Charles Stewart Harding Foundation

FLINT, MI EIN: 38-6081208

The Charles Stewart Harding Foundation is a private foundation based in Flint, Michigan. Founded in 1966, it operates as a 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation with no employees.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$880K

+8.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

+30.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$68K

-16.9% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation primarily funds general operating support, capital projects, and endowments. Recent grantmaking has focused on the Sloan Museum of Discovery building project and an art school endowment. The foundation's funding priorities include education, philanthropy and voluntarism, and human services.

Grantmaking

The foundation accepts applications.

Grant Range

$5,000–$400,000

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Michigan, Wyoming, and Missouri.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BALLWINBELLAIREFLINTHERNDONIRVINGMORANPLANTATIONTRAVERSE CITYVERO BEACH

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year 2025:

  • Total assets: $16,414,856
  • Total giving: $880,000
  • Total revenues: $817,379
  • Total expenses: $975,668
  • Investment income and dividends: $395,454

Giving rate: Approximately 5.1% of assets annually

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12019202020212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$220K$440K$660K$880K12 grants201913 grants202011 grants202112 grants202214 grants202310 grants202413 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

THE BLESSING PROJECTS$400KBIBLOS FOUNDATION$140KUPTOWN REINVESTMENT CORP…$75KFLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS$50KFLINT INSTITUTE OF SCIEN…$50KFRIENDS OF BERSTON FIELD…$50KFLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC$25KUPTOWN REINVESTMENT CORP…$25KFLINT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$20KGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL …$20K

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K15$50–100K6$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CLAIRE MOTT WHITE DECEASEDPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
C EDWARD WHITE JR DECEASEDSECRETARY & ASST TREASURER
WILLIAM S WHITE DECEASEDTREASURER, V.P. & TRUSTEE
PAULA M TURRENTINETRUSTEE
TIFFANY W LOVETTTRUSTEE
RIDGWAY H WHITETRUSTEE

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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