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Grant recipient EIN 26-2310566

Who funds M-1 Rail?

2 private foundations gave M-1 Rail in Detroit, MI $13.1 million across 11 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

11 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $1,600,000
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant supports the expected annual shortfall in operating revenue for the qline along with the economic realities of a suspension of service that began in late march 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic.

    $2,000,000
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant supports the expected annual shortfall in operating revenue for the qline along with the economic realities of a suspension of service that began in late march 2020 as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

    $1,000,000
  4. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant supports the expected annual shortfall in operating revenue for the qline along with the economic realities of a suspension of service beginning in late march 2020.

    $600,000
  5. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant supports the expected annual shortfall in operating revenue for the qline along with the economic realities of a suspension of service beginning in late march 2020.

    $1,400,000
  6. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    General operating support for m-1 rail (m-1) to assist with cash needs during the suspension of operations due to the covid-19 pandemic and close an expected shortfall in operating revenue for the qline streetcar system.

    $1,000,000
  7. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    General operating support for m-1 rail (m-1) to close an expected shortfall in operating revenue for the qline streetcar system, a 3.3-mile circulating streetcar along woodward avenue between congress street and west grand boulevard in detroit, michigan.

    $2,000,000
  8. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant provides crucial additional support for the construction and operation of a light rail line along woodward avenue (m-1 rail).

    $1,000,000
  9. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    This grant supports the expected annual shortfall in operating revenue for the qline in its first full year of operations.

    $1,000,000
  10. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    This grant provides crucial additional support for the construction and operation of a light rail line along woodward avenue (m-1 rail).

    $1,000,000
  11. Fca Foundation aka Stellantis FoundationAuburn Hills, MI 2018

    General operating grant: support of the qline streetcar system in detroit, michigan

    $500,000

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-2310566 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.