The Richard L and Freda K Flerlage
Maple City, MI · EIN 31-1066269. Reported 89 grants totalling $405,000 to 41 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 Richard L and Freda K Flerlage 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 $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Friends | Newport Beach, CA | $41,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthy Food for All | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Housing | Suttons Bay, MI | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transform Cincinnati (community Shares of Greater Cincinnati) | Cincinnati, OH | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Farm Project Inc | Ithaca, NY | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flow (for Love of Water) | Traverse City, MI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Title Track | Williamsburg, MI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| May We Help | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Soaring Unlimited Haiti | Holt, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doula Access Initiative | Ithaca, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| On the Ground | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| On the Ground Global | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upspring | Cincinnati, OH | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Magdalene Inc (thistle Farm) | Nashville, TN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mentoring Plus | Newport, KY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Renter Equity | Cincinnati, OH | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Matters (opportunity Matters Inc) | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advocacy Center | Ithaca, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buckets of Rain | Empire, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Khuba International Quarter Acre for the People | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lasoupe | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crayons to Computers | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Row By Row | Empire, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Empire Area Community Center-Emergency Fund | Empire, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Out in the Open | Brattleboro, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the Cumberlands (cumberland College) Mountain Outreach | Williamsburg, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success Cincinnati | Norwood, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everybody Vs Racism | Nashville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Community Center | Suttons Bay, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Cincinnati | Loveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madisonville Education & Assistance Center | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life Furniture Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seven Valleys Health Coalition | Mcgraw, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tandana Foundation | Spring Valley, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The East End Adult Education Center | Columbia, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Community Farm Education Center Inc | Williamsburg, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
26 of 41 (63%) 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 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- 100 Friends
TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ASIA STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC. - Title Track
TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THEIR WATER PROTECTORS TRAINING CAMP, FACILITATING RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, WATER PROTECTION AWARENESS IN THE NATURAL WORLD WITH TRAVERSE CITY AREA DISADVANTAGED OR BIPOC TEENAGERS. - On the Ground Global
THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR FEES RELATED TO SPECIALIZED INSTUCTORS TO AID IN TRAINING WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES OF EASTERN CONGO. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES TRAINING IN LITERACY, BASIC MATH, LENDING/LOANING CLUB, BUSINESS TRAINING, LIFE SKILLS, FAMILY VISIONING SESSIONS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS. - Peninsula Housing
TO ASSIST IN HIRING CONSULTNATNS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELPMNET OF A DETAILED BUSINESS PLAN, COMMUNICATION PLAN, BUDGET PROJECTIONS, PROJECT FUNDING MODELS AND OTHER STRATEGIC TOOLS. PENINSULA HOUSING IS RESPONDING TO THE SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. - Flow (for Love of Water)
DEVELOPING A LEGAL ROADMAP TO SHUTTING DOWN LINE 5, PROVIDING CRUCIAL LEGAL & SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE EFFORT TO DECOMMISSION THE DUAL PIPELINES, LOCATED IN OPEN WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES, BY FORCING COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC TRUST LAWS. - 1N5
1N5 WORKS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, AND TEACHERS TO CREATE A CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION FOR EACH SCHOOL'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. TRAINING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTLA ILLNESS AND HOW TO RESPONSE SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY CAN SAVE LIVES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 51 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | $106,500 | $3,750 |
| 2022 | 23 | $114,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $92,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $92,000 | $3,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 31% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 $4,000. 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 Ohio.
- 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 The Richard L and Freda K Flerlage'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: 9020 S Dunns Farm, Maple City, MI, 49664. 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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