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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383384888Est. 1998-01

THE WJ AND LILLIAN KEMLER FOUNDATION

TROY, MI 48084

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$75K

FY 2022

Grants Made

10

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$2K–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The foundation accomplishes its charitable purposes solely through a program of making charitable gifts and grants and does not conduct any direct charitable activities or programs

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$95K

Total Expenses

$95K

Qualifying Distributions

$75K

Distributable Amount

$61K

Min. Investment Return

$62K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $5K to maximum $30K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2022. Peak $86K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

35 grants

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
$91K
5 grants
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL
$42K
4 grants
DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION
$40K
4 grants
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$24K
4 grants
ELITE DETECTION K9
$20K
1 grant
MICHIGAN HISTORY FOUNDATION INC
$10K
2 grants
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
$10K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants

<$10K
31
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Michigan
$237K
84% of total
Massachusetts
$42K
15% of total
Florida
$3K
1% of total

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