Bains Dircks Foundation
Bains Dircks Foundation is a private foundation, based in Novi, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $113K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.
Bains Dircks Foundation at a glance
In short: Bains Dircks Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $1,375
- Median grant
- $750
- Total assets
- $113,303
- Primary geography
- Michigan (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bains Dircks Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Holy Family Catholic Church ($4K). Together the top 4 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bains Dircks Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $7K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Church Novi, MI | Program Support | $3,500 |
| Living & Learning Enrichment Center Northville, MI | Program Support | $1,000 |
| Archdiocese of Detroit Detroit, MI | Program Support | $500 |
| Operation Smile Topeka, KS | Program Support | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $113,303 | $5,164 | $6,265 | $5,500 | 4 | $5,500 | $5,164 | $5,576 |
| 2022 | $118,453 | — | $6,500 | $6,500 | 3 | $6,500 | — | $5,932 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bains Dircks Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bains Dircks Foundation is led by William C. Dircks, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William C. Dircks
President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas B. Dircks
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bains Dircks Foundation
How much does Bains Dircks Foundation give each year?
Bains Dircks Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Bains Dircks Foundation's typical grant size?
Bains Dircks Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $1,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bains Dircks Foundation give grants?
Bains Dircks Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Kansas (9%).
Does Bains Dircks Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bains Dircks Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (4 grants).
How large is Bains Dircks Foundation?
Bains Dircks Foundation reported $113K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bains Dircks Foundation's EIN?
Bains Dircks Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4373663. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2022
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