Les and Anne Biederman Foundation
Private foundation · Traverse City, MI · EIN 38-2449838 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Les & Ann Biederman Foundation Inc
103grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 103 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $21K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
PO Box 564
Traverse City, MI 49685-0564
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nmc Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 |
| Nmc Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 |
| Nmc Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 |
| Mayo Clinic CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Rochester, MN | $30,000 |
| St Clair Butterfly Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Auburn Hills, MI | $30,000 |
| Mayo Clinic CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Rochester, MN | $30,000 |
| Mayo Clinic CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Rochester, MN | $30,000 |
| Nmc-Scholarships CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $30,000 |
| Food Rescue (goodwill Industries) CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| GT Regional Land Conservancy CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Nmc-Scholarships CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| VFW - Lake Leelanau CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Lake Leelanau, MI | $25,000 |
| Botanic Garden at Historic Barns PK CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| GT Regional Land Conservancy CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Grand Traverse Industries CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Association CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Suttons Bay, MI | $25,000 |
| Mt Holiday Inc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Nmc-Scholarships CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Botanic Garden at Historic Barns PK CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Mt Holiday Inc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Peninsula Township CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Traverse Symphony Orchestra CHARITABLE ACTIVITY | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| GT YMCA CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Single Momm CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 |
| Mt Holiday Inc CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $20,000 |
| Child & Family Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $16,810 |
| Hospice of Michigan CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Association CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Suttons Bay, MI | $15,000 |
| Montana State University CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 |
| Thompsonville Area Revitalization CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Thompsonville, MI | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Association CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Suttons Bay, MI | $15,000 |
| Mid-Michigan Honor Flight CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Mecosta, MI | $15,000 |
| Womens Resource Center CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $13,689 |
| Womens Resource Center CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $12,500 |
| Tbays (youth Soccer) CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $12,100 |
| Child & Family Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $12,000 |
| Traverse Area District Library CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $11,692 |
| Salvation Army CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,500 |
| Salvation Army CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,500 |
| Fife Lake Public Library CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Fife Lake, MI | $10,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Interlochen, MI | $10,000 |
| Mid-Michigan Honor Flight CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Mecosta, MI | $10,000 |
| Old Town Playhouse CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Tart Trails CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Womens Resource Center CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters NW MI CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Great Lakes Children's Museum CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Interlochen, MI | $10,000 |
| Leelanau County Cancer Foundation CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Northport, MI | $10,000 |
| Mid-Michigan Honor Flight CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Mecosta, MI | $10,000 |
| Newton's Road NW CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| The Friendship Community Center CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Suttons Bay, MI | $10,000 |
| Traverse Symphony Orchestra CHARITABLE ACTIVITY | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters NW MI CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Child & Family Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Dream Team CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Great Lakes Children's Museum CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
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