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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1366308

A Alfred Taubman Foundation

A private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 101 grants and $7.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $7,343,800

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $212,011,771
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,755,400

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $186,793,243
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,780,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $163,563,026
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,204,203

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $174,865,731
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,217,833

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $110,665,432
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,132,833

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $24,804,341

Grants paid in 2024

101 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan DetroitBloomfield Hills, MI

    Annual campaign and william davidison challenge fund

    $1,050,000
  2. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    Facts for peace

    $500,000
  3. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    The ellen & bill taubman fund

    $500,000
  4. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    School of foreign service center for jewish civilization director's leadership fund

    $500,000
  5. Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI

    Dia now endowment campaign

    $350,000
  6. American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DC

    General fund

    $300,000
  7. Palm Beach Day AcademyPalm Beach, FL

    Facility improvement & annual fund

    $300,000
  8. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Graham t. Allison JR. Plaza fund

    $250,000
  9. Weill Cornell Medicine - Office of External AffairsNew York, NY

    Support of the comprehensive control center

    $250,000
  10. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Taubman center for state and local government fund

    $200,000
  11. Milken Center for Advancing the American DreamWashington, DC

    General fund

    $200,000
  12. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Bridging programme at corpus christi college

    $125,000
  13. Cobalt FoundationDenver, CO

    General fund

    $125,000
  14. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    Fy24 trustee support

    $100,000
  15. Celebration ChurchMontrose, CO

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  16. Child Mind InstituteNew York, NY

    2024 child advocacy award dinner

    $100,000
  17. Cranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfld HLS, MI

    Julia reyes taubman scholarship

    $100,000
  18. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Palm beach center to combat antisemitism & hatred

    $100,000
  19. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Israel terror relief fund

    $100,000
  20. New York STEM Cell FoundationNew York, NY

    Alzheimer's research

    $100,000
  21. Palm Beach SynagoguePalm Beach, FL

    Facility expansion

    $100,000
  22. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    A. Alfred taubman foundation fellowship endowment

    $100,000
  23. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General fund

    $100,000
  24. Congregation Bonai ShalomBoulder, CO

    Construction of new synagogue

    $90,000
  25. Racquet Up DetroitDetroit, MI

    2025 summer enrichment program

    $75,000
  26. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Cor vitae gala f24 ann arbor mi

    $50,000
  27. Barrow Street Nursery SchoolNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  28. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    2024 hot pink party

    $50,000
  29. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    2024 artists ball

    $50,000
  30. Cranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfld HLS, MI

    Dimarco endowment for campus enhancement

    $50,000
  31. Cranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfld HLS, MI

    Cranbrook educational community fund

    $50,000
  32. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Havard kennedy school dean's graduate fellowship endowment fund

    $50,000
  33. Launch MichiganLansing, MI

    General fund

    $50,000
  34. Museum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroit, MI

    2024 gala

    $50,000
  35. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  36. Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Hamptons event

    $50,000
  37. Racquet Up DetroitDetroit, MI

    Construction of new facility

    $50,000
  38. Regents of the Unviersity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Frances and kenneth eisenberg and family depression center

    $50,000
  39. Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FL

    General fund

    $50,000
  40. Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FL

    General fund

    $50,000
  41. Whiney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    2024 whitney gala

    $50,000
  42. Chabad of TribecaNew York, NY

    My little school updates, scholarships, and teachers

    $36,000
  43. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    Opening gala

    $30,000
  44. American Friends of LubavitchWashington, DC

    2024 lamplighter award

    $25,000
  45. Center for Art Research and AlliancesNew York, NY

    2024 fall feast

    $25,000
  46. Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI

    2024 gala

    $25,000
  47. Guild Hall of East HamptonEast Hampton, NY

    38th annual academy of the arts achievement awards dinner

    $25,000
  48. Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy NetworkW Bloomfield, MI

    Taubman family patient care fund

    $25,000
  49. Navy Seal FoundationVirginia Beach, VA

    New york city benefit

    $25,000
  50. Tate Americas FoundationNew York, NY

    Emily kam kngwarray exhibition

    $25,000
  51. Urban Land InstituteWashington, DC

    Uli michigan lifetime achievement dinner platinum sponsor

    $25,000
  52. Yeshiva Beth YehudahSouthfield, MI

    Annual award dinner

    $25,000
  53. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    General fund

    $24,000
  54. Friends of RecreationWest Palm BCH, FL

    General fund

    $20,000
  55. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    HBS fund for faculty, case writing, and research

    $20,000
  56. Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    2024 indian wells invitational

    $20,000
  57. American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid IncWhite Plains, NY

    General fund

    $18,000
  58. Congregation Bonai ShalomBoulder, CO

    New building fund and school fund

    $18,000
  59. Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & InclusionDetroit, MI

    General fund

    $18,000
  60. Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    General fund

    $18,000
  61. Congregation Bonai ShalomBoulder, CO

    Education program, new building fund, and sponsorship of four kiddushes

    $15,000
  62. NF Forward DetroitDetroit, MI

    Benefit XII

    $12,500
  63. Basblue FoundationDetroit, MI

    2024 annual fundraiser

    $10,000
  64. Blood Cancer Foundation of MichiganFarmington, MI

    General fund

    $10,000
  65. Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  66. Chabad House at HarvardCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  67. Colorado Trout UnlimitedDenver, CO

    Trout in the classroom

    $10,000
  68. Cranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfld HLS, MI

    Cranbrook art museum communion sponsorship

    $10,000
  69. Dairy Arts CenterBoulder, CO

    A. Alfred taubman foundation endowment

    $10,000
  70. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  71. Grey Art GallerynyuNew York, NY

    Berthe weill exhibition

    $10,000
  72. JewbelongNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  73. Lacasa CenterHowell, MI

    General fund

    $10,000
  74. Louis Armstrong House MuseumCorona, NY

    2024 gala

    $10,000
  75. New DetroitDetroit, MI

    General fund

    $10,000
  76. New SchoolNew York, NY

    Vera list center for art and politics

    $10,000
  77. Orchards Children's Services IncSouthfield, MI

    2024 gerald l. Levin champions for children signature event

    $10,000
  78. Palm Beach SynagoguePalm Beach, FL

    General fund

    $10,000
  79. Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  80. America-Israel Democracy CoalitionWynnewood, PA

    Lev ehad

    $5,000
  81. American Federation of ArtsNew York, NY

    2024 gala and cultural leadership awards

    $5,000
  82. Boulder Fish and Game ClubBoulder, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  83. Boulder Valley Women's Health CenterBoulder, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  84. Brilliant DetroitDetroit, MI

    8th annual benefit event

    $5,000
  85. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Fund for the center for middle east studies

    $5,000
  86. Cap and ConquerBloomfld HLS, MI

    4th annual golf outing

    $5,000
  87. Child Safe MichiganFarmington Hills, MI

    2024 legends of tomorrow

    $5,000
  88. Friends of the High LineNew York, NY

    25th anniversary high line spring benefit

    $5,000
  89. Grey Art GallerynyuNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  90. Jazz House KidsMontclair, NJ

    8th annual ralph pucci jazz set

    $5,000
  91. Museum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroit, MI

    Lakela brown's from scratch: seeding adornment exhibition fund

    $5,000
  92. Open House New YorkNew York, NY

    2024 open city benefit

    $5,000
  93. The Israel Forever FoundationWashington, DC

    Facts on the ground (university of michigan) division to dialogue

    $5,000
  94. Urban Land Institute FoundationWashington, DC

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  95. Michigan Animal Rescue LeaguePontiac, MI

    2024 yappy hour best buddy sponsorship

    $3,000
  96. Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NY

    27th annual iris award

    $2,500
  97. Communities in Schools of MichiganLansing, MI

    Leadership in education 2024

    $2,500
  98. Institute of Contemporary Art Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Scentia/sexualis

    $2,500
  99. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Support of eileen m. O'reilly MD'S pancreatic cancer research

    $1,800
  100. Next for AutismNew York, NY

    Night of too many stars

    $1,000
  101. Project PurpleSeymour, CT

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 grants $1,395,00025% of the total
  2. Arts and culture21 grants $1,334,00024% of the total
  3. Education11 grants $1,197,50021% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $625,00011% of the total
  5. International aid4 grants $468,0008% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $125,0002% of the total
  7. 11 other causes19 grants $456,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan29 grants $2,191,000
  2. New York32 grants $1,707,300
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $1,035,000
  4. Florida9 grants $754,000
  5. Massachusetts5 grants $530,000
  6. Pennsylvania2 grants $505,000
  7. Colorado9 grants $378,000
  8. California5 grants $182,500
  9. Iowa1 grant $50,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gayle T KalismanPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • William S TaubmanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert S TaubmanTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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