How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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David P Larsen
1901 St Antoine Street 6th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 259-7777
- Form and materials
- Brief letter, financial statement, copy of IRS letter determining tax status (unless already listed in cumulative list).
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Awards are generally limited to charitable organizations already favorably known to, and of interest to, the substantial contributors of this foundation. No grants to individuals.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$1,333,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $16,412,281
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Tax year 2023
$1,611,105
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $16,402,030
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Tax year 2022
$1,449,089
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $17,049,661
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Tax year 2021
$1,614,876
- Grants listed
- 41
- Assets, end of year
- $14,456,033
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Tax year 2020
$1,769,892
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $14,403,606
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Tax year 2019
$2,147,805
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $15,111,659
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Tax year 2018
$2,687,323
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $16,487,295
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI
Benson & edith ford scholarship
$700,000 -
Teen Street SkillsDetroit, MI
Program services
$300,000 -
Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI
Open forever
$100,000 -
Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit, MI
Program s
$75,000 -
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL
Jubilee donation
$25,000 -
The Henry Ford Estate - FairlaneDearborn, MI
Program services
$20,000 -
Baptist Health South Florida FoundationTavernier, FL
Mariners hospital wellness center
$15,000 -
Capuchin Soup KitchenDetroit, MI
Program services
$15,000 -
Michigan HumaneDetroit, MI
Program services
$15,000 -
Racing for KidsHarbor SPGS, MI
Program services
$10,000 -
The Henry FordDearborn, MI
Inhub program
$10,000 -
Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI
Program services
$8,000 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalRoyal Oak, MI
Program services
$7,500 -
Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit, MI
Program services
$5,000 -
Empowerment PlanDetroit, MI
Program services
$5,000 -
Christ Church Grosse PointeGrosse PT FRM, MI
Program services
$3,000 -
Detroit Artists MarketDetroit, MI
Dam annual fund
$3,000 -
Detroit PBSWixom, MI
Program services
$3,000 -
Grosse Pointe Historical SocietyGrosse PT FRM, MI
Capital campaign
$3,000 -
The Children's CenterDetroit, MI
Program services
$2,500 -
Detroit GoodfellowsDetroit, MI
Program services
$2,000 -
Detroit Historical SocietyDetroit, MI
Program services
$2,000 -
United Negro College Fund IncWashington, DC
Program services
$2,000 -
Pewabic Society IncDetroit, MI
Program services
$2,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $702,00055% of the total
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $300,00024% of the total
- Arts and culture8 grants $133,00011% of the total
- Health3 grants $110,0009% of the total
- Animals1 grant $15,0001% of the total
- Human services1 grant $5,000<1% 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.
- Lynn F AlandtPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Benson Ford JrVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- David P LarsenSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
- David M HempsteadDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
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