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Private foundations in Detroit, Michigan

165 private foundations are based in Detroit. Together they paid $360 million in grants in their latest year, and 52 of them accept applications. The largest is The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation, with $141 million.

The 50 largest of 165 foundations in Detroit, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$141 million$100,000Yes
The Gilbert Family Foundation$91.5 million$162,262No
The Skillman Foundation$22.0 million$10,000Yes
McGregor Fund$16.2 million$55,000Yes
Dte Energy Foundation$13.5 million$10,025No
Hudson-Webber Foundation$9.1 million$13,425Yes
Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation Inc$5.1 million$200,000Yes
Payne Family Trust$4.8 million$477,910No
Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation DBA Dresner Foundation$3.9 million$27,500No
William & Martha Ford Fund$3.2 million$1,000Yes
Ahavas Avraham Foundation$3.0 million$2,000Yes
Ethel and James Flinn Foundation$2.9 million$15,000Yes
Elkins Davis Fdn Charitable Trust$2.4 million$50,000No
Michael and Marian Ilitch Foundation$2.1 million$110,000No
The Simpson Foundation$2.1 million$20,000Yes
Joel Landy Foundation$2.0 million$1.0 millionYes
Martha P Mack Foundation$1.8 million$100,000No
The Henry Ford II Fund$1.6 million$50,000Yes
Jane Smith Turner Foundation$1.4 million$1.4 millionNo
Benson & Edith Ford Fund$1.3 million$7,750Yes
Matilda R Wilson Fund$1.3 million$25,000Yes
Bovenkerk Harold P Scholarship Tr$1.3 million$9,666No
Harvest Charities$1.1 million$22,500Yes
Terence & Jennifer Adderley Foundation$875,000$50,000No
Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker Foundation$864,500$25,000Yes
Dalton Carl & Phyllis Family Fdn$863,230$49,727No
Morse Charitable Foundation Inc$862,757$15,000Yes
Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund$850,000$200,000Yes
Willie H Pickard and Victoria Woodyard Pickard Family Foundation$825,000$25,000No
The Royal Little Family Foundation$749,700$10,000No
Daniel J Loepp Family Foundation$740,200$10,000No
Kramer Family Foundation$700,000$30,000No
Lilian E and Earl A Bettinger Charitable$690,300$51,548No
Ohara John and Blanche Scholarship Tr$674,898$674,898No
Ruesch Family Foundation Inc$658,000$35,000No
Soave Foundation$641,500$5,000No
Abrams Family Foundation$579,800$10,000No
Willmas Charitable Trust (PWS)$555,930$15,000No
Gallo Frederick Irrev TUA$551,948$275,974No
Lynn & Paul Alandt Foundation$526,100$5,000Yes
John and Helen Davis Scholarship Tr$480,628$480,628Yes
Olive A Stokes Scholarship Trust$477,316$112,829Yes
Kathryn Caine Wanlass Charitable Foundation$457,234$55,000No
Allegra C Ford-Thomas Foundation$411,333$7,500Yes
Hecht Foundation Inc$383,500$30,000No
Delong-Sweet Charitable Foundation Co$380,000$11,000No
Phillips Jack & Mary Charitable Fdn$356,168$60,205No
Habre Tr FBO Los Hermanos$352,412$176,206No
Cassis George & Mary Charitable Fdn$338,075$338,075No
Alvin J Perry Irrev Trust$327,097$327,097No

Foundations are placed by the address on their IRS filing. Many give well beyond their own city; open one to see where its grants go.

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