Mariel Foundation
Private foundation · Traverse City, MI · EIN 38-3334050 · reported 2023–2025
81grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
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 6461
Traverse City, MI 49696-6461
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water 1st | Seattle, WA | $135,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $100,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $100,000 |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | $73,550 |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | $72,000 |
| Water 1st | Seattle, WA | $69,138 |
| Water 1st | Seattle, WA | $66,500 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar | Sarasota, FL | $66,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $62,000 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar | Sarasota, FL | $56,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Assoc | Suttons Bay, MI | $55,500 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn | Sanibel, FL | $55,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $55,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Assoc | Suttons Bay, MI | $53,500 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $50,000 |
| Sacred Healing Circle | Florence, AL | $50,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp | Akwesasne, NY | $45,000 |
| Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm | Traverse City, MI | $40,000 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar | Sarasota, FL | $40,000 |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | $38,009 |
| Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm | Traverse City, MI | $37,500 |
| Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp | Akwesasne, NY | $35,000 |
| Michigan Campaign Finance Network | Lansing, MI | $30,789 |
| Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm | Traverse City, MI | $30,750 |
| Lansing Art Gallery | Lansing, MI | $27,000 |
| Michigan Campaign Finance Network | Lansing, MI | $26,114 |
| 20fathoms | Traverse City, MI | $22,500 |
| Kalapa Media | Ocean Shores, WA | $21,000 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn | Sanibel, FL | $20,994 |
| Kalapa Media | Ocean Shores, WA | $20,000 |
| Lansing Art Gallery | Lansing, MI | $20,000 |
| National Writers Series | Traverse City, MI | $19,000 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assista | Santa Monica, CA | $18,985 |
| Inland Seas Education Assoc | Suttons Bay, MI | $17,500 |
| Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp | Akwesasne, NY | $17,500 |
| 20fathoms | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| Discovery Center | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| 20fathoms | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| Discovery Center | Traverse City, MI | $15,000 |
| Partners for World Health | Portland, ME | $14,985 |
| Discovery Pier | Traverse City, MI | $12,500 |
| Reach Studio Art Ctr | Lansing, MI | $10,000 |
| Ripa Ladrang Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Capital Region Community Foundation | Lansing, MI | $10,000 |
| Reach Studio Art Ctr | Lansing, MI | $10,000 |
| Undue Medical Debt | Boston, MA | $9,500 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $7,000 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | $7,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | $6,000 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser | N Traverse City, MI | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Mich College Fdn | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 |
| Para LA Naturaleza | San Juan, PR | $5,000 |
| Glen Arbor Arts Center | Glen Arbor, MI | $5,000 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser | N Traverse City, MI | $5,000 |
| Northwestern Mich College Fdn | Traverse City, MI | $5,000 |
| Reach Studio Art Ctr | Lansing, MI | $5,000 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser | N Traverse City, MI | $5,000 |
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