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Private foundations Birmingham, MItax years 2023 to 2025

Private foundations in Birmingham, MI

83 private foundations based in Birmingham, MI filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $100.6 million in 986 grants, and 8 say they accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 94 grants Preselected only $59,609,722 giving
  2. AA Van Elslander FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $8,010,000 giving
  3. McDonald Agape FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 55 grants Preselected only $6,975,127 giving
  4. The Alix FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $4,365,248 giving
  5. Leinweber FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $4,075,084 giving
  6. Milner Hotels FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 24 grants Preselected only $1,660,000 giving
  7. The Joyce & Don Massey Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,400,000 giving
  8. Danialle and Peter Karmanos Jr Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 26 grants Preselected only $1,395,600 giving
  9. Edwin and Jeanette May FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $1,107,500 giving
  10. Charrington FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file) Preselected only $1,100,000 giving
  11. Zlotoff Generations FundBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 24 grants Preselected only $1,015,950 giving
  12. Ralph L & Winifred E Polk FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 37 grants Preselected only $758,500 giving
  13. Strum Allesee Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 22 grants Preselected only $688,500 giving
  14. The Karen & Drew Peslar FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 18 grants Preselected only $556,820 giving
  15. The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 40 grants Preselected only $492,010 giving
  16. US - China Cultural FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $476,507 giving
  17. The FK Legacy FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $431,481 giving
  18. Richard C Devereaux FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $415,000 giving
  19. Thewes Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 14 grants Preselected only $380,000 giving
  20. Van Elslander Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $355,000 giving
  21. George M and Jo Elyn Nyman Charitable TrustBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 30 grants Preselected only $325,350 giving
  22. JK Farber Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Preselected only $315,720 giving
  23. Shirley K Schlafer FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $313,500 giving
  24. Car Dealers Care National FoundatioBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $290,462 giving
  25. Whitman Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $267,817 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. AA Van Elslander FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $8,010,000 giving
  2. Leinweber FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $4,075,084 giving
  3. Edwin and Jeanette May FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $1,107,500 giving
  4. Van Elslander Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $355,000 giving
  5. Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 53 grants Accepts applications $245,850 giving
  6. The Holley FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $198,000 giving
  7. The Williams Family FundBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $121,200 giving
  8. Fitzgibbon Dermidoff FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 11 grants Accepts applications $29,760 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking10 foundations $17,534,00725% of the total
  2. International aid8 foundations $12,193,94917% of the total
  3. Education34 foundations $9,829,66314% of the total
  4. Religion10 foundations $7,281,55010% of the total
  5. Arts and culture27 foundations $6,982,00910% of the total
  6. Human services33 foundations $6,661,8959% of the total
  7. 16 other causes $10,434,75215% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Danialle and Peter Karmanos Jr Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 26 grants Preselected only $1,395,600 giving
  2. JK Farber Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Preselected only $315,720 giving
  3. Liebler Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 22 grants Preselected only $67,388 giving
  4. The Sam & Nada Simon FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $117,031 giving
  5. Maureen Wright Family Charitable & Scholarship FundBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $73,031 giving
  6. Eye Fight for Kids IncBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $36,221 giving
  7. Hagopian Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 13 grants Preselected only $9,150 giving
  8. Antakli-Kratage Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 11 grants Preselected only $36,350 giving
  9. Fitzgibbon Dermidoff FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 11 grants Accepts applications $29,760 giving
  10. Mary Bartush Jones FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $37,497 giving
  11. Kaufman Mayo FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $24,500 giving
  12. The Beyer Family Foundation IncBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $1,650 giving
  13. Hertzberg Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 8 grants Preselected only $253,000 giving
  14. Seizert Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $56,750 giving
  15. Eugene & Sheila Mondry Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2023 8 grants Preselected only $37,200 giving