Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker St Charles, MI EIN: 38-2513294

To build an endowment to help support harley outdoor education center.

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,304
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$28,304
Median grant
$28,304
Total assets
$1,298,721
+13.1% 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 September 2026.

Who Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Saginaw

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2025) to $75K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$28,304
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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$1,298,721$54,961$39,810$28,3041$45,812
2024$1,147,868$40,115$9,332——$33,782
2023$1,003,388$40,460$13,202——$27,644
2022$856,593$30,110$23,082——$20,836
2021$987,825$60,559$95,303$75,0001$26,712
2020$948,967$40,598$20,993——$27,341
2019$886,420$49,992$15,180——$31,451

About Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation is a public charity, based in St Charles, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28K. Net investment income was $46K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation is led by Paul Parson, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul Parson

    President

    Vice President → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Douglas

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Mayer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Decker

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice President, 2020

    Vice President → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Stevens

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Basil

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Klump

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Tran

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Van Tol

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Kennedy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurtis Pake

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Mehl

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Eric Rutherford (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Karen S. Reiber (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeffrey Collier (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffery Collier (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Don Albright (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Stewart (2019) — Board Member

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 Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation

How much does Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation give each year?

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation?

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $55K.

Where does Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation operate?

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation's EIN?

Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2513294. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 8, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)

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