Makulinski Family Foundation
The Makulinski Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Hoschton, Georgia. It supports nonprofit and charitable organizations; its grant program describes an emphasis on sustainable community development and lasting change.
Makulinski Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Makulinski Family Foundation gave $74K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Ohio. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $74,350
- +55.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,374
- +55.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $1,396,441
- +5.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (9 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Makulinski Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit an application in writing. The 2025 filing specifies no required form; the grant program refers to a grant request form.
- Review Cycle
- None, according to the 2025 filing.
- Deadline
- None, according to the 2025 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Mark A Makulinski
Mailing address: 9295 Sunset Lake Drive, Saline, MI 48176
Phone: (419) 345-7742
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Makulinski Family Foundation
Who Makulinski Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Phillip Lutheran Church ($15K). Together the top 10 received $67K.
Grant Size Distribution
83 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 83 grants of 83 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The grant program describes the foundation’s work as including Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina, and abroad. In 2025, 55% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio and 20% to recipients in Georgia; other reported recipient-state shares were New York (10%), the District of Columbia (5%), and Arkansas (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Makulinski Family Foundation open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 17 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2024) to $75K (2021). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Phillip Lutheran Church Toledo, OH | Humanitarian | $14,900 |
| Toledo Helps Ukraine Perrysburg, OH | Humanitarian | $10,000 |
| Buffalo Soldiers Toledo, OH | General | $10,000 |
| North Gwinnett Cooperative Buford, GA | Humanitarian | $8,030 |
| Braselton Rotary Buford, GA | General | $5,100 |
| National Ms Society New York, NY | General | $5,000 |
| Miscellaneous 1000 Toledo, OH | Educationalhumanitarian | $4,820 |
| Rails to Trails Washington, DC | General | $4,000 |
| Heifer International Little Rock, AR | Humanitarian | $3,000 |
| Oxfam Boston, MA | General | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,396,441 | $173,569 | $104,856 | $74,350 | 17 | $74,350 | $153,776 | $84,250 |
| 2024 | $1,327,728 | $187,961 | $70,411 | $47,825 | 17 | $47,825 | $172,007 | $78,334 |
| 2023 | $1,210,178 | $59,863 | $91,731 | $73,000 | 17 | $73,000 | $45,735 | $71,052 |
| 2022 | $1,242,046 | $-229 | $95,967 | $74,345 | 15 | $74,345 | $8,296 | $73,451 |
| 2021 | $1,338,242 | $108,732 | $96,146 | $74,692 | 17 | $74,692 | $89,372 | $84,675 |
| 2020 | $1,325,656 | $64,890 | $76,416 | $56,075 | 10 | — | $46,052 | $74,851 |
| 2019 | $1,337,182 | $47,678 | $90,225 | $66,025 | 16 | — | $26,164 | $71,207 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Makulinski Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $84K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The grant program describes the foundation’s aim as creating lasting investments and persistent change in communities. Its 2025 grants included awards designated for humanitarian, general, and educational and humanitarian purposes.
One recipient, North Gwinnett Cooperative, received $8,030 in 2025. The cooperative describes its own mission as bridging gaps in critical needs for families and individuals and providing services to help them find a path to self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $74,350. Awards ranged from $500 to $14,900, with a median grant of $3,000.
The largest reported awards were $14,900 to St Phillip Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio, for humanitarian purposes; $10,000 to Toledo Helps Ukraine in Perrysburg, Ohio, for humanitarian purposes; $10,000 to Buffalo Soldiers in Toledo, Ohio, for general purposes; and $8,030 to North Gwinnett Cooperative in Buford, Georgia, for humanitarian purposes.
The foundation’s 2025 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It states that applications must be in writing, with no specified form and no specific restrictions on awards. The grant program also invites proposals and refers to a grant request form; it says the foundation considers proposals from various regions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mark Makulinski as president, Rosemary Makulinski as vice president and secretary, and Jennifer Krueger as trustee.
Makulinski Family Foundation is led by Mark Makulinski, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Makulinski
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Krueger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Makulinski
Vice President Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Makulinski Family Foundation
How much does Makulinski Family Foundation give each year?
Makulinski Family Foundation gave $74K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $48K across 17 grants.
What is Makulinski Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Makulinski Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $4,374, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Makulinski Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Makulinski Family Foundation give grants?
Makulinski Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (20%) and New York (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Toledo, OH (4 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Buford, GA (2 grants).
Does Makulinski Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 47% of Makulinski Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Humanitarian" (7 grants).
Who are Makulinski Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Makulinski Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Phillip Lutheran Church ($14,900), Toledo Helps Ukraine ($10,000) and Buffalo Soldiers ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Makulinski Family Foundation?
Makulinski Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $84K (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.
What does Makulinski Family Foundation fund?
The grant program describes the foundation’s aim as creating lasting investments and persistent change in communities. Its 2025 grants included awards designated for humanitarian, general, and educational and humanitarian purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Makulinski Family Foundation?
Submit an application in writing. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Makulinski Family Foundation's EIN?
Makulinski Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1826533. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 31, 2025)
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Grantable. (2026). Makulinski Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/makulinski-family-foundation-morg_212e172e55854b20ab6c2f3d8290fb86
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