Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 80-0892277Community development

Who funds Keep Growing Detroit?

26 private foundations gave Keep Growing Detroit in Detroit, MI $3.7 million across 82 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

82 grants

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

  1. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2025

    Organic farmer training scholarship program

    $25,000
  2. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2025

    Major grant

    $12,000
  3. Flowers for Dreams FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $6,472
  4. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  5. SPIRIT3FOUNDATION IncAnn Arbor, MI 2025

    Grant to support ongoing activities

    $0
  6. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2024

    General Operations

    $250,000
  7. Pathways FoundationFarmington Hills, MI 2024

    General fund

    $150,000
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Early Care and Education

    $100,000
  9. Heron Oaks FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    Project/program support

    $55,200
  10. Aceso Foundation IncBloomington, IN 2024

    Charitable

    $50,000
  11. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to improve health, nutrition and quality of life for young children in detroits neighborhoods through engagement with early childhood centers

    $40,000
  12. Mullick FoundationSaline, MI 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Earth Rising FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Detroit Black Farmers Land Fund

    $17,000
  14. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2024

    Major grant

    $10,000
  15. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  16. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Matching gift

    $100
  17. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2023

    General operations

    $250,000
  18. Pathways FoundationFarmington Hills, MI 2023

    General fund

    $150,000
  19. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $100,000
  20. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant provides project support to keep growing detroit (KGD) to improve health, nutrition and quality of life for young children in detroits neighborhoods through engagement with early childhood centers.

    $40,000
  21. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2023

    Miller Fellowship

    $15,000
  22. Heron Oaks FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Project/program support

    $5,200
  23. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2023

    Discretionary grant

    $5,000
  24. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  25. The Philip J & Carol J Lyons FoundationTucson, AZ 2023

    General

    $2,500
  26. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2023

    Organic farmer training scholarship program

    $1,000
  27. SPIRIT3FOUNDATION IncAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Grant to support ongoing activities

    $760
  28. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Honorariums

    $250
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $58
  30. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2022

    General Operations

    $250,000
  31. Pathways FoundationFarmington Hills, MI 2022

    General fund

    $120,000
  32. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    promote positive outcomes for Detroit's young children and families by building quality early learning experiences, implementing effective farm to school strategies, engaging parents, providers, and communities in garden-based learning, and increasing procurement of locally grown produce

    $100,000
  33. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to keep growing detroit (KGD)S nourishing the next generation program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $55,000
  34. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2022

    Miller Fellowship Program

    $35,000
  35. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2022

    Organic farmer training scholarship program

    $35,000
  36. Aceso Foundation IncBloomington, IN 2022

    Charitable

    $25,000
  37. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Major grant

    $10,000
  38. Heron Oaks FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Project/program support

    $6,400
  39. Flowers for Dreams FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General Support

    $5,368
  40. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  41. Morton H Meyerson Family FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General purpose support

    $1,800
  42. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $300
  43. Tykeson Family Charitable TrustOvando, MT 2022

    General fund

    $200
  44. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2022

    General operating fund

    $180
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $71
  46. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2021

    General Operating Support

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

    build the capacity of Detroit early childhood providers to offer higher-quality programs in Detroit by implementing farm-to-school strategies

    $130,000
  48. Pathways FoundationFarmington Hills, MI 2021

    General fund

    $75,000
  49. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to keep growing detroit (KGD)S nourishing the next generation program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $54,000
  50. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Discretionary grant, major grant

    $18,500
  51. Heron Oaks FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Project/program support

    $5,600
  52. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  53. SPIRIT3FOUNDATION IncAnn Arbor, MI 2021

    general operations

    $750
  54. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2021

    General operating fund

    $60
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $49
  56. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    build the capacity of Detroit early childhood providers to offer higher-quality programs in Detroit by implementing farm-to-school strategies

    $130,000
  57. Pathways FoundationFarmington Hills, MI 2020

    General fund

    $75,000
  58. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to keep growing detroit (KGD)S nourishing the next generation program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

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

    Discretionary fund

    $50,000
  60. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    COVID-19 Relief

    $50,000
  61. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2020

    Reducing racial disparities in detroit's urban agriculture community

    $28,000
  62. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  63. Alternative FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  64. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Major grant

    $10,000
  65. Alben F & Clara G Bates FoundationElmhurst, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  66. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    Matching Gifts Program

    $400
  67. Wexner FoundationNew Albany, OH 2020

    To provide community resource funding

    $200
  68. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    Matching Gifts Program

    $200
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $36
  70. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    Program support

    $136,176
  71. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    build the capacity of Detroit early childhood providers to offer higher-quality programs in Detroit by implementing farm-to-school strategies

    $134,876
  72. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    Grant

    $85,000
  73. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    This grant provides program-specific operating support funding as part of the detroit ece support initiative to keep growing detroit (KGD)S nourishing the next generation program, which provides wraparound services to early childhood centers in detroit.

    $55,000
  74. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2019

    Apprenticeship

    $30,000
  75. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2019

    Major grant

    $12,000
  76. Fca Foundation aka Stellantis FoundationAuburn Hills, MI 2019

    Motor citizens grant

    $7,500
  77. T-Mobile USA FoundationBellevue, WA 2019

    General Program Support

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

    Matching Grant

    $1,000
  79. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    build the capacity of Detroit early childhood providers to offer higher-quality programs in Detroit by implementing farm-to-school strategies

    $135,687
  80. Fca Foundation aka Stellantis FoundationAuburn Hills, MI 2018

    Motor citizens grant

    $15,000
  81. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    Matching gift

    $125
  82. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    build the capacity of Detroit early childhood providers to offer higher-quality programs in Detroit by implementing farm-to-school strategies

    $136,683

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Detroit, MI and are not among Keep Growing Detroit’s funders above.

  1. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 122 grants Accepts applications $7,139,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 80 grants Accepts applications $43,750,370 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 102 grants Accepts applications $73,084,998 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. Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit, MI 86 grants Accepts applications $14,639,650 to similar organizations
  7. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI 33 grants Preselected only $36,435,596 to similar organizations
  8. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 46 grants Preselected only $4,753,400 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 80-0892277 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.