The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust
Holland, OH · EIN 47-1936802. Reported 328 grants totalling $367,659 to 143 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $720. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,125; the smallest was $50 and the largest $18,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Pointe Academy the Academy Fund | Grosse Pointe, MI | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alternatives to Hunger Fbo Bellingham Food Bank | Bellingham, WA | $13,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carroll County YMCA Camp Huckins | Freedom, NH | $12,005 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rye Public Library | Rye, NH | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CO | $10,085 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grosse Point Memorial Church | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maui Friends of the Library | Wailuku, HI | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | $6,417 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | $6,205 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waldorf Association of Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | $6,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bluffton-Richland Library Foundation | Bluffton, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lowcountry Inc | Bluffton, SC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haleakala Woldorf School | Kula, HI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Middle Creek Academy | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Promedica Foundation | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $4,935 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bozeman United Methodist Church | Bozeman, MT | $4,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sigma Gamma Association C/O Amy Russell | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $4,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cool Earth | Chester, NJ | $4,485 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Simoo Scholarship | Aubrey, TX | $4,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,005 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellingham Public School Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation Peoples Fund of Mauipo | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Boating Center | Bellingham, WA | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Genesis Womens Shelter & Support | Dallas, TX | $3,550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Nature School | Golden, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wild Whatcom | Bellingham, WA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | $3,410 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $3,225 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellingham Public Library Fund | Bellingham, WA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Captains for Clean Water | Fort Myers, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywod, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Population Services International | Washington, DC | $2,955 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robert Rodriguez Leadership Fdn | Red Oak, TX | $2,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $2,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bozeman Sunrise Rotary | Bozeman, MT | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Tee of Low Country | Hilton Head, SC | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $2,725 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $2,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ascension St John & Providence Fdns | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Old Newsboys | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pockets Full of Sunshine | Bluffton, SC | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $2,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Detroit Athletic Club Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank Inc | Detroit, MI | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maui Inline Hockey Association | Kihei, HI | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division | Southfield, MI | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Storer Camps | Jackson, MI | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grid Alternatives | Oakland, CA | $2,035 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Engineers Without Borders - USA Inc | Denver, CO | $2,025 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Public Media Group | St Paul, MN | $2,015 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Solve Mecfs Initiative | Glendale, CA | $2,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Assocation | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community | Charleston, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Nassau Co Florida | Fernandina Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Hyder Family Hospice House | Dover, NH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jeffco Action Center | Lakewood, CO | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lydia Place | Bellingham, WA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Bingham Farms, MI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Bellingham | Bellingham, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $1,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Grosse Pointe Foundation | Grosse Pointe, MI | $1,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Theresa of Avila | Summit, NJ | $1,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition | Bellingham, WA | $1,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whatcom Family YMCA | Bellingham, WA | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Whatcom County Amateur Hockey Assoc | Bellingham, WA | $1,550 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $1,525 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pacific Marine Mammal Center | Laguna Beach, CA | $1,525 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Threads Farm | Bellingham, WA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Garden Street United Methodist Church | Bellingham, WA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parentgood Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stratham Memorial School PTO | Stratham, NH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Life Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Grosse Pointe Foundation | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $1,455 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Public Broadcastin | Pullman, WA | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haven | Bozeman, MT | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sailing Foundation | Redmond, WA | $1,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shifting Gears | Bellingham, WA | $1,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Hilton Head Library | Hilton Head, SC | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homesnow | Bellingham, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntingtons Disease Society of America | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Mission | Bellingham, WA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maui Hub | Kula, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restoring Vision | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Tears Foundation South Carolina Chapter | Puyallup, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whatcom Fc Rangers | Bellingham, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Toldeo | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dac Foundation | Detroit, MI | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beach House Inc | Toledo, OH | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship | Bellingham, WA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kapadia Education Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maui Basketball Academy | Lahaina, HI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Land Water Access Association | Bozeman, MT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Komo Kulshan Ski Club | Bellingham, WA | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc | Miami, FL | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $517 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellingham Sailing Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brain Injury Association of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Church of the City of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emergency Kukoa | Makawao, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grosse Pointe Academy | Grosse Pointe, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Halau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Wailuku, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanona | Wailuku, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice Care of the Lowcountry | Bluffton, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| HUNT2HEAL | Grandville, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huntington Beach Tree Society Inc | Sunset Beach, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lhaq Temish Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loving Loic Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mom's House Toledo | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natural Resource Defense Coucil | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Birth Collective | Haiku, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace Community Church | Hilton Head, SC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hrdc | Bozeman, MT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aurora House Aka Aurora Project Inc | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family House | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Outreach Community United Services | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms House Toledo | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Club | Grosse Pointe, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ccim Institute Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluffton Self Help Inc | Bluffton, SC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halau Kealaokamaile | Pukalani, HI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hildon Head Island Recreation Associat | Hilton Head, SC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
84 of 143 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Waldorf Association of Whatcom County
PROVIDE EDUCATION & AFTER - Rye Public Library
PROVIDE MATERIALS, PROGRAMS - Donorschooseorg
CLASSROOM PROJECT FUNDING - The Detroit Athletic Club Foundation
SUPPORT OF DETROIT/SE MI - - YMCA Storer Camps
ENRICH LIVES OF YOUTH AND - Whatcom Family YMCA
STRENGTHEN COMMUMITY YOUTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 166 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | $91,019 | $750 |
| 2022 | 84 | $86,200 | $720 |
| 2023 | 80 | $100,440 | $500 |
| 2024 | 84 | $90,000 | $900 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 21% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
Find more foundations like The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $720. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1630 Timberwolf Drive, Holland, OH, 43528. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 47-1936802 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.