How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- Meetings are held in april and november.
- Restrictions
- No restrictions are imposed; however, priority is given to organizations previously supported
Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$1,294,050
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $12,409,857
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Tax year 2023
$1,284,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $13,046,801
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Tax year 2022
$1,638,900
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $13,411,752
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Tax year 2021
$1,381,197
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $19,266,421
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Tax year 2020
$2,208,700
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $18,821,427
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
Capital improvements and scholarships
$400,000 -
Meadow Brook HallRochester, MI
General operations
$200,000 -
Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI
Capital campaign
$75,000 -
Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI
Endowment
$75,000 -
The Children's FoundationDetroit, MI
Endowment campaign
$75,000 -
Alma CollegeAlma, MI
Capital improvements
$50,000 -
College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI
General operations and scholarships
$50,000 -
Detroit Riverfront ConservancyDetroit, MI
General operations
$50,000 -
The Purple Rose Theatre CoChelsea, MI
General operations
$50,000 -
The Salvation ArmySouthfield, MI
General operations
$50,000 -
Covenant Christian CenterMt Clemens, MI
General operations
$30,000 -
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern MichiganFarmington Hills, MI
General operations
$25,000 -
Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI
Scholarship endowment
$25,000 -
Life DirectionsDetroit, MI
General operations
$25,000 -
American Red Cross of Southeastern MichiganDetroit, MI
General operations
$15,000 -
Detroit Public TelevisionWixom, MI
General operations
$15,000 -
Racquet Up DetroitDetroit, MI
Program support
$15,000 -
The Pewabic Society IncDetroit, MI
General operations
$15,000 -
University Presbyterian ChurchRochester, MI
General operations
$15,000 -
CatchDetroit, MI
General operations
$10,000 -
Detroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oak, MI
General operations
$10,000 -
Vista MariaDearborn HTS, MI
General operations
$10,000 -
Detroit Historical SocietyDetroit, MI
General operations
$5,000 -
Council of Michigan FoundationsDetroit, MI
Membership
$4,050
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $575,00072% of the total
- Arts and culture4 grants $120,00015% of the total
- Sports and recreation2 grants $65,0008% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $25,0003% of the total
- Animals1 grant $10,0001% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,050<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.
- David M HempsteadPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- David P LarsenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- David B StephensTREASURER Hours 2Pay $25,000
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Michigan
- Private foundations in Detroit
- Foundations that fund education in Michigan
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Michigan
- Foundations that fund sports and recreation in Michigan
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Benson & Edith Ford Fund 24 grants Accepts applications $1,333,000 giving
- Bovenkerk Harold P Scholarship TR 35 grants Preselected only $1,253,985 giving
- Martha P Mack Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $1,785,000 giving
- Morse Charitable Foundation Inc 31 grants Accepts applications $862,757 giving
- Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund 6 grants Accepts applications $850,000 giving