Private Foundation

BESSER FOUNDATION

BESSER FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in ALPENA, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $906K revenue, $1.3M expenses, $17.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 199 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.8M.

EIN: 386071938 ALPENA, MI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$906K

Total Expenses$1.3M

Total Assets$17.4M

Grants Given199

Grant Total$8.8M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

BESSER MUSEUM

ALPENA, MI · 2024

GALLERY RENOVATION

$343,554

BESSER MUSEUM

ALPENA, MI · 2024

OPERATING EXPENSES

$260,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALPENA

ALPENA, MI · 2024

BUILDING

$250,000

THUNDER BAY THEATRE

ALPENA, MI · 2024

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

$100,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALPENA

ALPENA, MI · 2024

OPERATING

$44,000

Showing up to 5 of 199 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Ann Burton

TRUSTEE Chris Mccoy

MANAGER / SECRETARY/TR Gary Dawley

PRESIDENT James C Park

TRUSTEE Kimberly Park

VICE PRESIDE Patricia Gardner

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATING EXPENSES

$2,527,800 21 grants

BUILDING

$794,000 3 grants

STEM GRANT

$678,000 5 grants

HEALTH SCIENCES

$600,000 2 grants

GALLERY RENOVATION

$554,045 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$906K	$1.3M	$17.4M
2023	$585K	$957K	$16.4M
2022	$998K	$1.2M	$15.2M
2021	$2.9M	$1.1M	$19.6M
2020	$329K	$1.2M	$18.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $329K to $906K (+175%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.4M.

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Grant Geography

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

GAMI

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