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Desk Drawer Fund

EAST LANSING, MI EIN: 83-3598690 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH DONORS TO EMPOWER TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE TO MAKE A DUSTAINABLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.5M

-6.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$786K

+30.2% YoY

Grant Count

16

-15.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$49K

+54.6% YoY

About Desk Drawer Fund

Based on IRS filings

Desk Drawer Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in EAST LANSING, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $786K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

CharlotteChelseaDetroitEagleEast LansingFlintGrand RapidsHasletttHoltLansingOkemosPlymouthPontiacRives JctRochester HillsTraverse City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$880K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,490,302$2,670,368$186,107
Revenue$680,167$3,201,547$597,167
Expenses$878,667$658,488$589,303
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$196K$393K$589K$786K16 grants202020 grants202118 grants202219 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CHILD AND FAMILY CHARITIES$100KLIGHTHOUSE MI$100KTRAVERSE CITY PHILHARMONIC$100KMICHIGAN WOMEN FORWARD$63KTRI COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING$61KBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS…$50KDETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS$50KHABITAT FOR HUMANITY CAP…$50KLANSING PROMISE FOUNDATION$46KCHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER$46K

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

75<$50K9$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Desk Drawer Fund

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANGELA BROWNCHAIR2
DANIEL SPADAFORESECRETARY/TREASURER2
ELIZABETH LAWRENCEDIRECTOR2
ERNEST BETTSDIRECTOR2
ERIN CARTERDIRECTOR2
ELLIOT DANIELSDIRECTOR2
DIANE OTTARSON-LANDRYDIRECTOR2
REBECCA SURIANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR8

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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