Ben Lauren Memorial Foundation

GWINN, MI EIN: 85-2563020

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$357K

+29.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

+93.0% YoY

Grant Count

10

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+35.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$56K$112K$168K$224K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$356,530$276,295$277,487
Revenue$66,408$11,705$141,384
Expenses$28,296$15,848$18,937
Qualifying Distributions$25,741$14,043$16,231
Net Investment Income$58,928$7,326$6,255
Distributable Amount$16,045$13,223$12,325

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants20207 grants20214 grants20227 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS$7KFORSYTH TOWNSHIP FIRE DPT$5KMICHIGAMME TOWNSHIP$3KGWINN HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLA…$2KMARQUETTE COUNTY POLICE &$1KPIGS N HEAT$1KUMIRA$500LORI BRANDSTROM LIVESTOC…$350MARQUETTE COUNTY FAIR$275UP STATE FAIR$150

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RONALD LAURENPRESIDENT/TR
CARLA LAURENSECRETARY
VICTORIA LAURENDIRECTOR
LEVI LAURENDIRECTOR
CREDIT UNION TRUSTTRUSTEE
MUNSON RETIREMENT SOLUTIONSTRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ChathamEscanabaGladstoneGwinnMarquetteMichigammeOakesdale

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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