Graceful Gears
Graceful Gears is a private foundation, based in Orchard Lake, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $759 in total assets.
Graceful Gears at a glance
- Total assets
- $759
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $759 | — | — | — | — | — | $74 |
| 2024 | $759 | — | $648 | — | — | $583 | $74 |
| 2023 | $1,407 | $500 | $84 | — | — | — | $12 |
| 2022 | $991 | — | $1,805 | — | — | $1,703 | — |
| 2021 | $2,796 | $1,142 | $2,166 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $3,820 | $5,918 | $6,461 | $4,914 | Total only | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Graceful Gears reported a distributable amount of $74 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Graceful Gears is led by Paul Mocur Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Mocur Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kristof Von Czarnowski
Trearurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Richard Lucki
Secretary
On filings since 2020
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 Graceful Gears
How large is Graceful Gears?
Graceful Gears reported $759 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How much is Graceful Gears required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Graceful Gears reported a distributable amount of $74 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Graceful Gears's EIN?
Graceful Gears's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2927027. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 4, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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