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Wilkinson Foundation

CHELSEA, MI EIN: 38-6497639 Website

The Wilkinson Foundation is a private family foundation based in Chelsea, Michigan. Established in 1986 and tax-exempt since June 1987, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to grantmaking in select focus areas.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$352K

+13.7% YoY

Grant Count

87

+8.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+4.6% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding interests include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation has demonstrated consistent grantmaking activity with an 8.8% year-over-year increase in grant count and a 13.7% increase in annual giving.

Grant Range

$4,000

Average Grant

$4,000

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily supports organizations in:

  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • Missouri

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

ANN ARBORARLINGTONASHEVILLEASHLANDASHVILLEAUBURNAXTECBANGORBEXLEYBINGHAM FARMSBLOOMFIELD HILLSBOONEBOSTONBOZEMANBUXTONCAMBRIDGECHELSEACHESTERFIELDCHEVY CHASECLAREMONT

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Resources:

  • Total assets: $6,686,469 (2025)
  • Total liabilities: $0 (2024)
  • Revenue: $256,091 (2024)
  • Expenses: $360,000 (2024)

Contact Information:

  • Address: 13765 Waterloo Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118
  • Telephone: 734-904-1484
  • EIN: 38-6497639
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$101K$202K$304K$405K104 grants2021102 grants202277 grants202380 grants202487 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$18KCOLUMBUS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS$15KCONCORD HILL SCHOOL$15KCOVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$10KGO GLOBAL NC$10KGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND$10KBROTHER WOLF ANIMAL SHEL…$8KCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DI…$8KGROSSE POINTE CRISIS CLUB$8KAVALON HOUSING$7K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Key officers identified in IRS filings include:

  • Dr. Stephen Wilkinson — President
  • Guerin S. Wilkinson — Treasurer
  • Todd S. Wilkinson — Secretary

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR STEPHEN WILKINSONPRESIDENT
GUERIN S WILKINSONTREASURER
TODD S WILKINSONSECRETARY

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

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