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Toni A Wisne Foundation

Accepts applications Novi, Michigan · EIN 204120018

Toni A Wisne Foundation is a private foundation in Novi, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 40 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $212,000. 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 $1.6 million the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.6 million33$39.1 million
2024$1.8 million40$40.5 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Davis
PO Box 758, Novi, MI 48376
Phone or email(248) 767-8025
What to submitLetter describing purpose of grant and verification of organization's charitable status.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Toni A Wisne Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan34$1.6 million
Illinois3$70,000
Florida2$62,000
California1$40,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gleaners Community Food Bank
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$212,000
Beaumont Health Foundation
Troy, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$125,000
Vista Maria
Dearborn Heights, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$125,000
Alzheimers Association of Michigan
Southfield, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$100,000
Whaley's Children's Center
Flint, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$100,000
Community Sharing Outreach Center
Highland Charter Twp, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$75,000
Michigan Humane
Bingham Farms, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$65,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Fallen and Wounded Soldiers
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Give Merit Inc
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Michigan Hospitality Foundation
Lansing, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
The Rainbow Connection
Rochester, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
American Cancer Society
Southfield, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Empowerment Plan
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
University of Central FL Foundation
Orlando, FL
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$50,000
Camp Kesem National
Los Angeles, CA
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$40,000
Midnight Golf Program
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$40,000
Figure Skating in Detroit
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$35,000
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$30,000
Imerman Angels
Chicago, IL
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$30,000
Playworks Michigan
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$30,000
Building Beds 4 Kids
Oak Park, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$25,000
Carls Family YMCA
Milford, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$25,000
Detroit Assoc of Black Org
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$25,000
Greater Good Charities
Grand Rapids, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$25,000
Urban Communications
Oak Forest, IL
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$25,000
Aerospace Ind Assoc of Mi Foundation
Rochester, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$20,500
St Patrick Catholic Church
White Lake, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$20,000
General Sports Foundation
Rochester, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$20,000
Girls Group
Ann Arbor, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$15,000
Little Heroes League
Chicago, IL
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$15,000
The Pink Fund
Southfield, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$15,000
First Tee of Greater Detroit
Detroit, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$13,300
First Orlando Foundation Inc
Orlando, FL
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$12,000
Abide Ministries
Clawson, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$10,000
Fish & Loaves
Taylor, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$10,000
Hazel Park Promise Zone
Hazel Park, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$10,000
Council of Michigan Foundations
Grand Haven, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$6,100
Foundation for Pops
Melvindale, MI
Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Toni A Wisne Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Toni A Wisne Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Toni A Wisne Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph L Wisne (President, Director), Steven E Davis (Former Treasurer, Former Director), Madelyn J Wisne (Director) and Joseph L Wisne Jr (Secretary, Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Toni A Wisne Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, food and hunger and youth programs.

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