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Grant recipient EIN 45-2694042Arts and culture

Who funds Signal Return Inc?

11 private foundations gave Signal Return Inc in Detroit, MI $750,000 across 46 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

46 grants

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

  1. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2024

    Program support

    $62,500
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to expand its mission-driven program to the lantern building in detroits east english village neighborhood.

    $43,750
  3. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  4. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Detroit art support 2022-2025

    $10,000
  5. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Employee Matching Grant

    $1,000
  6. Beatrice & Reymont Paul FoundationWest Bloomfield, MI 2024

    Furtherance of recipients purposes

    $500
  7. Once Upon A Time FoundationFort Worth, TX 2024

    General support

    $150
  8. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Program support

    $50,000
  9. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    To support signal-returns relocation to the kercheval commercial corridor in detroits east village.

    $50,000
  10. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    Capacity-building support for signal-return to expand its mission-driven program to the lantern building in detroits east english village neighborhood.

    $43,750
  11. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $15,000
  12. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Program support

    $12,500
  13. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Detroit art support 2022-2025

    $10,000
  14. The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2023

    Education & research

    $2,500
  15. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Employee matching grant

    $1,000
  16. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Program support

    $162,500
  17. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  18. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Detroit art support 2022-2025

    $10,000
  19. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    President's discretionary grant

    $10,000
  20. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Meeting reserve

    $10,000
  21. Peck Foundation IncBirmingham, MI 2022

    Same

    $10,000
  22. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Matching gifts program

    $4,000
  23. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  24. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Meeting reserve

    $12,000
  25. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2021

    Program support

    $10,000
  26. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant provides general operating support to signal-return 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.

    $5,000
  27. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Detroit art support 2019-2021

    $5,000
  28. The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2021

    Education & research

    $2,500
  29. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Matching grant

    $1,000
  30. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $15,000
  31. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2020

    Program support

    $10,000
  32. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Meeting reserve

    $8,400
  33. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides general operating support to signal-return 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.

    $5,500
  34. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Detroit art support 2019-2021

    $5,000
  35. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Matching gift

    $1,600
  36. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $1,000
  37. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $200
  38. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    Signal-return, a community print shop, willelevatethe workof detroit area nonprofits bypairingtwelveorganizations withtwelve detroit artistswho, over a year, will transform the organizations uplifting stories into art through custom designed and printed letterpress posters.

    $53,500
  39. The Mental Insight FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $15,000
  40. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    General operating support

    $10,000
  41. Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Power of the press fest 2020

    $10,000
  42. The Walters Family FoundationMilford, MI 2019

    WFF funding will help with the preservation of the art and craft of letterpress printing.

    $10,000
  43. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant provides general operating support to signal-return 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.

    $5,000
  44. The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2019

    Education & research

    $5,000
  45. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

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

    $5,000
  46. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    Matching gift

    $150

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Signal Return Inc’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. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 108 grants Preselected only $6,535,286 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 124 grants Accepts applications $27,989,500 to similar organizations
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 53 grants Accepts applications $4,546,120 to similar organizations
  6. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 62 grants Accepts applications $3,095,000 to similar organizations
  7. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 83 grants Preselected only $16,618,722 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 45-2694042 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.