Lake Michigan College Foundation
The mission of the Lake Michigan College Foundation is to raise funds in support of lake Michigan college and its students. The Lake Michigan College Foundation is the main fund-raising organization of lake Michigan college for the solicitation, receipt and management of all private gifts.
Lake Michigan College Foundation at a glance
In short: Lake Michigan College Foundation gave $938K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $938K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $938,208
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $938,208
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $938,208
- Total assets
- $22,084,437
- +7.9% 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 Lake Michigan College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lake Michigan College ($938K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lake Michigan College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 31% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $717K (2022) to $3.9M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $938K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI | Support of the College | $938,208 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,084,437 | $2,158,845 | $1,104,903 | $938,208 | 1 | $1,315,121 |
| 2024 | $20,464,360 | $4,935,176 | $1,466,353 | $1,291,403 | 1 | $1,203,708 |
| 2023 | $15,916,522 | $1,656,707 | $1,702,782 | $1,522,939 | 1 | $484,480 |
| 2022 | $15,632,753 | $2,877,330 | $868,454 | $717,360 | 1 | $2,345,848 |
| 2021 | $17,327,351 | $1,313,612 | $1,168,526 | $1,016,502 | 1 | $951,733 |
| 2020 | $15,449,105 | $1,085,804 | $4,075,717 | $3,948,326 | 1 | $535,781 |
| 2019 | $18,292,937 | $2,775,476 | $934,747 | $828,751 | 1 | $895,143 |
About Lake Michigan College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lake Michigan College Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Benton Harbor, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $938K. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lake Michigan College Foundation is led by Trevor Kubatzke, Director & College President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 31 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trevor Kubatzke
Director & College President
Director & College President → Director, 2020
Director → Director & College President, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Ferneau
President
Director → Director & Vice President, 2023
Director & Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy White
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Schaffer
Director
Vice President → Director & Vice President -, 2022
Director & Vice President - → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Ender
Director
Director → President, 2020
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Marohn
Director
President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Smith
Director
Director- → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jo Tomasini
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Carlson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patsy Hartzell
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Bettich
Director
Director → President, 2022
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Burch
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Dienes
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Geik
Director & Vice President
Director → Director & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott McFarland
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Hadaway
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Passaro
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alloyd Blackmon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Tate
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Ackerman Vaught
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicki Burghdoff
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Hanson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Hendrix
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Closson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Costas
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lars Petzke
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian French
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad White
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Schaffer
Secretary
Director → Current Secretary, 2020
Current Secretary → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Hahn
Treasurer
Treasurer → Treasurer & College CFO, 2021
Treasurer & College CFO → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karla Pankratz
Treasurer Started College Interm CFO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Deb O'Connor (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John Grover (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John Janick (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig Erikson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Curry (2019–2023) — Director -
- Former: John Brinker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Miller (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Alfred M. Butzbaugh (2019–2020) — Director-
- Former: Ken Kozminski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Klemm (2019–2020) — Retired Secretary
- Former: Mike Welch (2019–2020) — Director-
- Former: Randy Reimers (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rich Remus (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg O'Niel (2019) — Director-
- Former: Mike Knytych (2019) — Director
- Former: Rick Blake (2019) — Director
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 Lake Michigan College Foundation
How much does Lake Michigan College Foundation give each year?
Lake Michigan College Foundation gave $938K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.
How large is Lake Michigan College Foundation?
Lake Michigan College Foundation reported $22.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Lake Michigan College Foundation?
Lake Michigan College Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Benton Harbor, MI. It holds $22.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lake Michigan College Foundation operate?
Lake Michigan College Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Lake Michigan College Foundation's EIN?
Lake Michigan College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2714753. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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