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A Alfred Taubman Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bloomfield Hills, Michigan · EIN 271366308

A Alfred Taubman Foundation is a private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.3 million in 101 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $1.1 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5.8 million the year before.

44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$2.8 million32$164 million
2023$5.8 million91$187 million
2024$7.3 million101$212 million

How to apply

A Alfred Taubman Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What A Alfred Taubman Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan29$2.2 million
New York32$1.7 million
District of Columbia6$1.0 million
Florida9$754,000
Massachusetts5$530,000
Pennsylvania2$505,000
Colorado9$378,000
California5$182,500
Iowa1$50,000
New Jersey1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 101 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Annual campaign and william davidison challenge fund$1.1 million
American Jewish Committee
Philadelphia, PA
Facts for peace$500,000
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
The ellen & bill taubman fund$500,000
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
School of foreign service center for jewish civilization director's leadership fund$500,000
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, MI
Dia now endowment campaign$350,000
American Israel Education Foundation
Washington, DC
General fund$300,000
Palm Beach Day Academy
Palm Beach, FL
Facility improvement & annual fund$300,000
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Graham t. Allison jr. Plaza fund$250,000
Weill Cornell Medicine - Office of External Affairs
New York, NY
Support of the comprehensive control center$250,000
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Taubman center for state and local government fund$200,000
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Washington, DC
General fund$200,000
Cambridge in America
New York, NY
Bridging programme at corpus christi college$125,000
Cobalt Foundation
Denver, CO
General fund$125,000
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Fy24 trustee support$100,000
Celebration Church
Montrose, CO
Capital campaign$100,000
Child Mind Institute
New York, NY
2024 child advocacy award dinner$100,000
Cranbrook Educational Community
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Julia reyes taubman scholarship$100,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
Palm beach center to combat antisemitism & hatred$100,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
Israel terror relief fund$100,000
New York STEM Cell Foundation
New York, NY
Alzheimer's research$100,000
Palm Beach Synagogue
Palm Beach, FL
Facility expansion$100,000
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
A. Alfred taubman foundation fellowship endowment$100,000
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
General fund$100,000
Congregation Bonai Shalom
Boulder, CO
Construction of new synagogue$90,000
Racquet Up Detroit
Detroit, MI
2025 summer enrichment program$75,000
American Heart Association
Boone, IA
Cor vitae gala f24 ann arbor mi$50,000
Barrow Street Nursery School
New York, NY
General fund$50,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
2024 hot pink party$50,000
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
2024 artists ball$50,000
Cranbrook Educational Community
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Dimarco endowment for campus enhancement$50,000
Cranbrook Educational Community
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Cranbrook educational community fund$50,000
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Havard kennedy school dean's graduate fellowship endowment fund$50,000
Launch Michigan
Lansing, MI
General fund$50,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Detroit, MI
2024 gala$50,000
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
General fund$50,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
Hamptons event$50,000
Racquet Up Detroit
Detroit, MI
Construction of new facility$50,000
Regents of the Unviersity of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Frances and kenneth eisenberg and family depression center$50,000
Society of the Four Arts
Palm Beach, FL
General fund$50,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way
Palm Beach, FL
General fund$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does A Alfred Taubman Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does A Alfred Taubman Foundation give?

$7.3 million in tax year 2024, across 101 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs A Alfred Taubman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Gayle T Kalisman (President), William S Taubman (Vice President) and Robert S Taubman (Treasurer).

What does A Alfred Taubman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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