Private Foundation

JOHN AND MELISSA BESSE FOUNDATION

JOHN AND MELISSA BESSE FOUNDATION, of WELLS, MI, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $893K in revenue, $538K in expenses, $9.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 103 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.2M.

EIN: 203497950 WELLS, MI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$893K
Total Expenses$538K
Total Assets$9.2M
Grants Given103
Grant Total$3.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

MICHIGAN TECH FD
HOUGHTON, MI · 2024
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$340,000
TREES FOR TOMORROW
EAGLE RIVER, MI · 2024
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
$78,000
LIFE LINK III
MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2024
EDUCATIONAL
$10,088
PREGNANCY SERVICES OF DELTA COUNTY
ESCANABA, MI · 2024
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
$10,000
BAY CLIFF HEALTH CAMP
BIG BAY, MI · 2024
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 103 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY / BOARD MEMBER Cain Besse
PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER Gregory Besse
TREASURER / BOARD MEMBER Raymond Delmont

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Top Grant Purposes

BLDG IMPROVEMENTS
$1,000,000 4 grants
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$340,000 1 grant
OPERATIONS
$331,500 10 grants
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
$250,000 1 grant
CHARITABLE
$230,000 26 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $893K $538K $9.2M
2023 $499K $343K $10.8M
2022 $335K $55K $9.4M
2021 $741K $192K $11.5M
2020 $316K $229K $10.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $316K to $893K (+183%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI, MN, WI.

MIMNWI

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