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Grant recipient EIN 43-1950379Arts and culture

Who funds Living Arts?

28 private foundations gave Living Arts in Detroit, MI $2.8 million across 85 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

85 grants

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

  1. James and Cleo Hamilton Family Charitable TrustDetroit, MI 2025

    Institutional support

    $500
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $100
  3. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Essential services

    $220,000
  4. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Museums and cultural inst.

    $80,000
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Early Care and Education

    $75,000
  6. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2024

    Living arts' brightmoor quality initiative (bqi)

    $75,000
  7. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2024

    Program support

    $18,750
  8. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Emergency funding support for out of school arts program

    $10,000
  9. Detroit Industrial SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2024

    Distribution to a qualified charity

    $4,000
  10. Chaim Fanny Louis Benjamin Anne and FlorenceChicago, IL 2024

    General

    $3,000
  11. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Arts & culture

    $2,500
  12. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2024

    Education

    $2,500
  13. James and Cleo Hamilton Family Charitable TrustDetroit, MI 2024

    Institutional support

    $500
  14. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2023

    Ford resources and engagement centers

    $150,000
  15. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2023

    Strengthening detroit educators, families, and young children

    $100,000
  16. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $75,000
  17. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant provides project support to living arts as part of a pilot network of organizations supporting child and family-centered public space activation in detroits neighborhoods

    $30,000
  18. Aeg Community Foundation (fka Staples Center Foundation)Los Angeles, CA 2023

    Out of school arts for southwest detroit

    $25,000
  19. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Program support

    $18,750
  20. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    2023 president's youth council grant

    $6,250
  21. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Arts & culture

    $2,500
  22. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2023

    Education

    $2,500
  23. The Olive Tree Foundation IncJacksonville, FL 2023

    Operational Support

    $2,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $34
  25. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2022

    Ford resources and engagement centers

    $150,000
  26. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to living arts detroit wolf trap (DWT) program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $100,000
  27. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2022

    Strengthening detroit educators, families, and young children

    $100,000
  28. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Culture

    $75,000
  29. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Program support

    $18,750
  30. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2022

    2022 general operating support

    $16,634
  31. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2022

    2022 general operating support

    $10,000
  32. The Cresswell Family Foundation IncRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  33. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  34. Detroit Industrial SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2022

    Distribution to a qualified charity

    $4,500
  35. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2022

    Education

    $2,500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $26
  37. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to living arts detroit wolf trap (DWT) program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $100,000
  38. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2021

    Strengthening detroit educators, families and young children

    $100,000
  39. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2021

    Multi-cultural

    $40,000
  40. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2021

    Building capacity to transform detroit youth, educators and families

    $20,000
  41. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2021

    Program support

    $15,000
  42. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant provides general operating support to living arts as part of round 6 of the detroit arts support (das) initiative, which provides unrestricted support to arts and culture organizations of all disciplines and sizes across the metropolitan detroit area.

    $15,000
  43. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2021

    Matching

    $8,000
  44. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  45. Green Brick Foundation IncTraverse City, MI 2021

    Detroit kid arts

    $5,000
  46. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2021

    Education

    $2,500
  47. Zerbe Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  48. James and Cleo Hamilton Family Charitable TrustDetroit, MI 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  49. Sills Foundation IncWest Bloomfield, MI 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  50. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  51. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    help pre-kindergarten students in Detroit achieve kindergarten readiness by improving the performance of Head Start teachers through one-to-one coaching, mentoring and professional development with artist teaching experts-in-residence using arts-based education best-practices

    $130,000
  52. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to living arts detroit wolf trap (DWT) program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $125,000
  53. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2020

    Strengthening detroit educators, families, and young children through performing arts

    $100,000
  54. The Walters Family FoundationMilford, MI 2020

    WFF funding will help living arts to engage detroit youth, teachers, and families in transformative experiences in the performing, visual, literary and media arts through long-term artist residencies in classrooms across metro-detroit and robust out-of-school offerings in southwest detroit. Living arts increases youth academic achievement, develops leadership and artistic skills, and strengthens schools and communities.

    $30,000
  55. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2020

    Program support

    $22,850
  56. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2020

    Building capacity to transform detroit youth, educators and families

    $20,000
  57. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides general operating support to living arts as part of round 6 of the detroit arts support (das) initiative, which provides unrestricted support to arts and culture organizations of all disciplines and sizes across the metropolitan detroit area.

    $16,500
  58. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2020

    2021 general support

    $10,000
  59. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  60. Detroit Industrial SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2020

    Provide funding to benefit children

    $4,500
  61. Young Woman's Home Association of Detroit MichiganGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2020

    After school & summer arts for youth

    $3,000
  62. Flagstar Foundation IncTroy, MI 2020

    See Attached General Explanation

    $3,000
  63. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2020

    To close the gap in arts education in our city with inspiring artists-in-residence in prek to 12th grade classrooms and after school and summer classes that nurture creativity and self confidence

    $2,500
  64. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2020

    Education

    $2,500
  65. Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    To support the mission of the organization

    $500
  66. Malcolm and Beth Lowenstein FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2020

    To provide art education

    $81
  67. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $41
  68. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to living arts detroit wolf trap (DWT) program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $100,000
  69. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    help pre-kindergarten students in Detroit achieve kindergarten readiness by improving the performance of Head Start teachers through one-to-one coaching, mentoring and professional development with artist teaching experts-in-residence using arts-based education best-practices

    $100,000
  70. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Ford resource and engagement centers

    $80,000
  71. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    General operating support

    $25,000
  72. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant will provide general operating support to living arts, one of 66 organizations that are a part of the 2016 detroit arts support initiative.

    $22,500
  73. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant provides general operating support to living arts as part of round 6 of the detroit arts support (das) initiative, which provides unrestricted support to arts and culture organizations of all disciplines and sizes across the metropolitan detroit area.

    $15,000
  74. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2019

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  75. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2019

    to close the gap in arts education in our city with inspiring artists-in-residence in PreK to 12th grade classrooms and after school and summer classes that nurture creativity and self confidence

    $2,500
  76. Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2019

    Education

    $2,500
  77. Park West Charitable FoundationSouthfield, MI 2019

    Assistance for the community arts

    $1,000
  78. Malcolm and Beth Lowenstein FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2019

    To provide art education

    $500
  79. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2018

    Ford resource and engagement centers

    $140,000
  80. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    This grant will provide general operating support to living arts, one of 66 organizations that are a part of the 2016 detroit arts support initiative.

    $52,500
  81. Julius and Cynthia Huebner FoundationGrosse Pointe, MI 2018

    Operation support

    $5,000
  82. Detroit Industrial SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2018

    Provide funding to benefit children

    $4,500
  83. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2018

    to close the gap in arts education in our city with inspiring artists-in-residence in PreK to 12th grade classrooms and after school and summer classes that nurture creativity and self confidence

    $3,000
  84. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    help pre-kindergarten students in Detroit achieve kindergarten readiness by improving the performance of Head Start teachers through one-to-one coaching, mentoring and professional development with artist teaching experts-in-residence using arts-based education best-practices

    $100,000
  85. Detroit Industrial SchoolGrosse Pointe Farms, MI 2017

    Provide funding to benefit children

    $3,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Living Arts’s funders above.

  1. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 160 grants Accepts applications $5,863,400 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 124 grants Accepts applications $27,989,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 57 grants Accepts applications $1,948,160 to similar organizations
  4. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI 25 grants Preselected only $4,278,778 to similar organizations
  5. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 33 grants Preselected only $938,237 to similar organizations
  6. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 47 grants Accepts applications $13,660,176 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 27 grants Accepts applications $1,697,295 to similar organizations
  8. The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 39 grants Preselected only $542,537 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 43-1950379 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.