St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Joseph, Michigan. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants to individual recipients, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Michigan.
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation at a glance
In short: St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation gave $28K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,700
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 26
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,065
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $522,234
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says applicants must submit the foundation’s application, two letters of recommendation, an essay, an official high school transcript, and the first page of the FAFSA Student Aid Report if they applied. Materials must be submitted to the individual’s guidance office or advisor, or emailed to the foundation. Contact Laurie Kelly. The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Laurie Kelly
Mailing address: 5572 W Hiawatha Lane, Stevensville, MI 49127
Phone: (269) 449-7021
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
116 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 116 grants of 116 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing identifies Benton Harbor, Lakeshore, St. Joseph, and Bridgman schools as being within the geographical area of interest of the St. Joseph Kiwanis Club.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.
Cities
How St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2019) to $28K (2025). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $28K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $27,700 |
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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 | $522,234 | $38,914 | $36,910 | $27,700 | 26 | $33,116 | $35,470 | $36,564 |
| 2024 | $520,230 | $34,779 | $31,996 | $23,700 | 22 | $31,996 | $26,483 | $33,862 |
| 2023 | $517,447 | $24,018 | $32,933 | $24,200 | 23 | $32,933 | $15,285 | $31,852 |
| 2022 | $526,362 | $30,500 | $33,914 | $24,200 | 23 | $33,914 | $20,786 | $29,616 |
| 2021 | $529,776 | $64,361 | $32,453 | $24,200 | 22 | $32,453 | $56,051 | $34,991 |
| 2020 | $497,868 | $22,381 | $32,057 | $23,700 | 21 | — | $14,403 | $33,088 |
| 2019 | $507,544 | $45,577 | $32,400 | $22,900 | 19 | — | $37,418 | $30,925 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available filing information does not state a mission. Its reported 2025 grants were for scholarships.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 26 grants totaling $27,700. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,500, with a median of $1,000. The largest reported grant was $1,500 to an individual recipient in Michigan for a scholarship. Other listed awards included a $1,200 scholarship to an individual recipient in Arkansas and multiple $1,200 scholarships to individual recipients in Michigan.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Laurie Kelly as president, David Driscroll as secretary, Jonathan B Sauer as treasurer, and Ashley Schulte, James Bartley, Bruce Molineaux, Camille Shumate, and Thomas E Nelson as directors.
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation is led by Laurie Kelly, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laurie Kelly
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Nelson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Schulte
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Bartley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Molineaux
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camille Shumate
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Driscroll
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan B. Sauer
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Michael Sinn (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ronald Lyness (2023) — Director
- Former: Audrey Salesberry (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Christine Brule (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Edward E. Meny (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Matie Ohms (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Jerry Geiger (2020) — 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 St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation
How much does St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation give each year?
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation gave $28K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 22 grants.
What is St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation's typical grant size?
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,065, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation give grants?
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 26 grants with a stated purpose on St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (26 grants).
How large is St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation?
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation reported $522K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (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 St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation fund?
The available filing information does not state a mission. Its reported 2025 grants were for scholarships. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation?
The filing says applicants must submit the foundation’s application, two letters of recommendation, an essay, an official high school transcript, and the first page of the FAFSA Student Aid Report if they applied. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation's EIN?
St Joseph Kiwanis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6117678. 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 October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 March 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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