Marzke Family Foundation
Private foundation · St Joseph, MI · EIN 38-3584852 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Marzke Family Foundation
107grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$191Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 107 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K 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 123
St Joseph, MI 49085-0123
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Berrien County Trails LAKESHORE TRAIL PROJECT | Benton Harbor, MI | $10,000 |
| YMCA - Benton Harbor - St Joseph YMCA DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $10,000 |
| YMCA - Benton Harbor - St Joseph YMCA DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $5,000 |
| Readiness Center GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $5,000 |
| Lake Michigan Catholic Schools GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $5,000 |
| Twin City Area Catholic School Fund (lmc School Fund) DONATION TO LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Benton Harbor, MI | $5,000 |
| Twin City Area Catholic School Fund (lmc School Fund) DONATION TO LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Benton Harbor, MI | $5,000 |
| YMCA - Benton Harbor - St Joseph YMCA DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $5,000 |
| Therapeutic Equestrian Center GENERAL DONATION | Niles, MI | $4,000 |
| Readiness Center GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $4,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging GENERAL DONATION | Grand Rapids, MI | $4,000 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School HOLE SPONSOR | St Joseph, MI | $3,500 |
| Curious Kids Museum GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $3,100 |
| Lory's Place REFLECTIONS DINNER AND WALK SPONSOR | St Joseph, MI | $3,000 |
| Catholic Community Center FELLOWSHIP | Benton Harbor, MI | $3,000 |
| Readiness Center GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $3,000 |
| Catholic Community Center FELLOWSHIP | Benton Harbor, MI | $3,000 |
| Friends of Berrien County Trails LAKESHORE TRAIL PROJECT | Benton Harbor, MI | $3,000 |
| Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Recovery & Wellness Center GENERAL DONATION | Berrien Center, MI | $2,500 |
| The Soup Kitchen FEED THE HUNGRY | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,500 |
| Curious Kids Museum GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,500 |
| The Soup Kitchen FEED THE HUNGRY | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,500 |
| Curious Kids Museum GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,500 |
| Lake Michigan Catholic Schools GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,500 |
| Humane Society of SW Michigan ANIMAL ASSISTANCE | St Joseph, MI | $2,500 |
| St Joseph Catholic Parish GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Therapeutic Equestrian Center GENERAL DONATION | Niles, MI | $2,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging GENERAL DONATION | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 |
| Birthright of St Joseph COUNSELING SERVICES | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Berrien Community Foundation BACKPACKS FOR KIDS | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Humane Society of SW Michigan ANIMAL ASSISTANCE | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Birthright of St Joseph COUNSELING SERVICES | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Catholic Community Center FELLOWSHIP | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Lory's Place REFLECTIONS DINNER AND WALK SPONSOR | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| St Joseph Catholic Parish GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| The Soup Kitchen FEED THE HUNGRY | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,000 |
| Therapeutic Equestrian Center GENERAL DONATION | Niles, MI | $2,000 |
| Corewell Health HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 |
| Lory's Place REFLECTIONS DINNER AND WALK SPONSOR | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Berrien Community Foundation BACKPACKS FOR KIDS | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Berrien County Cancer Service GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Birthright of St Joseph COUNSELING SERVICES | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| St Joseph Catholic Parish GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $2,000 |
| Caring Connection Auxiliary ICE CREAM SOCIAL | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,200 |
| Michigan Colleges Alliance | Southfield, MI | $1,000 |
| Sacred Heart Academy Foundation | Mt Pleasant, MI | $1,000 |
| St Joseph Junior Foundation SAILING EDUCATION | St Joseph, MI | $1,000 |
| Corewell Health HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000 |
| Casa of SW Michigan GENRAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,000 |
| Ghostlight Productions GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,000 |
| First Tee of Benton Harbor GENERAL DONATION | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,000 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Jupiter, FL | $1,000 |
| Berrien County Cancer Service GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $1,000 |
| Box Factory for the Arts GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $1,000 |
| St Josephmaud Preston Library GENERAL DONATION | St Joseph, MI | $1,000 |
| Andrews Academy CAMILLE R WARREN FUND | Berrien Springs, MI | $1,000 |
| Sarett Nature Center ANNUAL FALL DINNER | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,000 |
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