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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203497950Est. 2005-12

JOHN AND MELISSA BESSE FOUNDATION

WELLS, MI 49894

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total 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

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$893K

Total Expenses

$538K

Qualifying Distributions

$528K

Distributable Amount

$571K

Min. Investment Return

$583K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $5K to maximum $340K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $893K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

96 grants

UP STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
$365K
5 grants
MICHIGAN TECH FD
$340K
1 grant
CITY OF GLADSTONE
$309K
3 grants
FIRE & PUBLIC SAFETY DEPTS
$300K
1 grant
NORTHERN MI UNIV FOUNDATION
$210K
3 grants
DELTA CONSERVATION DISTRICT
$100K
5 grants
TREES FOR TOMORROW
$93K
7 grants
CHASSELL HISTORICAL ORGANIZATION
$55K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants

<$10K
76
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Michigan
$2.2M
98% of total
Wisconsin
$35K
2% of total
Minnesota
$10K
0% of total

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