Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing describes its focus as education for disadvantaged children, mainly low-income children at elementary-school level, so an application should centre on programmes of that kind.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says it gives only to preselected organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and an organisation with no existing connection should not expect an open request to get a response.
- Where it does give, about 8 in 10 of its 156 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $250,000, with a median of $90,000 and a largest of $525,000, so a modest request in the lower part of that range suits its usual pattern.
- In its most recent filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so it is a relationship-led funder where repeat giving is the norm.
- Its grants are mainly in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that as a pattern in its giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation is a US private foundation based in Holland, MI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (schoolsthatcan.org, hunterfunds.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its focus as national funding for high-quality education programmes for disadvantaged children, with a primary emphasis on educating low-income children at elementary-school level. A profile of its founder says its work serves schools across the country. The grant record is consistent with that focus: academic programme expenses and tuition assistance are the largest reported purposes, and recipients include charter-school networks, schools and other education organisations. It has also made grants to youth and community organisations, although the sources do not identify these as central fields. Its filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, so the record does not describe an open application route.
Themes
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2025 filings, half of its 156 grants to organisations were $90,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It focuses primarily on educating low-income children at the elementary-school level. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 50 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $120k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Academic program expenses$500,0002025 tax year
- LEARN Charter Network · Academic program expenses$500,0002025 tax year
- Chicagoland Lutheran Education Foundation · Tuition assistance$300,0002025 tax year
- KIPP Chicago · Academic program expenses$300,0002025 tax year
- Milwaukee College Prep · Academic program expenses$300,0002025 tax year
- KIPP St. Louis · Academic program expenses$300,0002025 tax year
- New Paradigm for Education · Academic program expenses$300,0002025 tax year
- Cardinal Stritch Foundation · Tuition assistance$282,9792025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Curtis L Stine — Director
- Phillip Perkins — Director
- Todd Perkins — Director
- Laurie Perkins — Director
- Jill Perkins — Director
- Robert H Perkins — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,203,854 | $5,897,068 | $63,705,029 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,190,722 | $5,872,089 | $70,347,439 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $7,433,545 | $7,109,079 | $69,074,679 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Holland, MI