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Otsego Community Foundation

GAYLORD, MI EIN: 38-3216235 Website

ACTIVATE GENEROSITY FOR A STRONG COMMUNITY. THIS IS DONE BY BUILDING ENDOWMENTS, AWARDING GRANTS AMD CONVENING LEADERS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$11.7M

+11.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

+40.8% YoY

Grant Count

19

+35.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$78K

+3.8% YoY

About Otsego Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Otsego Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GAYLORD, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 19 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $1.0M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

GAYLORDGRAYLINGJOHANNESBURGLANSINGMIDLANDPETOSKEYSUTTONS BAYWATERS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,705,976$10,476,929$9,479,509
Revenue$3,287,760$2,528,294$4,643,437
Expenses$2,102,426$2,124,801$1,572,787
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,041,297$757,907$371,730
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$372K$744K$1M$1M18 grants202013 grants202115 grants202214 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OTSEGO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL …$1.2MOTSEGO-ANTRIM COUNTY HAB…$79KOTSEGO COUNTY UNITED WAY$72KGAYLORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS$26KOTSEGO COUNTY COMMISSION…$20KOTSEGO COUNTY SPORTSPLEX$20KNORTHERN FAMILY INTERVEN…$12KCITY OF GAYLORD$12KTHE REFUGE IN OTSEGO COU…$11KCOMMUNITY MEDIATION SERV…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants across all recorded years

68<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Otsego Community Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DANA BENSINGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$69K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DANA BENSINGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR32$68,782
BRIAN SWITALSKIVICE CHAIRPERSON1
JAMES CAMILLERTREASURER1
CHERIE NUTTERCHAIRPERSON1
JUSTINE HEESSECRETARY1
JAN KELLOGGDIRECTOR1
ANNETTE WELLSDIRECTOR1
KATY XENAKIS-MAKOWSKIDIRECTOR1
BILL FORREIDERDIRECTOR1
BRANDIE MEISNERDIRECTOR1
TANNER CATTDIRECTOR1
NANCY KUSSROWDIRECTOR1
AVERY HUSTONDIRECTOR1
BOB WILSONDIRECTOR1
MISCHA BEYERSDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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