John Stites Jazz Artist

MARSHALL, MI EIN: 82-4459237

John Stites Jazz Artist is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in MARSHALL, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $265K. Net investment income was $47K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

-14.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$265K

+44.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

+6.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+35.5% YoY

About John Stites Jazz Artist

Based on IRS filings

John Stites Jazz Artist is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in MARSHALL, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $265K. Net investment income was $47K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AnchorageBig RapidsBostonChicagoClevelandDunkirkFlintGoblesGrand RapidsHartJersey CityKalamazooMaplewoodPortageSag HarborSaint JosephSouth HavenSpringfieldTampa

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$395K$790K$1M$2M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,330,133$1,559,427$1,789,377
Revenue$66,119$-19,568$714,843
Expenses$295,413$219,271$288,498
Qualifying Distributions$275,960$198,501$274,727
Net Investment Income$47,108$31,799$24,461
Distributable Amount$76,925$79,987$65,835

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$67K$135K$202K$269K4 grants202111 grants202216 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE GILMORE$131KKALAMAZOO NONPROFIT ADVO…$25KALLEN CHAPEL AME CHURCH$25KWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERS…$21KNICK WEISER$15KKEITH HALL$8KKITT LYLES$8KJOHN DAMBERG$6KRALPH HEPOLA$5KJAZZ INSPIRED INC$5K

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
F WILLIAM MCCARTYPRESIDENT1
SANDRA SCHAEFERSECRETARY/TR12
SCOTT COWANDIRECTOR1
DOUGLAS DECKERDIRECTOR1
KENYON MORGANDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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