Michigan · Nonprofit
St George Foundation for the Classics
St George Foundation for the Classics (Michigan) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $62,350 to it, the largest being THE HURST FOUNDATION ($42,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.0M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $62k
- Net assets
- $3.6M
What St George Foundation for the Classics does
Mission
The chief mission of the organization is to promote classical education in the Catholic tradition through the establishment of the Chesterton Academy of St. George.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In order to promote classical education in South Central Michigan the organization made 15 separate grants totaling $302,000 to the Chesterton Foundation of St. George the precursor of the Academy. These grants were used to pay teacher salaries and purchase materials to further the educational work of the Chesterton Foundation which served 14 different students during the year.
$302,000 spentof which $302,000 as grants72% of program spendingIn the spring of 2024 the organization took over ownership of the property at 1000 E Porter St. During the year the organization made necessary upgrades to this property required for the Chesterton Foundation to operate as a school. These changes included decorating the space for the school structural changes to bring it up to fire code and landscaping. All these expenses helped provide a place for classical education to take place for many years to come.
$107,572 spent26% of program spendingTo provide for ongoing classical formation for adults the organization hosted a number of events and talks at its campus. For instance the organization hosted a talk by an actor impersonating the English author GK Chesterton. Similarly in the fall the organization hosted a literary critic for an evening that drew in over 200 attendees. For these events the organization paid the speakers fees as well as provided refreshments at the events.
$7,815 spent2% of program spendingIn order to promote its educational events and further educate the public about the value of classical education the foundation at times purchased printed materials. These materials included flyers and brochures.
$736 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $418,123.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $35k to $3.6M (+10196%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Richard Lomas
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $25k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of St George Foundation for the Classics’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
St George Foundation for the Classics leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 80% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of St George Foundation for the Classics's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $15k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like St George Foundation for the Classics
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Chesterton Foundation of St George · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for St George Foundation for the Classics: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds St George Foundation for the Classics?
- St George Foundation for the Classics (Michigan) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $62,350 to it, the largest being THE HURST FOUNDATION ($42,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does St George Foundation for the Classics have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $62,350 in grants to St George Foundation for the Classics, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of St George Foundation for the Classics?
- THE HURST FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $42,350 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like St George Foundation for the Classics find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing