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

Grant recipient EIN 38-2460378Arts and culture

Who funds Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation?

8 private foundations gave Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation in Detroit, MI $4.8 million across 32 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

32 grants

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

  1. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2025

    Other services

    $500,000
  2. Danialle and Peter Karmanos Jr Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2025

    Gift to the michigan thanksgiving parade foundation

    $24,000
  3. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Other services

    $500,000
  4. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Support for america's thanksgiving parade presented by gardner white

    $135,000
  5. Brandon Family FoundationNaples, FL 2024

    General support

    $22,080
  6. Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family FoundationPittsford, NY 2024

    Sponsor and coordinate a parade and other civic festivals within the city of detroit for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the residents of the state of michigan

    $12,500
  7. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2023

    Social mobility

    $500,000
  8. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant extends project support to the michigan thanksgiving parade foundation to design and stage a float to build awareness of the hope starts here initiative.

    $50,000
  9. Brandon Family FoundationNaples, FL 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family FoundationPittsford, NY 2023

    Sponsor and coordinate a parade and other civic festivals within the city of detroit for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the residents of the state of michigan

    $12,500
  11. Ralph L & Winifred E Polk FoundationBirmingham, MI 2023

    Promotion of the arts

    $2,500
  12. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2022

    Community development

    $500,000
  13. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant extends project support to the michigan thanksgiving parade foundation to design and stage a float to build awareness of the hope starts here initiative.

    $50,000
  14. Brandon Family FoundationNaples, FL 2022

    General support

    $23,000
  15. Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family FoundationPittsford, NY 2022

    Sponsor and coordinate a parade and other civic festivals within the city of detroit for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the residents of the state of michigan

    $10,000
  16. Ralph L & Winifred E Polk FoundationBirmingham, MI 2022

    Promotion of the arts

    $2,500
  17. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2021

    Community needs

    $475,000
  18. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Arts & culture

    $110,000
  19. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Arts & culture

    $110,000
  20. Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family FoundationPittsford, NY 2021

    Sponsor and coordinate a parade and other civic festivals within the city of detroit for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the residents of the state of michigan

    $8,000
  21. Ralph L & Winifred E Polk FoundationBirmingham, MI 2021

    Promotion of the arts

    $2,500
  22. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2020

    Community needs

    $325,000
  23. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Arts & culture

    $110,000
  24. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides project support to the michigan thanksgiving parade foundation to design and stage a float to build awareness of the hope starts here initiative as a part of the 2020 detroit thanksgiving parade.

    $50,000
  25. Ralph L & Winifred E Polk FoundationBirmingham, MI 2020

    Promotion of the arts

    $2,500
  26. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Community needs

    $475,000
  27. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2019

    Arts & culture

    $110,000
  28. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Multi-cultural

    $20,000
  29. Brandon Family FoundationNaples, FL 2019

    General support

    $12,000
  30. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2018

    Community needs

    $485,000
  31. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2018

    Arts and culture

    $110,000
  32. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2018

    Multi-cultural

    $16,226

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 207 grants Preselected only $19,136 to similar organizations
  2. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 100 grants Accepts applications $4,415,075 to similar organizations
  3. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 138 grants Accepts applications $9,730,870 to similar organizations
  4. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 108 grants Preselected only $6,535,286 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 124 grants Accepts applications $27,989,500 to similar organizations
  6. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 53 grants Accepts applications $4,546,120 to similar organizations
  7. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 57 grants Accepts applications $1,948,160 to similar organizations
  8. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI 25 grants Preselected only $4,278,778 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 38-2460378 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.