Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Marquette, MI EIN: 81-6574551

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable is a private foundation, based in Marquette, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $45K.

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable at a glance

In short: Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable gave $51K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,052
-16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,526
-16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,526
Total assets
$1,036,631
-0.7% 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 Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare: $28KUpper Peninsula Animal Welfare$28KMarquette County Historical Society: $23KMarquette County HistoricalSociety$23K

The largest 2025 recipient was Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare ($28K). Together the top 2 received $51K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Marquette

How Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% 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$60K$80K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2025) to $66K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $51K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Marquette, MIGeneral Operations or Capital Improv$27,678
Marquette County Historical Society Marquette, MIGeneral Operations or Capital Improv$23,374
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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$1,036,631$59,611$66,948$51,0522$51,052$44,717$60,267
2024$1,043,968$66,315$76,318$61,3182$61,318$51,613$59,390
2023$1,053,971$42,968$79,298$65,3752$65,375$28,943$56,962
2022$1,091,039$43,776$81,210$65,8542$65,854$29,216$59,842
2021$1,128,397$80,457$77,439$60,5412$60,541$65,038$66,631
2020$1,125,711$84,704$75,766$61,5132—$70,451$60,473
2019$1,118,825$49,833$78,278$63,3222—$35,627$61,773

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable reported a distributable amount of $60K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable's only listed officer is First Bank Upper Michigan, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First Bank Upper Michigan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $12K (2019) → $12K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

First Bank Upper Michigan — Trustee: $12KFirst Bank Upper…Trustee$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to First Bank Upper Michigan (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable

How much does Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable give each year?

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable gave $51K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 2 grants.

How large is Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable?

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $51K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $60K (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.

Where does Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable operate?

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable's EIN?

Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6574551. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)

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