Ethel and James Flinn Foundation
Accepts applications
Ethel and James Flinn Foundation is a private foundation in Detroit, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.9 million in 83 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $200,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$2.9 million
- Number of grants83
- Typical grant$15,000
- Largest grant$200,000
- Assets$70.9 million
- New grantees51%
Giving in 2024 was up from $2.9 million the year before.
51% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.9 million | 87 | $68.9 million |
| 2024 | $2.9 million | 83 | $70.9 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Andrea M Cole Executive Director an 333 W Ford Street Suite 1950, Detroit, MI 48266 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (313) 309-3436, acole@flinnfoundation.org |
| What to submit | The foundation accepts competitve proposals once a year through its on-line grant application system. |
| Deadlines | The fdn announces rfps annually in may, apps are accepted through july and announced in september. |
| Restrictions | The foundation awards grants to non-profits that deliver mental health care and services in Michigan. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Ethel and James Flinn Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Michigan.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 80 | $2.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $11,600 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $2,500 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Board of Governors Wayne State University | Second year and final grant award to continue to support system change reforms within michigans juvenile justice system. This important diversion work will build on existing relationships. The key objectives of this two-year project are to update the sequential intercept model mapping to include juvenile justice diversion (intercept 0), establish priorities, and facilitate groups to move the work forward. The sequential intercept mapping will provide critical data and a roadmap to inform a broader funder collaborative (kellogg, kresge, skillman, ballmer group, mcgregor, hudson webber). | $200,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | To train physicians to treat alcohol use disorders by implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (sbirt). | $100,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | To identify veterans at risk of suicide and connect them with services by implementing zero suicide program. | $100,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | To support the metro detroit trauma recovery initiative (tri) to provide trauma-informed and evidence-based behavioral health services and resources to survivors of traumatic injuries. | $100,000 |
| Metro Solutions | One year grant to support collaborative to address disparities and inequities in accessing physical and mental health among bipoc michiganders. Funders partnered with trusted, black-led community-based organizations to develop or further develop sustainable partnerships between the organizations and safety net health care providers to increase access to high quality, mental health care offered in primary care settings. (kresge, kellogg, michigan health endowment fund, blue cross blue shield of michigan foundation, blue cross blue shield social mission and community foundation of southeast michigan). | $100,000 |
| Oakland Community Health Network | To divert at-risk youth and assist adjudicated youth through interactive journaling. | $100,000 |
| Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center | To provide trauma-informed wraparound case management services for individuals and families. | $100,000 |
| The Board of Governors Wayne State University | Additional 12-month support to aid in the launch of michigans behavioral health emergency response (bher). | $100,000 |
| Zaman International | To provide culturally competent mental health program adapted to meet the needs of immigrant and refugee women. | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan | To offer a range of trauma informed mental health services through the mentally fit program, which includes 1:1 and group therapy, assessments, and academic and tutoring enrichment. | $75,000 |
| Children's Center of Wayne County | To implement developmental screening, assessment, and mental health treatment models in early childhood settings for children (four to six). | $75,000 |
| Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network | To offer holistic, wraparound services for youth in wayne county and detroit who are involved with the juvenile justice system and need behavioral health services. | $75,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | To implement a technology-driven safety planning intervention in pediatric primary care at henry ford health to increase self-help behaviors among individuals who are unable to readily engage with mental health services. | $75,000 |
| Oakland Community Health Network | To assess and mitigate threats of (mass) violence in oakland county. | $75,000 |
| Packard Health | To support a nurse care manager (ncm) to work with patients and providers in an office based addiction treatment model. | $75,000 |
| Samaritas | To provide innovative substance use disorder treatment focusing on vaping/e-cigarette use for adolescents, foster care, and transitional youth ages 13-19 through the oakland county clinic. | $75,000 |
| Children's Center of Wayne County | To implement summer support to ensure year-round care for children in school-based mental health services. | $70,000 |
| Michigan's Children | For general operating support. Michigan's children will bolster the public policy research advocacy capacity of mental health services providers, and youth and families who receive mental health services. It will also lead efforts to seek regulatory action from the state government that it deems is in the best interest of children experiencing or at risk of mental illness. | $65,000 |
| Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc | To connect individuals with mental health challenges and substance abuse disorder in downtown detroit to services provided by the continuum of care network. | $50,000 |
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | To expand access to evidence-based, trauma-informed child mental health services. | $50,000 |
| Freedom House Detroit | To expand services by providing group therapy for clients. | $50,000 |
| Hannan Center | To provide cbt and case management support to older adults in detroit who are experiencing self-neglect and related disorders (e.g., hoarding, depression, etc.) | $50,000 |
| Life Directions | To implement a program that mitigates effects of trauma among detroit hispanic and african american youth. | $50,000 |
| Lincoln Behavioral Services | To decrease/eliminate bullying, suicidal thoughts/behaviors, school violence and school avoidance in youth. | $50,000 |
| Mental Health Association in Michigan | For general operating support. Mham is the states oldest nonprofit organization concerned with mental illness and is the leading policy and research advocate. | $50,000 |
| Monroe County Intermediate School District | To implement a comprehensive suicide prevention curriculum designed to address the critical mental health needs of K-12 students. | $50,000 |
| NAMI Michigan | For general operating support. Nami michigan and its statewide affiliates advocate at the state level for persons affected by mental illness and serves as a leading proponent on consumer and family involvement in care, treatment and recovery. Nami michigan helps to strengthen local affiliates to provide support within their communities. | $50,000 |
| Orchards Childrens Services Inc | To support security testing of orchards children's services it systems. | $50,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | To develop system dynamics model for adolescent mental health services in washtenaw county. | $50,000 |
| Rose Hill Center | To add a peer recovery specialist/coach as a key component trauma informed care clinical programming. | $50,000 |
| Ruth Ellis Center Inc | To increase access to home-based services for lgbtq2s+ youth in wayne county. | $50,000 |
| Starfish Family Services Inc | To train and support clinicians to enhance mental health care and service delivery for vulnerable groups. | $50,000 |
| The Board of Governors Wayne State University | To support the early childhood support clinic (ecsc) to provide evidence-based mental health services to children birth 5 years and their families. | $50,000 |
| The Guidance Center | To train 300 clinical and peer support staff with the zero overdose "overdose safety plan", an evidence-based model which bridges a critical gap in how to help people at risk for overdose. | $50,000 |
| Vista Maria | To support on-site, in-person motivational interviewing training for 153 clinical and direct-care team members who are providing care for foster youth with acute mental health needs and trauma symptoms. | $50,000 |
| Wellness Plan Medical Centers Foundation | To enhance children's mental health with evidence-based practices. | $50,000 |
| Alternatives for Girls | To honor coo, dr. Celia thomas. Dr. Thomas will be provided with an opportunity to take one month off to renew, reflect and reenergize. The organization will also receive support to cover her time away. | $25,000 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | For general operating support. Aaom is an advocacy organization focused on addressing treatment access and support for individuals and families living with autism spectrum disorder. | $25,000 |
| Black Family Development Inc | To honor ceo, kenyatta stephens. Mrs. Stephens will be provided with an opportunity to take one month off to renew, reflect and restore. The organization will also receive support to cover her time away. | $25,000 |
| The Yunion Inc | To honor ceo, nicole wilson. Mrs. Wilson will be provided with an opportunity to take one month off to renew, reflect and restore. The organization will also receive support to cover her time away. | $25,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Andrea Cole
- Julie Ermler
- Honorable Freddie G Burton Jr
- Victor H Hicks II
- Jack Kresnak
- Sue Perlin
- Duane Tarnacki
- Linda L Hryhorczk
- Dana Lasenby
Questions people ask
Does Ethel and James Flinn Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The fdn announces rfps annually in may, apps are accepted through july and announced in september.
How much does Ethel and James Flinn Foundation give?
$2.9 million in tax year 2024, across 83 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.
Who runs Ethel and James Flinn Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Andrea Cole (Chief Executive Officer), Julie Ermler (Chief Financial Officer), Honorable Freddie G Burton Jr (Trustee - Boardchair) and Victor H Hicks II (Trustee) among 9 officers and trustees.
What does Ethel and James Flinn Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and education.