Michigan Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Lansing, MI EIN: 85-2200902

To further charitable, educational, and scientific activities, with particular focus on Michigan public community colleges and their staff, facilities, and students. Our mission is to provide leadership on issues affecting Michigan's community colleges.

Michigan Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: Michigan Community College Foundation gave $1.2M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $607K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,214,320
+83.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$607,160
+267.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$607,160
Total assets
$1,341,098
+114.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Michigan Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Michigan Community College Association: $914KMichigan Community CollegeAssociation$914KOhio Association of Community Colleges: $300KOhio Association of CommunityColleges$300K

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan Community College Association ($914K). Together the top 2 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LansingColumbusGrand RapidsUniversity CenterWarren

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $166K (2023) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan Community College Association Lansing, MIGeneral Purposes$914,320
Ohio Association of Community Colleges Columbus, OHGeneral Purposes$300,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,341,098$2,381,588$2,142,553$1,214,3202$6,411
2024$626,187$888,103$1,146,884$660,7894$3,988
2023$898,322$476,967$518,294$166,1891$2,592
2022$923,671$949,546$25,875——$171

About Michigan Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Michigan Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lansing, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $6K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Michigan Community College Foundation is led by Brandy Jonhson, President & Secretary since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 64 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brandy Jonhson

    President & Secretary

    President → President & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Provenzano

    Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Gosling

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Sineway

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Deuling-Ravell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis L. Ivery

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Phelan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Roland Finley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Deluca

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana McKnight-Morton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Macmaster

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Crandall

    Trustee

    Member-At-Large → Member at Large, 2024

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Florence Stibitz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Cerny

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Sawyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Selmon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Fallis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Lorenzo

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Bruinsma

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kojo Quartey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Robbins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Kay Thayer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryann Ferrigan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Keiswetter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Gavin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Rowley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Nissley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Chosa

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rose Bellanca

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Ward

    Trustee

    Member-At-Large → Member at Large, 2024

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Robinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trevor Kubatzke

    Trustee

    Trustee → Member-At-Large, 2023

    Member-At-Large → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Gierak

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Zdrojewski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Barrick

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Newton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Patritto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Roberts

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Kramer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nerita Hughes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaunda Richardson-Snell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Gravelle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Malloy

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Brewer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candice Miller

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Lake

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Smith

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Gonko

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Haataja

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Horne

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Jackson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Watson II

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Scott

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Triezenberg

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Jerdon

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Bedell

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Watts

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Odenwald

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Hopkins

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member-At-Large, 2023

    Member-At-Large → Member at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marshall Washington

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Proctor

    Immediate Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Wyman

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Hood

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Claywell

    Member at Large

    Trustee → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Beverly Walker-Griffea (2022–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Chris Bott (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: David Devier (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Deborah Snyder (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John Crist (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John Daly (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lori Sherman (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Pual Watson II (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Russell Kavalhuna (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephanie Walden (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Gibson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Brown (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Quinn (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Jerdon (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Vernon Allen (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles Lepper (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John Grover (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Angela Jafaar (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Erin Schor (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: George McNulty (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Curry (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Joan Gebhardt (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jonathan Byrd (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Juan Olivares (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Laura Coleman (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Hansen (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Stacy Young (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Terry Petrongelli (2022–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Michigan Community College Foundation

How much does Michigan Community College Foundation give each year?

Michigan Community College Foundation gave $1.2M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $661K across 4 grants.

How large is Michigan Community College Foundation?

Michigan Community College Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Michigan Community College Foundation?

Michigan Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lansing, MI. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Michigan Community College Foundation operate?

Michigan Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, Ohio.

What is Michigan Community College Foundation's EIN?

Michigan Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2200902. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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