The Michigan State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2589743

Discovering Hope Foundation

A private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,369

  • Tax year 2023

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,705,984

  • Tax year 2022

    $132,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,768,596

  • Tax year 2021

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,439,384

  • Tax year 2020

    $81,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,484,861

  • Tax year 2019

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,533,217

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Regents of the University of MiAnn Arbor, MI

    Educational advancement

    $40,000
  2. Fish of Sanibel CaptivaSanibel, FL

    Social services for sanibel FL

    $20,000
  3. The Judson CenterFarmington Hills, MI

    Create better future for mi childrn

    $15,000
  4. Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI

    Cancer care, research & education

    $10,000
  5. SCCFSanibel, FL

    Environmental conservation

    $2,000
  6. Ding Darling Wildlife SocietySanibel, FL

    National wildlife refuge

    $2,000
  7. Multiple Sclerosis SocietySouthfield, MI

    Helping people with MS

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $15,00088% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $66,000
  2. Florida3 grants $24,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David W DrewsPRESIDENT, S Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lisa R DrewsV PRESIDENT, Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (human services), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Oscar and Keturah Haab FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 12 grants Preselected only $85,500 giving
  2. The Costley Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 7 grants Preselected only $72,000 giving
  3. Harvest Time Partners FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 11 grants Preselected only $71,825 giving
  4. Issa FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 11 grants Preselected only $47,500 giving
  5. Speckhard-Knight Charitable FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 26 grants Accepts applications $200,243 giving