Frank Rewold & Son Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rochester, MI EIN: 20-2376123

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rochester, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $341K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $13K.

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation at a glance

In short: Frank Rewold & Son Foundation gave $4K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $666.667), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,000
-66.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$667
-83.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$340,584
+2.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (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 Frank Rewold & Son Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House: $1KEdsel & Eleanor Ford House$1KDutton Farm Inc: $1KDutton Farm Inc$1KPaint a Miracle: $500Paint a Miracle$500The Rainbow Connection: $500The Rainbow Connection$500Rochester Rotary Charities: $500Rochester Rotary Charities$500Detroit Animal Welfare Group: $500Detroit Animal Welfare Group$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Edsel & Eleanor Ford House ($1K). Together the top 6 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RochesterRochester HillsAuburn HillsBrightonBruce TWPDetroitGrosse Pointe ShoresPontiacRochester MISterling HeightsKalamazoo

How Frank Rewold & Son Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 24% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $850 (2020) to $58K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Grosse Pointe Shores, MIGeneral Support$1,000
Dutton Farm Inc Rochester, MIGeneral Support$1,000
Paint a Miracle Rochester, MIGeneral Support$500
The Rainbow Connection Rochester, MIGeneral Support$500
Rochester Rotary Charities Rochester, MIGeneral Support$500
Detroit Animal Welfare Group Bruce TWP, MIGeneral Support$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$340,584$14,246$5,498$4,0006$4,000$12,996$16,386
2024$331,836$12,088$13,096$12,0003$12,000$12,088$15,927
2023$332,844—$24,414$23,3254$23,325—$16,965
2022$357,258$400,000$59,223$57,5003$57,500—$4,044
2021$16,481——————$812
2020$16,481—$1,820$8501——$855
2019$18,301—$32,804$30,3345——$1,266

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frank Rewold & Son Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation is led by Frank H. Rewold, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frank H. Rewold

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Wolanin

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Rewold

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Rewold

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Frank Rewold & Son Foundation

How much does Frank Rewold & Son Foundation give each year?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation gave $4K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 3 grants.

What is Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's typical grant size?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Frank Rewold & Son Foundation give grants?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, MI (4 grants).

Does Frank Rewold & Son Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's largest grantees?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Edsel & Eleanor Ford House ($1,000), Dutton Farm Inc ($1,000) and Paint a Miracle ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Frank Rewold & Son Foundation?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation reported $341K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (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 Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's EIN?

Frank Rewold & Son Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2376123. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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