Mac Valves Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wixom, MI EIN: 38-2440953

Mac Valves Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wixom, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $157K. Net investment income was $162K.

Mac Valves Foundation at a glance

In short: Mac Valves Foundation gave $157K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$157,000
+168.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,167
+78.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$37,818
+6.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (84% 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 Mac Valves Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Henry Ford Health System: $50KHenry Ford Health System$50KWayne State University School of Medicine: $50KWayne State University Schoolof Medicine$50KCleveland Clinic: $25KCleveland Clinic$25KSeaholm High School: $15KSeaholm High School$15KKirk Gibson Foundation: $12KKirk Gibson Foundation$12KFurniture Bank of Se Michigan: $5KFurniture Bank of Se Michigan$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Henry Ford Health System ($50K). Together the top 6 received $157K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

DetroitDundeeBirminghamPontiacWixomClevelandFarmington HillsHighlandPort HuronSouthfieldTannersvilleWalled Lake

How Mac Valves Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 913% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 276% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K10 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2022) to $157K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $157K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MIUnrestricted$50,000
Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MIUnrestricted$50,000
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OHUnrestricted$25,000
Seaholm High School Birmingham, MIRobotics Program$15,000
Kirk Gibson Foundation Farmington Hills, MIUnrestricted$12,000
Furniture Bank of Se Michigan Pontiac, MIUnrestricted$5,000
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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$37,818$164,127$161,906$157,0006$159,453$161,674$57,686
2024$35,597$13,920$58,520$58,5004$58,520$13,920$59,340
2023$80,197$13,860$53,970$50,0001$51,995$11,885$55,442
2022$120,307$10,958$19,320$15,5002$17,420$9,058$51,277
2021$128,669$8,425$65,886$55,0002—$5,575$47,047
2020$186,130$209,432$90,491$85,00010—$208,282$41,563

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mac Valves Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mac Valves Foundation is led by Robert Neff, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Neff

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Diamond

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Welch

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Neff

    Director

    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 Mac Valves Foundation

How much does Mac Valves Foundation give each year?

Mac Valves Foundation gave $157K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $59K across 4 grants.

What is Mac Valves Foundation's typical grant size?

Mac Valves Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $26,167, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mac Valves Foundation give grants?

Mac Valves Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (2 grants).

Does Mac Valves Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 83% of Mac Valves Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Mac Valves Foundation's largest grantees?

Mac Valves Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Henry Ford Health System ($50,000), Wayne State University School of Medicine ($50,000) and Cleveland Clinic ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mac Valves Foundation?

Mac Valves Foundation reported $38K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $159K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $58K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mac Valves Foundation's EIN?

Mac Valves Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2440953. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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