Malpass Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker East Jordan, MI EIN: 38-6048813

Malpass Foundation is a private foundation, based in East Jordan, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $29K.

Malpass Foundation at a glance

In short: Malpass Foundation gave $29K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$29,106
-92.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,553
-84.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,553
Total assets
$107,089
-21.9% 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 Malpass Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

East Jordan Public School District: $27KEast Jordan Public SchoolDistrict$27K

The largest 2025 recipient was East Jordan Public School District ($27K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

East JordanHarbor Springs

How Malpass Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 324% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2019 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $377K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $29K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
East Jordan Public School District East Jordan, MIMini Grant Program$26,606
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$2,500
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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$107,089$5,503$35,516$29,1062$29,106—$8,986
2024$137,143$16,481$385,670$377,2304$377,230$8,041$18,520
2023$506,332$22,874$36,394$33,5392$33,539$20,019$26,933
2022$519,852$4,975$30,508$28,4922$28,492$2,959$27,953
2021$545,385$971$40,819$38,6292——$29,543
2019$658,628$14,555$72,175$69,7353—$12,115$35,582

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Malpass Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Malpass Foundation is led by Frederick F. Malpass, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frederick F. Malpass

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tad M. Malpass

    V.p.

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy K. Malpass

    V.p.

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William J. Lorne (2019–2023) — Secretary

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 Malpass Foundation

How much does Malpass Foundation give each year?

Malpass Foundation gave $29K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $377K across 4 grants.

How large is Malpass Foundation?

Malpass Foundation reported $107K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Malpass Foundation operate?

Malpass Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Malpass Foundation's EIN?

Malpass Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6048813. 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 2019 (received by the IRS December 11, 2019)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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