William R Lathers Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Mears, MI · EIN 26-6337639 · reported 2021–2025
68grants reported
$4,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$460smallest grant
$368Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 68 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $19K 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 150
Mears, MI 49436-0150
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oceana County Communication DONOR ADVISED FUND | Pentwater, MI | $50,000 |
| Shelby Public Schools | Shelby, MI | $11,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy MUSEUM COMPLEX - GARDEN & TREE RENOV | Hart, MI | $10,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy GENERAL FUND DONATION | Hart, MI | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| Hart Community Performing Arts | Hart, MI | $10,000 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Dept of Development | Rochester, MN | $10,000 |
| Mears United Methodist Church | Mears, MI | $10,000 |
| Oceana County Cedar Point Project | Hart, MI | $10,000 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospi | Memphis, TN | $10,000 |
| Well House | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Feeding America | Comstock Park, MI | $10,000 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Rogel Cancer Center PATIENT MELANOMA FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy OLD TOWN HALL HEATING PROPOSAL | Hart, MI | $7,000 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $6,000 |
| Oceana County ADA PICNIC AREA | Hart, MI | $6,000 |
| Feeding America | Comstock Park, MI | $6,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy MUSEUM RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS | Hart, MI | $5,000 |
| Love Inc CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Shelby, MI | $5,000 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Ludington Animal Friends | Ludington, MI | $5,000 |
| Nokomos Cultural Heritage Center | Okemos, MI | $5,000 |
| Rogel Cancer Center PATIENT MELANOMA FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 |
| Stony Creek Therapeutic | New Era, MI | $5,000 |
| Alzheimers Association | Okemos, MI | $5,000 |
| Ladder Community Center | Shelby, MI | $5,000 |
| Momentum Center | Grand Haven, MI | $5,000 |
| Muskegon Civic Theater | Muskegon, MI | $5,000 |
| Oceana Mason County Inmate | Hart, MI | $5,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy PLAQUE FOR MUSEUM | Hart, MI | $4,000 |
| Salvation Army | Ludington, MI | $4,000 |
| Oceana Mason County Inmate | Hart, MI | $4,000 |
| Harbor Hospice Foundation | Muskegon, MI | $4,000 |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | $4,000 |
| The Playhouse at White Lake | Whitehall, MI | $4,000 |
| Ludington Schools Resource Center | Ludington, MI | $3,000 |
| Muskegon Rescue Mission | Muskegon, MI | $3,000 |
| University of Michigan MELANOMA PATIENT CLINICAL FD | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,000 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $3,000 |
| Oceana County Cedar Point Project | Hart, MI | $3,000 |
| Ladder Community Center | Shelby, MI | $3,000 |
| Community Found of Mason County LAKESHORE FOOD FOR KIDS | Ludington, MI | $3,000 |
| De'gage Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,000 |
| Household Hazardous Waste | Scottville, MI | $3,000 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $3,000 |
| Ludington Schools Resource Center | Ludington, MI | $3,000 |
| Paws for A Cause | Wayland, MI | $3,000 |
| Well House | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,000 |
| Oceana Mason County Inmate | Hart, MI | $2,500 |
| Community Found of Mason County LAKESHORE FOOD FOR KIDS | Ludington, MI | $2,500 |
| Community Found of Mason County LUDINGTON AREA RESOURCE CENTER | Ludington, MI | $2,500 |
| De'gage Ministries MINISTRY | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 |
| Muskegon Rescue Mission | Muskegon, MI | $2,000 |
| Well House | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 |
| De'gage Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagertown, MD | $2,000 |
| Arklight Ministries | Hart, MI | $2,000 |
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