids District Library | Elk Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thompsonville Area Revitalization Project | Thompsonville, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region | Traverse City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seeds Ecology & Education Center | Traverse City, MI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails Inc | Traverse City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Generations Ahead | Traverse City, MI | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Conservation District | Traverse City, MI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mt Holiday Inc | Traverse City, MI | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Area Catholic School | Traverse City, MI | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Suttons Bay, MI | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benzie Senior Resources | Honor, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Greenville, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Human Services | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Children Museum | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leelanau County Cancer Foundation | Northport, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michael's Place | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Mi Community Action | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Traverse City Curling Club | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benzie Area Christian Neighbor | Benzonia, MI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Traverse City, MI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legacy Aviation | Traverse City, MI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Legacy Art Park | Thompsonville, MI | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association | Traverse City, MI | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Addiction Treatment Services | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boots for Kids | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Botanical Garden Society of Nw Michigan | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discalced Carmelite Nuns | Iron Mountain, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Episcapol Church | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Traverse Bay Alliance | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Thy Neighbor - Gt | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid-Michigan Honor Flight Inc | Mecosta, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Writers Series of Traverse City | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Peacebuilders | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom Summit Adventures | Grand Rapids, MI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Traverse City Corps | Traverse City, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Traverse City Area Public Schools | Traverse City, MI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Leelanau St Mary's School | Lake Leelanau, MI | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore | Grand Rapids, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Dream Team of Northern Mi | Traverse City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council of Michigan Foundation | Grand Haven, MI | $5,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Southfield, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benzie Area Christian Neighbors | Benzonia, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cognition Service Center | Beulah, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glen Arbor Arts Center | Glen Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hoop's Pet Food Pantry | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paraklesis Inc Dba Peace Ranch | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Township | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Power Book Bags | Suttons Bay, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Step Up Northern Michigan | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Traverse Bay Area Youth Soccer | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Nw Mi | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| VFW Post 1518 Gaylord | Gaylord, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center Grand Traverse | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center of Gr | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Traverse Men's Shed | Traverse City, MI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of W Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 217 Recovery | Traverse City, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crystal Community Ski Club | Thompsonville, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dolly Parton Imagination Library Grand Traverse Region | Traverse City, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Community Center | Suttons Bay, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Traverse City Bulldog Athletic Association | Lake Leelanau, MI | $2,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crooked Tree Arts Council | Petoskey, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Food Coalition | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Clair Butterfly Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cherryland Humane Society | Traverse City, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics of Mi | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tcaps - Long Lake Elementary School | Traverse City, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mi Music Scholarship Fund | Traverse City, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
33 of 88 (38%) 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 45%, 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.
- Munson Healthcare Foundation
SECOND PAYMENT OF A 5-YEAR MULTI-YEAR AWARD - Northwestern Michigan College Foundation
FOURTH PAYMENT OF 5-YEAR MULTI-YEAR AWARD - Nmc Foundation
GRANT FOR TIMOTHY NELSON INNOVATIVE CENTER - Tart Trails
TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE MILE TRAIL - Friends of Fife Lake Public Library
TWO-STORY ADDITION TO ENHANCE CAPACITY - Old Town Playhouse Inc
UPGRADE OF MARY SCHMUCKAL THEATRE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $385,900 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $443,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $445,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $523,150 | $6,400 |
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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Art and Mary Schmuckal Family'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: Po Box 5745, Traverse City, MI, 49696. 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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