A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 27-4877171Arts and culture

Who funds Henry Ford Estate?

11 private foundations gave Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn, MI $11.1 million across 29 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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.

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

29 grants

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

  1. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2025

    Museums and cultural inst.

    $350,000
  2. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Museums and cultural inst.

    $350,000
  3. Green Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $100,000
  4. The Henry Ford II FundDetroit, MI 2024

    Program services

    $25,000
  5. Gerson Family FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2023

    Arts

    $350,000
  7. The Henry Ford II FundDetroit, MI 2023

    Program services

    $25,000
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $500,000
  9. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2022

    Arts

    $350,000
  10. Edsel B Ford II FundDetroit, MI 2022

    Annual Board Gift

    $10,000
  11. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $2,000,000
  12. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2021

    Arts

    $350,000
  13. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2021

    Funding for a collections specialist

    $17,500
  14. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $2,000,000
  15. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2020

    Arts

    $150,000
  16. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2020

    Fair lane conservation training program

    $30,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support to restore furnish and re imagine the historic estate of Clara and Henry Ford Fair Lane so that the internationally significant Ford Familys story is preserved and leveraged in meaningful ways for future generations

    $1,500,000
  18. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Arts

    $350,000
  19. Green Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $60,000
  20. The Dyson FoundationMillbrook, NY 2019

    A multi-year grant for general operating support.

    $50,000
  21. William & Martha Ford FundDetroit, MI 2019

    Campaign for fairlane

    $50,000
  22. Wintrode Family Foundation IncManahawkin, NJ 2019

    Unresticted charitable donation.

    $25,000
  23. Benson & Edith Ford FundDetroit, MI 2019

    Campaign for fair lane

    $25,000
  24. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Hunger and volunteer initiatives

    $2,500
  25. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $2,000,000
  26. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2018

    Arts

    $300,000
  27. Benson & Edith Ford FundDetroit, MI 2018

    Campaign for fair lane

    $50,000
  28. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2018

    To support a conservation-focused apprenticeship and a pilot program to offer conservation consultation services and training to small organizations

    $25,000
  29. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2018

    Community needs

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Dearborn, MI and are not among Henry Ford Estate’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 19 grants Preselected only $1,250 to similar organizations
  2. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 13 grants Accepts applications $628,429 to similar organizations
  3. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 9 grants Accepts applications $5,837,500 to similar organizations
  4. Donald and Mary Kosch FoundationPlymouth, MI 5 grants Accepts applications $310,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 10 grants Accepts applications $226,500 to similar organizations
  6. Margaret Dunning FoundationTraverse City, MI 2 grants Accepts applications $60,500 to similar organizations
  7. Aptiv Foundation IncTroy, MI 4 grants Preselected only $35,000 to similar organizations
  8. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 3 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-4877171 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.