Troy, Michigan · EIN 381359217. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $164.1M across 795 grants in 2023, a median of $125K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202413199349106071. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 795 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | SC | $3,731,049 | MATCHING GIFT |
| 2 | Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | MI | $3,030,000 | THIS GRANT WILL FUND THE KRESGE EDUCATION FUND, A DONOR ADVISED FUND AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, WHICH WILL HOUSE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE MARYGROVE CONSERVANCY. |
| 3 | Invest Detroit Foundation | MI | $2,550,000 | THIS GRANT PROVIDES CONTINUED PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF INVEST DETROITS STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD FUND FOR EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS IN DETROITS NEIGHBORHOODS. |
| 4 | Vose River Charitable Fund | MD | $2,500,000 | TO SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (COPH) TO SERVE AS THE NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE (NPO) FOR THE RE-BOOT OF THE EMERGING LEADERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE. USF WILL LEAD THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW TRAINING, SELECT AND SUPPORT FUTURE COHORTS OF PUBLIC H |
| 5 | Detroit Future City | MI | $2,010,000 | DETROIT FUTURE CITY IS REQUESTING A GRANT OF $2,000,000 FOR 2023 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGH ITS CURRENT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND AIMED AT IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL DETROITERS. |
| 6 | Marygrove Conservancy Support Corporation | MI | $2,000,000 | THIS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE MARYGROVE CONSERVANCY SUPPORT CORPORATION (MCSC) TO FUND THE NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS TRANSACTION FOR THE MARYGROVE EARLY EDUCATION CENTER. |
| 7 | The Brookings Institution | DC | $2,000,000 | THROUGH ITS FEDERAL-LOCAL BRIDGE FOR LEARNING AND IMPACT, BROOKINGS METRO WILL FORGE NEW INSIGHTS THAT (1) HELP LOCAL LEADERS SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLACE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, (2) INFORM STATE INFRASTRUCTURE DECISION-MAKING AND GOVERNANCE INNOVATIONS, (3) PROMOTE EQUITABLE CLIMATE RESIL |
| 8 | Wayne State University Research & Technology Park in the City of Detroit | MI | $1,902,054 | THIS GRANT PROVIDES PROJECT SUPPORT AND REGRANTING FUNDS TO CO.ACT DETROIT TO ACT AS THE GRANTMAKING INTERMEDIARY FOR KRESGE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS: DETROIT ROUND 8. |
| 9 | Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc | MI | $1,850,000 | TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP, (DDP) TO MANAGE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSULTING PROJECT AND SERVE AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF INTERSTATE 375 (I-375) AND ITS CONNECTING SECTION OF INTERSTATE 75 (I-75) IN DOWNT |
| 10 | College for Creative Studies | MI | $1,823,000 | TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DETROIT COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION. |
| 11 | Enterprise Community Partners Inc | MD | $1,725,000 | THIS GRANT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR A CDO FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT TO DETROIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THREE YEARS. |
| 12 | New Venture Fund | DC | $1,700,000 | THIS PROJECT GRANT SUPPORTS THE NEW VENTURE FUND TO SERVE AS THE INTERMEDIATE FOR A FUNDER COLLABORATIVE FOCUSED ON CULTURE AND CREATIVITY AS DRIVERS OF EQUITABLE COMMUNITY CHANGE. |
| 13 | Urban Institute | DC | $1,460,000 | TO SUPPORT LEARNING IN AND ACROSS CITIES ON HOW TO ACHIEVE SHARED PROSPERITY BY HELPING LOCAL LEADERS ALIGN FEDERAL INVESTMENTS WITH LOCAL GOALS; BUILDING A NEW URBAN PRACTICE THROUGH ACTIONABLE RESEARCH, STRATEGIC ADVISING, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP; AND LEVERAGING AND EXPANDING URBANS OWN LEARNING AN |
| 14 | Policylink | CA | $1,200,000 | THIS CROSS-TEAM OPERATING GRANT SUPPORTS POLICYLINK'S MISSION AND WINNING ON EQUITY INITIATIVES. |
| 15 | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | NY | $1,075,000 | TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT TO THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, WHICH WORKS TO OVERCOME HISTORIC PATTERNS OF DISINVESTMENT TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND RACIAL EQUITY. |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 950 | $152.0M |
| 2021 | 868 | $160.4M |
| 2022 | 794 | $162.5M |
| 2023 | 795 | $164.1M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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