Lilian and Earl Bettinger Char TR
Private foundation · Detroit, MI · EIN 86-6708073 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Lilian E and Earl A Bettinger Charitable
29grants reported
$66Kmedian award
$33Klower quartile
$3,000smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $294K 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 75000
Detroit, MI 48275-7874
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 113 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Community Fndn Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tyron, NC | $171,825 |
| The American Red Cross SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $103,095 |
| Carolina Foothills Foundation SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Forest City, NC | $103,095 |
| New Direction Ministries SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Blowing Rock, NC | $103,095 |
| Polk County Community Fndn Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tyron, NC | $99,024 |
| The American Red Cross SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $99,024 |
| Hospice of Carolina Foothills SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Forest City, NC | $99,024 |
| New Direction Ministries SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Blowing Rock, NC | $99,024 |
| The American Red Cross SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $93,064 |
| Mystery Writers of America SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $91,826 |
| Polk County Community Fndn Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tyron, NC | $91,826 |
| Hospice of Carolina Foothills SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Forest City, NC | $91,826 |
| New Direction Ministries SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Blowing Rock, NC | $91,826 |
| Doctors Without Boarders SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $68,730 |
| Doctors Without Boarders SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $66,016 |
| Friends of Polk County Library SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Columbus, NC | $66,016 |
| Friends of Polk County Library SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Columbus, NC | $61,218 |
| Mystery Writers of America SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $34,365 |
| Wounded Warriors Project SUPPORT FOR DAILY OPERATION | Jacksonville, FL | $34,365 |
| Lanier Library Association SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tryon, NC | $34,365 |
| Foothills Humane Society Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Columbus, NC | $34,365 |
| Mystery Writers of America SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | New York, NY | $33,008 |
| Wounded Warriors Project SUPPORT FOR DAILY OPERATION | Jacksonville, FL | $33,008 |
| Lanier Library Association SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tryon, NC | $33,008 |
| Foothills Humane Society Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Columbus, NC | $33,008 |
| Wounded Warriors Project SUPPORT FOR DAILY OPERATION | Jacksonville, FL | $30,609 |
| Lanier Library Association SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Tryon, NC | $30,609 |
| Foothills Humane Society Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Columbus, NC | $30,609 |
| University of North Carolina SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 |
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