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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
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Tax year 2025
$122,825
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,124,541
-
Tax year 2024
$66,957
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,015,447
-
Tax year 2023
$65,615
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,096,589
-
Tax year 2022
$29,397
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $1,030,790
-
Tax year 2021
$58,855
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,034,874
-
Tax year 2020
$15,385
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $957,713
-
Tax year 2019
$27,669
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $947,495
-
Tax year 2018
$37,865
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $920,631
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Friends of the Children - DetroitDetroit, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$20,000 -
Rochester High SchoolRochester Hills, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$20,000 -
Wing Lake SchoolBloomfield Hills, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$16,200 -
Individual
Distribution to a qualified charity
$10,000 -
El BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCHRedford Charter Twp, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$10,000 -
Franklin High SchoolLivonia, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$10,000 -
Individual
Distribution to a qualified charity
$10,000 -
Individual
Distribution to a qualified charity
$6,916 -
Bloomfield Hills SchoolsBloomfield Hills, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$6,000 -
Hydrocephalus AssociationNorth Bethesda, MD
Distribution to a qualified charity
$5,000 -
Individual
Distribution to a qualified charity
$3,000 -
Huron Valley SchoolsHighland, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$2,500 -
Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$2,500 -
Individual
Distribution to a qualified charity
$500 -
West Bloomfield Middle SchoolWest Bloomfield Town, MI
Distribution to a qualified charity
$209
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00073% of the total
- Health1 grant $5,00018% of the total
- Education1 grant $2,5009% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Valerie EllisPRES & DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
- Lauren EllisVice President Hours 2Pay $24,000
- Paul EllisTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
- Jennifer GibsonSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
The return
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