Pine Hollow Institute
Pine Hollow Institute is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Traverse City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $942K in total assets. In 2025, it made $17K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $18K.
Pine Hollow Institute at a glance
- Total assets
- $942,369
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $18,313
- +28.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $16,617
- -89.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $28,103
- +91.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pine Hollow Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Pine Hollow Institute gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2019) to $28K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley Historical Library Ann Arbor, MI | Endowment | $28,000 |
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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 | $942,369 | $18,313 | $28,103 | — | — | $16,617 | $17,530 | $23,948 |
| 2024 | $952,159 | $14,277 | $14,699 | — | — | $156,286 | $14,177 | $27,429 |
| 2023 | $952,581 | $5,400 | $11,890 | — | — | $87,486 | — | $33,891 |
| 2022 | $959,071 | — | $38,023 | $28,000 | 1 | $38,023 | — | $36,711 |
| 2021 | $997,094 | $491,500 | $34,354 | $25,000 | 1 | $34,354 | — | $28,051 |
| 2020 | $539,948 | $245,000 | $5,082 | — | — | — | — | $14,688 |
| 2019 | $300,030 | — | $26,649 | $23,800 | 1 | — | — | $15,922 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pine Hollow Institute reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pine Hollow Institute is led by John Grant Wilkinson, Board President on every filing since 2023; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Grant Wilkinson
Board President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Lee
Board Chairperson
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Shotwell
Director
Board Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Silva-Wilkinson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alberta Butka CPA
Board Secretary & Treasurer
Board Treasurer → Board Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Frank Ettawageshik (2019–2022) — Director
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 Pine Hollow Institute
How large is Pine Hollow Institute?
Pine Hollow Institute reported $942K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (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 is Pine Hollow Institute?
Pine Hollow Institute is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Traverse City, MI. It holds $942K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pine Hollow Institute operate?
Pine Hollow Institute has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan.
What is Pine Hollow Institute's EIN?
Pine Hollow Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4495975. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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