The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 45-3740989Civil rights

Who funds Mothering Justice?

29 private foundations gave Mothering Justice in Detroit, MI $7.6 million across 80 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

80 grants

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

  1. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    General operating support

    $251,465
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $300,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  4. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $250,000
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82292 supporting mothering justice's leadership approaches to foster holistic leadership development

    $200,000
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    In support of neighborhood revitalization

    $200,000
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Early Care and Education

    $165,000
  8. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2024

    Program support

    $125,000
  9. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    general support

    $100,000
  10. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Civic engagement

    $100,000
  11. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY 2024

    Dca general

    $75,000
  12. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $75,000
  13. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2024

    General Operations

    $75,000
  14. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82441 general operating support for mothering justice

    $50,000
  15. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2024

    Program Support

    $50,000
  16. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Advocacy organization

    $30,000
  17. Norman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Health programs

    $25,000
  18. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  19. The Brookby FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General support

    $200
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $250,000
  21. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    In support of financial health

    $200,000
  22. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Support for Michigan Liberation Education Fund

    $200,000
  23. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program support

    $188,992
  24. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $170,000
  25. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General operating support

    $150,949
  26. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Mother justice general operating proposal

    $130,000
  27. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $108,150
  28. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    general support

    $100,000
  29. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    79991 building the capacity in detroit and expanding the work nationally of mothering justice in helping mothers become makers and shapers of policy

    $100,000
  30. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Civic engagement

    $100,000
  31. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY 2023

    Mjust 03-2024

    $75,000
  32. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $75,000
  33. Five Together FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General support

    $65,000
  34. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Supplemental general operating support grant

    $25,000
  35. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  36. The Susie Tompkins Buell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Organize a diverse leadership of mothers throughout michigan to represent their collective interest

    $15,000
  37. The Brookby FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General support

    $200
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  39. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $300,000
  40. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $250,000
  41. Five Together FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    To further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $200,000
  42. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant provides general operating support for mothering justice and its efforts to advance racial justice and equity in detroit as part of the foundations racial justice response plan. This grant is part of a broader strategy to strengthen place-based organizations focused on racial justice and led by people of color.

    $200,000
  43. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2022

    Support for Michigan Liberation Education Fund.

    $200,000
  44. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    79991 building the capacity in detroit and expanding the work nationally of mothering justice in helping mothers become makers and shapers of policy

    $110,000
  45. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to mothering justice, which provides wraparound services to mothers in partnership with early childhood centers in detroit.

    $100,000
  46. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    general support

    $75,000
  47. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $75,000
  48. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    How intersectionality affects women of colors' agency advocacy

    $50,000
  49. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    2022 wellness works youth provider wellness grant

    $10,000
  50. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Neighborhood organization wellness - 2022 listening session participation grant

    $10,000
  51. Mitchell Kapor FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    To organize a diverse leadership of mothers throughout michigan to represent their collective interests

    $10,000
  52. The Morey Bernstein Memorial FoundationAnnandale, VA 2022

    Advocacy for mothers

    $4,000
  53. The Brookby FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General support

    $200
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $17
  55. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $250,000
  56. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    create equitable access to affordable child care options for working parents by lifting the work of 'exempt' child care workers, expanding an innovative approach to sharing costs through a Tri-Share collaborative funding model, and promoting opportunities for policy advocacy

    $150,000
  57. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    general support

    $50,000
  58. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Women

    $50,000
  59. Tara Health FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $25,000
  60. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  61. The Morey Bernstein Memorial FoundationAnnandale, VA 2021

    Advocacy for mothers

    $3,000
  62. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Matching gift

    $100
  63. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $38
  64. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $350,000
  65. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    build a coalition of mothers of color activists to address issues impacting working families including access to affordable, high-quality child care and paid family and medical leave

    $150,000
  66. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    Support for Michigan Liberation Education Fund

    $100,000
  67. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    general support

    $75,000
  68. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Women

    $65,000
  69. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2020

    Michigan liberation education fund 2020 plan

    $50,000
  70. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to mothering justice, which provides wraparound services to mothers in partnership with early childhood centers in detroit.

    $50,000
  71. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides general operating support for mothering justice and its efforts to advance racial justice and equity in detroit as part of the foundations racial justice response plan. This grant is part of a broader strategy to strengthen place-based organizations focused on racial justice and led by people of color.

    $50,000
  72. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Movement fellowship training program

    $25,000
  73. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    See part XV, supplementary informationrecipient 9emergency porch drop-offs of essential items for families, including baby formula, groceries, prescriptions, etc. Due to covid-19

    $25,000
  74. North Star Collaborative FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Civic engagement programs and supporting services

    $15,000
  75. The Morey Bernstein Memorial FoundationAnnandale, VA 2020

    Advocacy for mothers

    $2,000
  76. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Matching gift

    $100
  77. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $16
  78. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    build a coalition of mothers of color activists to address issues impacting working families including access to affordable, high-quality child care and paid family and medical leave

    $150,000
  79. The Susie Tompkins Buell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    To organize a diverse leadership of mothers throughout mi to represent their collective interest.

    $15,000
  80. The Morey Bernstein Memorial FoundationAnnandale, VA 2019

    Advocacy for mothers

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Mothering Justice’s funders above.

  1. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 6 grants Accepts applications $130,000 to similar organizations
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 1 grant Accepts applications $500,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2 grants Accepts applications $125,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 1 grant Accepts applications $100,000 to similar organizations
  6. Shippy FoundationNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2 grants Preselected only $80,000 to similar organizations
  8. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 1 grant Preselected only $60,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-3740989 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.