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Private foundations Sterling Heights, MItax years 2024 to 2025

Private foundations in Sterling Heights, MI

14 private foundations based in Sterling Heights, MI filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $856,142 in 157 grants, and 2 say they accept applications.

Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2024 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. Triford FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2025 69 grants Preselected only $340,000 giving
  2. Appletree Hill FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2025 24 grants Preselected only $208,000 giving
  3. Roncelli Family FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $102,000 giving
  4. Mt Zion Lutheran Church FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $93,716 giving
  5. Christian Financial Outreach and Impact Foundation IncSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 41 grants Accepts applications $90,801 giving
  6. The Georges Family FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $21,625 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

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

  1. Mt Zion Lutheran Church FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $93,716 giving
  2. Christian Financial Outreach and Impact Foundation IncSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 41 grants Accepts applications $90,801 giving

Giving by cause

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

  1. Community development1 foundation $50,17015% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 foundations $50,00015% of the total
  3. Animals3 foundations $48,27014% of the total
  4. Education2 foundations $47,06014% of the total
  5. Human services3 foundations $40,40012% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 foundations $26,5008% of the total
  7. 10 other causes $75,60022% of the total

Most active small givers

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

  1. Christian Financial Outreach and Impact Foundation IncSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 41 grants Accepts applications $90,801 giving
  2. Mt Zion Lutheran Church FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $93,716 giving
  3. Roncelli Family FoundationSterling Heights, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $102,000 giving