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Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation

Accepts applications Detroit, Michigan · EIN 263930880

Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation is a private foundation in Detroit, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $411,333 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $333,333. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $410,833 the year before.

40% 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
2023$410,83312$6.0 million
2024$411,33310$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactChristine Jaggi
2000 Brush Street Suite 440, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone or email(313) 961-0500
What to submitBrief letter, financial statement, and copy of IRS determination tax letter.
RestrictionsAwards generally limited to charitable organizations for the benefit of children with disabilities, which are already favorably known to, and of interest to, the substantial contributors of this foundation. No grants to individuals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$340,833
Georgia1$20,000
District of Columbia1$19,500
Michigan2$10,000
California1$10,000
Florida1$10,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Program services$333,333
Camp Southern Ground Inc
Fayetteville, GA
Program services$20,000
The National Center for Learning Disabilities
Washington, DC
Allegra ford-thomas scholarship fund$19,500
Lollipop Theater Network
Los Angeles, CA
Program services$10,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Tampa, FL
Program services$10,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Detroit, MI
Program services$5,000
Community Rowing Inc
Brighton, MA
Program services$5,000
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI
Program services$5,000
Scituate Little League Inc
Scituate, MA
Program services$2,500
Smile Train
New York, NY
Honor of phyllis frost$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation give?

$411,333 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Allegra C Ford-Thomas (Director), Anne Ford (President/Treasurer), Alessandro F Uzielli (Director) and Thomas J Motschall (Secretary).

What does Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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