Bay Eye Charitable Foundation
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Traverse City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $1K.
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Bay Eye Charitable Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $30,000
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $106,428
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% 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 Bay Eye Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Global Eye Project ($30K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Bay Eye Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2025) to $34K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Global Eye Project Latham, NY | Purchase of Real Estate for Charitable Purposes | $30,000 |
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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 | $106,428 | $64,359 | $59,915 | $30,000 | 1 | $59,874 | $1,385 | $5,472 |
| 2024 | $101,984 | $23,153 | $15,328 | — | — | $15,307 | $2,914 | $4,493 |
| 2023 | $94,159 | $52,065 | $82,232 | $34,095 | 2 | $82,232 | $1,506 | $5,064 |
| 2022 | $124,326 | $155,418 | $233,523 | — | — | $233,523 | $6 | $8,243 |
| 2021 | $202,431 | $164,490 | $81,858 | — | — | $81,858 | $15 | $7,758 |
| 2020 | $119,799 | $30,666 | $17,107 | — | — | — | — | $5,304 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bay Eye Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation is led by Martin S. Arkin, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Martin S. Arkin
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Hilde M. Souweine
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Samuel E. Navon
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bay Eye Charitable Foundation
How much does Bay Eye Charitable Foundation give each year?
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Bay Eye Charitable Foundation?
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation reported $106K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bay Eye Charitable Foundation?
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Traverse City, MI. It holds $106K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bay Eye Charitable Foundation operate?
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, New York.
What is Bay Eye Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Bay Eye Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1568644. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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