Ben Lauren Memorial Foundation
Private foundation · Gwinn, MI · EIN 85-2563020 · reported 2023–2025
28grants reported
$1,000median award
$350lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$45Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in MI. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
775 N River Dr
Gwinn, MI 49841-9500
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Responders | Marquette, MI | $7,000 |
| Forsyth Township Fire Dpt | Gwinn, MI | $4,740 |
| UP State Fair | Escanaba, MI | $3,572 |
| First Responderscism | Marquette, MI | $3,000 |
| Michigamme Township | Michigamme, MI | $3,000 |
| Forsyth Township Fire Dpt | Gwinn, MI | $2,500 |
| Marquette County Sheriff | Marquette, MI | $2,401 |
| Marquette County Fair | Gwinn, MI | $2,387 |
| Gwinn High School Scholarship | Gwinn, MI | $1,975 |
| Gwinn High School Scholarship | Gwinn, MI | $1,900 |
| Gwinn High School Scholarship | Gwinn, MI | $1,664 |
| Marquette County Police | Marquette, MI | $1,250 |
| Marquette County Police | Marquette, MI | $1,250 |
| Pigs N Heat | Marquette, MI | $1,000 |
| Marquette County Police | Marquette, MI | $1,000 |
| Pigs N Heat | Marquette, MI | $1,000 |
| Pigs N Heat | Marquette, MI | $1,000 |
| Umira | Gwinn, MI | $500 |
| Great Lakes Rodeo | Gwinn, MI | $500 |
| Umira | Gwinn, MI | $500 |
| Umira | Gwinn, MI | $500 |
| Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show | Gladstone, MI | $350 |
| Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show | Gladstone, MI | $350 |
| Lori Brandstrom Livestock Show | Gladstone, MI | $350 |
| UP State Fair | Escanaba, MI | $300 |
| Marquette County Fair | Gwinn, MI | $275 |
| Alger County Fair | Chatham, MI | $180 |
| UP State Fair | Escanaba, MI | $150 |
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