How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Maureen Knight
405 Little Lake Drive Suite A3
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 355-9926
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Written application describing the purpose and intended use of the grant
- Deadlines
- Grants made in april & october - application due two months prior to the applicable grant cycle
- Restrictions
- Must meet scope of charitable foundation goals
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$200,243
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $4,316,184
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Tax year 2023
$268,100
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $4,219,033
-
Tax year 2022
$320,024
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $4,340,235
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Tax year 2021
$390,749
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $4,551,453
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Tax year 2020
$307,000
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $4,428,719
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Tax year 2019
$307,500
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $4,514,880
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Tax year 2018
$249,500
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $4,511,196
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Hands Across the WaterAnn Arbor, MI
Foster care and adoption
$20,000 -
Peace Neighborhood CenterAnn Arbor, MI
Social services - parents and families
$20,000 -
Jackson Community FoundationJackson, MI
Scholarship
$15,000 -
Aware IncJackson, MI
Social services - domestic violence
$10,000 -
Washtenaw Area Council for ChildrenYpsilanti, MI
Children and families
$10,000 -
Dahlem ConservancyJackson, MI
Education and animals
$9,993 -
Crystal Lake Teen CenterCrystal Lake, IL
Children and youth
$8,000 -
Ronald McDonald HouseAnn Arbor, MI
Children and families
$8,000 -
Safe House CenterAnn Arbor, MI
Social services - domestic violence
$8,000 -
Southeast Michigan Land ConservancySuperior TWP, MI
Animals and land
$8,000 -
Southeast Michigan Land ConservancySuperior TWP, MI
Animals and land
$8,000 -
Washtenaw Camp PlacementAnn Arbor, MI
Children and families
$8,000 -
Childrens Literacy NetworkAnn Arbor, MI
Education
$7,250 -
Children's Aid and Family ServicesParamus, NJ
Family services
$6,000 -
Foundations PreschoolAnn Arbor, MI
Education
$5,000 -
Friends IndeedYpsilanti, MI
Education and families
$5,000 -
Garrett's SpaceAnn Arbor, MI
Youth and young adults
$5,000 -
Jackson Symphony OrchestraJackson, MI
Youth education
$5,000 -
Life Challenge of MichiganHillsdale, MI
Social services - addiction
$5,000 -
Lily's MissionsJackson, MI
Children and families
$5,000 -
Lost Railway MuseumGrass Lake, MI
Education
$5,000 -
Our Neighbor's KeeperJackson, MI
Children and families
$5,000 -
The Stewardship NetworkAnn Arbor, MI
Animals and land
$5,000 -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw CtyYpsilanti, MI
Children and families
$4,000 -
Therapeutic Riding IncAnn Arbor, MI
Youth and adults
$4,000 -
Evangelical Homes of MichiganSaline, MI
Social services - elderly care
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services7 grants $69,25050% of the total
- Environment4 grants $30,99322% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00011% of the total
- Youth development1 grant $8,0006% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $5,0004% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $5,0004% 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.
- Marcus KnightMEMBER Hours 1.25Pay $7,333
- Jessica KnightSECRETARY Hours 1.25Pay $7,333
- Maureen KnightPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 10Pay $14,667
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