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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1437485

HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION

Also known as DOW GARDENS

Tax-exempt · MIDLAND, MI 48640

Financials

$40.9M$45.1M2023$55.9M$38.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$55,944,598$38,170,123$17,774,475$642,648,050$24,143,578$618,504,472
December 31, 2023990-PF$40,934,354$45,144,955-$4,210,601$621,175,059$24,485,736$596,689,310
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,170
Dividends
$13,340,224
Interest
$118,229
Net rental income
$1,766
Net gain from sales of assets
$25,315,510
Other income
$16,938,622

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,884,987
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$612,886
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,752,659
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$18,006,462
Excise tax on investment income
$712,696

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$621,175,059
Total assets, end of year
$642,648,050
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,143,578
Net assets, end of year
$618,504,472
Fair market value of assets
$642,648,050
Qualifying distributions
$20,080,509
Net investment income
$51,681,536

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENEE VELASQUEZ
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
EXECUTIVE DI60$395,645$46,158
FRANCINE PADGETT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
CFO60$217,241$17,587
ELIZABETH LUMBERT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
GARDENS DIRE
Highest-paid employee
40$217,007$34,917
MATTHEW GERHARDT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
HUMAN RESOUR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,045$26,981
SCOTT SCHULTHEIS
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
HORTICULTURI
Highest-paid employee
40$97,336$33,928
CAROLYNN PATEN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
DIRECTOR OF
Highest-paid employee
40$93,536$22,076
ROBBIE BLIESENER
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
EXECUTIVE AS
Highest-paid employee
40$86,160$21,340
RUTH A DOAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
PRESIDENT10$0$0
MICHAEL LLOYD DOAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
VICE PRESIDE8$0$0
WILLARD MOTT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TREASURER8$0$0
DIANE DOW HULLET
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
SECRETARY4$0$0
STEPHEN CARRAS
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
JAMES FITTERLING
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
ALDEN LEE HANSON
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
BONNIE BUCHANAN MATHESON
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SUZANNA MCCUAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
GOV. CHAIR/T8$0
LILLA YM OHRSTROM
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0
SARAH OPPERMAN
1018 MAIN STREET, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0
STEPHANIE SCHEETS
1018 MAIN STREET, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0
MACAULEY WHITING JR
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENEE VELASQUEZ
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
EXECUTIVE DI60$348,480$43,530
ELIZABETH LUMBERT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
GARDENS DIRE
Highest-paid employee
40$190,557$35,972
FRANCINE PADGETT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
CFO60$168,400$3,721
SCOTT SCHULTHEIS
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
HORTICULTURI
Highest-paid employee
40$93,000$35,597
MATTHEW GERHARDT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
HUMAN RESOUR
Highest-paid employee
40$88,990$24,756
ABIGAIL CLAERHOUT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
HORTICULTURI
Highest-paid employee
40$69,865$27,603
MICHELLE HOLMES
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
GIFT SHOP MA
Highest-paid employee
40$65,500$24,547
RUTH A DOAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
PRESIDENT10$0$0
MICHAEL LLOYD DOAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
VICE PRESIDE8$0$0
WILLARD MOTT
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TREASURER8$0$0
DIANE DOW HULLET
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
SECRETARY4$0$0
SUZANNA MCCUAN
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
GOV. CHAIR/T8$0$0
MACAULEY WHITING JR
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
STEPHEN CARRAS
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
BONNIE BUCHANAN MATHESON
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
ALDEN LEE HANSON
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
JAMES FITTERLING
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
LILLA YM OHRSTROM
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
SARAH OPPERMAN
1018 MAIN STREET, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0
STEPHANIE SCHEETS
1018 MAIN STREET, MIDLAND, MI 48640
TRUSTEE2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1018 W MAIN ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640-4264
In care of
% HERBERT D DOAN PRESIDENT
Signed the 990-PF
FRANCINE PADGETT, CFO
Phone
(989) 631-3699
Return prepared by
ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
38-1437485
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private foundation, 30% limit
Exempt since
1943
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$642,648,050
Income (IRS master file)
$143,215,993

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024$55,944,598$38,170,123$642,648,050IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$40,934,354$45,144,955$621,175,059XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2018–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-1437485).

Questions about HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION is 38-1437485.
Is HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.
Are donations to HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $395,645 (JENEE VELASQUEZ, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $55,944,598, expenses of $38,170,123 and total assets of $642,648,050 at year end.

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