Mission
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH GRANTS IN THE FIELD OF AGRONOMY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TURFGRASS, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREA OF AGRONOMY.
Public Charity
MICHIGAN TURFGRASS FOUNDATION
Based in LANSING, MI, MICHIGAN TURFGRASS FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $221K in revenue, $323K in expenses, $1.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.9M.
EIN: 237448202
LANSING, MI
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: C05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$221K
Total Expenses$323K
Total Assets$1.8M
Grants Given9
Grant Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Michigan Turfgrass Foundation
How Michigan Turfgrass Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$65
Programs
the work itself
$33
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $65 for programs
$34
Turfgrass research to study turfgrass and related diseases with michigan state university
$26
Annual conference
$5
Field day
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
RESEARCH
$91,215
RESEARCH
$91,202
RESEARCH
$632,401
RESEARCH
$593,383
RESEARCH
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Adam Palmatier
PRESIDENT
Brad Lazroff
DIRECTOR
Brain Schweihofer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carey Mitchelson
TREASURER
Christian Koval
DIRECTOR
Chris Wilzynski
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $221K | $323K | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $404K | $332K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $441K | $838K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $145K | $829K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $88K | $270K | $2.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $88K to $221K (+152%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.
MI
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.