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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4648290

Penske Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $10.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $10,843,333

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $219,322,681

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,470,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $215,204,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,430,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $116,040,672

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,670,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $17,008,099

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,665,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,438,645

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,405,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,408,393

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,570,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,906,945

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,811,050

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Henry Ford HealthDetroit, MI

    General

    $2,000,000
  2. Oakland CountyPontiac, MI

    General

    $2,000,000
  3. Culver Education FoundationCulver, IN

    General

    $1,015,000
  4. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General

    $1,000,000
  5. Steadfast LA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $1,000,000
  6. The Henry Ford FoundationDearborn, MI

    General

    $1,000,000
  7. Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern MichiganDetroit, MI

    General

    $250,000
  8. Cancer Vaccine CoalitionWilmington, DE

    General

    $250,000
  9. Greater Houston Community Foundation Friedkin Disaster Relief FundHouston, TX

    General

    $250,000
  10. NXG Youth MotorsportsIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $250,000
  11. The National Medal of Honor FoundationArlington, TX

    General

    $250,000
  12. United Way of Southern MichiganDetroit, MI

    General

    $250,000
  13. Michigan Science CenterDetroit, MI

    General

    $200,000
  14. Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans IncAlexandria, VA

    General

    $150,000
  15. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    General

    $125,000
  16. Easy Day FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    General

    $100,000
  17. Joey Logano Foundation IncHuntersville, NC

    General

    $100,000
  18. Ryan Blaney Family FoundationSalisbury, NC

    General

    $100,000
  19. Shattuck- St Mary's SchoolFaribualt, MN

    General

    $100,000
  20. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General

    $100,000
  21. Conquer Paralysis NowIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $83,333
  22. Brunsick SchoolGreenwich, CT

    General

    $50,000
  23. Helen's Pink Sky FoundationMinnetrista, MN

    General

    $50,000
  24. Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MA

    General

    $50,000
  25. National Kidney FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  26. Family FirstTampa, FL

    General

    $45,000
  27. Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit, MI

    General

    $10,000
  28. Tech Force FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General

    $10,000
  29. Say DetroitDetroit, MI

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health6 grants $3,483,33384% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $350,0008% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $200,0005% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0001% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $45,0001% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan8 grants $5,715,000
  2. Indiana3 grants $1,348,333
  3. Minnesota3 grants $1,150,000
  4. California1 grant $1,000,000
  5. Texas2 grants $500,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $250,000
  7. North Carolina2 grants $200,000
  8. Massachusetts2 grants $175,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $150,000
  10. Nevada1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn H PenskeCO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Blair Penske HallCO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lawrence N BluthSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Angela BroaddusTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory W PenskeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark H PenskeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay C PenskeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roger S Penske JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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