Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 46-4873153Community development

Who funds Foundation for Detroits Future?

12 private foundations gave Foundation for Detroits Future in Detroit, MI $129.2 million across 64 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

64 grants

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

  1. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2025

    Daily Operations

    $250,000
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support for the detroit retiree- art trust

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

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $4,000,000
  5. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2024

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  6. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI 2024

    For Support of the Grand Bargain for the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $1,250,000
  7. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2024

    Program support

    $500,000
  8. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

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

    Dia settlement ("grand bargain")

    $500,000
  10. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2024

    DIA settlement

    $300,000
  11. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2024

    Support for daily

    $250,000
  12. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    This grant will provide support to the foundation for detroit's future to be used to make grants to the city of detroit.

    $175,000
  13. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation IncSouthfield, MI 2024

    Dia settlement

    $125,000
  14. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  15. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2023

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  16. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI 2023

    For Support of the Grand Bargain for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

    $1,250,000
  17. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Program support

    $500,000
  18. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  19. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Dia settlement ("grand bargain")

    $500,000
  20. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2023

    DIA settlement

    $300,000
  21. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2023

    Contribution to foundation for detroit's future

    $250,000
  22. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    This grant will provide support to the foundation for detroit's future to be used to make grants to the city of detroit.

    $175,000
  23. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  24. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000
  25. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2022

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  26. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI 2022

    For Support of the Grand Bargain for the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $1,250,000
  27. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Program support

    $500,000
  28. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  29. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Dia settlement ("grand bargain")

    $500,000
  30. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2022

    DIA Settlement

    $300,000
  31. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2022

    Contribution to foundation for detroit's future

    $250,000
  32. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    This grant will provide support to the foundation for detroit's future to be used to make grants to the city of detroit.

    $175,000
  33. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    Detroit retiree-art trust

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

    For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  35. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000
  36. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI 2021

    For support of the grand bargain for the detroit institute of arts

    $1,250,000
  37. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2021

    Program support

    $500,000
  38. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  39. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Dia settlement ("grand bargain")

    $500,000
  40. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2021

    Contribution to foundation for detroit's future grand bargain for detroit's future

    $250,000
  41. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Grants to the city of detroit

    $175,000
  42. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    Detroit retiree-art trust

    $10,000,000
  43. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000
  44. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2020

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  45. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI 2020

    For support of the grand bargain for the detroit institute of arts

    $1,250,000
  46. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2020

    Program support

    $500,000
  47. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  48. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Dia settlement ("grand bargain")

    $500,000
  49. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    DIA Settlement

    $300,000
  50. The A Paul and Carol C Schaap FoundationWoodhaven, MI 2020

    Contribution to foundation for detroit's future grand bargain for detroit's future

    $250,000
  51. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    DIA Settlement

    $250,000
  52. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Support for city of detroit restructuring effort

    $175,000
  53. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    For the Detroit Institute of Arts Settlement Project to expedite Detroits bankruptcy settlement assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the Institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  54. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    Detroit retiree-art trust

    $5,000,000
  55. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000
  56. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2019

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  57. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    Grant

    $500,000
  58. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  59. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    For the Detroit institute of Arts Settlement Project to expedite Detroits bankruptcy settlement assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit

    $8,333,333
  60. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    Detroit retiree-art trust

    $5,000,000
  61. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000
  62. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2018

    As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the assets of the detroit institute of arts as a resource for the city and the region.

    $1,500,000
  63. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote the economic revitalization and fiscal health of the City, and enable the City to fulfill its municipal financial and civic obligations.

    $500,000
  64. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    support, in part, a proposed settlement to assist the city of Detroit in emerging from bankruptcy by helping the city satisfy its pension obligations to retirees and to assist in preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts

    $2,000,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Foundation for Detroits Future’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 176 grants Preselected only $11,719 to similar organizations
  2. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 122 grants Accepts applications $7,139,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 80 grants Accepts applications $43,750,370 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 101 grants Preselected only $19,343,998 to similar organizations
  5. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 46 grants Preselected only $916,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI 33 grants Preselected only $36,435,596 to similar organizations
  7. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 46 grants Preselected only $4,753,400 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 82 grants Accepts applications $5,866,103 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-4873153 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.