Private foundation (trust)EIN 203497950Est. 2005-12
JOHN AND MELISSA BESSE FOUNDATION
WELLS, MI 49894
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$11.9M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$528K
FY 2024
Grants Made
25
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$21K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$300–$340K
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$893K
Total Expenses
$538K
Qualifying Distributions
$528K
Distributable Amount
$571K
Min. Investment Return
$583K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
25 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
6 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
96 grants
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants
Geographic Focus
3 states
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