Summerland Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saginaw, MI EIN: 38-3353813

Summerland Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saginaw, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $32K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1K. Net investment income was $579.

Summerland Foundation at a glance

In short: Summerland Foundation gave $1K across 9 grants in 2024 (avg $123.333), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,110
-30.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
9
-10.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$123
-23.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$100
Total assets
$31,926
-1.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Michigan (64% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Summerland Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

PPI Ministries: $300PPI Ministries$300Urban Racquet Sports Foundation: $200Urban Racquet SportsFoundation$200Ascension St Marys Hospital: $100Ascension St Marys Hospital$100Pathway To Victory: $100Pathway To Victory$100Jesus Online Ministries: $100Jesus Online Ministries$100Need Him Ministry: $100Need Him Ministry$100Trans World radio: $100Trans World radio$100Gigis Playhouse: $60Gigis Playhouse$60Michigan State University: $50Michigan State University$50

The largest 2024 recipient was PPI Ministries ($300). Together the top 9 received $1K.

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

SaginawDallasHigleyCamarilloClevelandColorado SpringsHatfieldTucsonBellflowerBellmawrCaryEast LansingEden PrairieFort LauderdaleLaguna HillsMcKinneyOrlandoProvoRiversideSan Diego

How Summerland Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 74% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 106% 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$2K$4K$6K7 grants2020 12 grants2021 8 grants2022 10 grants2023 9 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $610 (2020) to $4K (2021). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
PPI Ministries Saginaw, MIGeneral use$300
Urban Racquet Sports Foundation Saginaw, MIGeneral use$200
Ascension St Marys Hospital Saginaw, MIGeneral use$100
Pathway To Victory Dallas, TXGeneral use$100
Jesus Online Ministries Higley, AZGeneral use$100
Need Him Ministry Dallas, TXGeneral use$100
Trans World radio Cary, NCGeneral use$100
Gigis Playhouse Southfiled, MIGeneral use$60
Michigan State University East Lansing, MIGeneral use$50
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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
2024$31,926$914$1,445$1,1109$1,710$579$1,614
2023$32,457$15,066$1,855$1,60410$1,855—$1,228
2022$19,488$25$1,180$9988$2,626—$940
2021$20,643$62$4,338$4,26712$4,338—$1,147
2020$24,919$10,062$630$6107—$42$809

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Summerland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Summerland Foundation is led by Ken LeCureux, President Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ken LeCureux

    President Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan LeCureux

    Secretary Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan LeCureux

    Vice President Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Summerland Foundation

How much does Summerland Foundation give each year?

Summerland Foundation gave $1K across 9 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2K across 10 grants.

What is Summerland Foundation's typical grant size?

Summerland Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $100, and its average grant was $123, across 9 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Summerland Foundation give grants?

Summerland Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (18%) and Arizona (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Saginaw, MI (3 grants) and Dallas, TX (2 grants).

Does Summerland Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Summerland Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Summerland Foundation's largest grantees?

Summerland Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include PPI Ministries ($300), Urban Racquet Sports Foundation ($200) and Ascension St Marys Hospital ($100), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Summerland Foundation?

Summerland Foundation reported $32K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Summerland Foundation's EIN?

Summerland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3353813. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 25, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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