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Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc

501(c)(4) organization Frankenmuth, MI EIN: 20-1445981 Website

To promote the restoration, preservation and display of classic automobiles.

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc at a glance

In short: Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc gave $202K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$202,301
+35.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,478
+5.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,773
Total assets
$253,200
+14.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Covenant Healthcare Foundation: $78KCovenant Healthcare Foundation$78KFrankenmuth Rotary: $35KFrankenmuth Rotary$35KMichigan Heroes Museum: $30KMichigan Heroes Museum$30KFrankenmuth School District: $16KFrankenmuth School District$16KCity of Frankenmuth: $11KCity of Frankenmuth$11KAmerican Legion: $10KAmerican Legion$10KFrankenmuth Fire Dept: $10KFrankenmuth Fire Dept$10KNorthwood University: $8KNorthwood University$8KBirch Run Rotary Club: $6KBirch Run Rotary Club$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Covenant Healthcare Foundation ($78K). Together the top 9 received $202K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 35 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

FrankenmuthBirch RunSaginawMidland

How Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc gives

  • Giving grew 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2020 5 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $266K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $202K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant Healthcare Foundation Saginaw, MI—$77,500
Frankenmuth Rotary Frankenmuth, MI—$35,000
Michigan Heroes Museum Frankenmuth, MI—$30,000
Frankenmuth School District Frankenmuth, MI—$16,000
City of Frankenmuth Frankenmuth, MI—$10,773
American Legion Frankenmuth, MI—$10,000
Frankenmuth Fire Dept Frankenmuth, MI—$10,000
Northwood University Midland, MI—$7,500
Birch Run Rotary Club Birch Run, MI—$5,528
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$253,200$275,452$243,056$202,3019$6,398
2024$220,804$231,566$200,116$149,7857$1,826
2023$189,354$267,527$306,731$266,1917$339
2022$228,558$220,546$164,869$133,7507$251
2021$172,881$193,975$105,623$78,5005$155
2020$84,529$14,394$8,313$5,000Total only$125

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc

Based on IRS filings

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Frankenmuth, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $253K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $202K. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc is led by Anthony D'anna, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony D'anna

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Compton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Zehnder

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Richards

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geraldine D'anna

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc

How much does Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc give each year?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc gave $202K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $150K across 7 grants.

What is Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's typical grant size?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,773, and its average grant was $22,478, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc give grants?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Frankenmuth, MI (6 grants).

Who are Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's largest grantees?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Covenant Healthcare Foundation ($77,500), Frankenmuth Rotary ($35,000) and Michigan Heroes Museum ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc reported $253K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $275K.

What is Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Frankenmuth, MI. It holds $253K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's EIN?

Frankenmuth Auto Fest Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1445981. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 23, 2026)

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