Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / Michigan
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Michigan: 732 foundations, $96 million in grants
732 private foundations paid 2,317 grants totaling $95,968,878 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Michigan, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation, with $6,000,000 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Michigan
- Foundations
- 732
- Grants
- 2,317
- Total granted
- $95,968,878
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Michigan
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 732 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 19 | $4,602,000 | $1,000,000 | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Core support for the motown museum expansion project, to help uncover core story elements that resonate with society, creating transformative experiences that strengthen connections between people, pl | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 5 | $4,325,000 | $2,000,000 | Detroit Opera | To support opera seasons | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 18 | $4,066,000 | $1,757,250 | Culturesource | Project support to aid support to culturesource for the 2024 and 2025 implementation of key programmatic functions for the detroit arts support initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $4,035,000 | $1,175,000 | Detroit Sound Conservancy | To support educational programming, improvements in archival infrastructure, and the renovation of the blue bird inn | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 8 | $3,780,000 | $1,000,000 | Motown Historical Museum Inc | To digitize key audio, audiovisual and physical artifacts from motown's archive and make them available to the public via a "digital jukebox." | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 17 | $2,662,260 | $1,566,000 | Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance | Ralph Wilson Loop Trail on Belle Isle - Phase 2 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Gilmore Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 34 | $2,621,854 | $1,000,000 | Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 25 | $2,598,599 | $1,000,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | To provide general purposes support for the institute and enhance visual arts experiences for residents of the region. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 2 | $2,550,000 | $2,250,000 | Midland Center for the Arts | Community wellbeing | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 10 | $2,334,500 | $680,000 | The Detroit Institute of Arts | Museums and cultural inst. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation | Royal Oak, MI | 33 | $2,273,250 | $1,125,000 | Detroit Public Media | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 13 | $2,180,000 | $1,000,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 7 | $2,046,560 | $1,000,000 | Rootead Enrichment Center | Organizational budget & capital project | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin Goldfarb Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Historical Association of South Haven | Endowed fundsand funds forcapital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 32 | $1,769,110 | $500,000 | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $1,700,614 | $630,000 | Allied Media Projects | 82276 building a resource hub to develop and scale ideas on emergent strategy, conflict resolution, networks, and transformative community-building | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation | 1 | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | Holocaust Memorial Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | 9 | $1,316,713 | $318,450 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson-Webber Foundation | Detroit, MI | 30 | $1,209,300 | $250,000 | The Detroit Institute of Arts | For unrestricted operating endowment support in recognition of mary anne and eugene a. gargaro | apps.irs.gov |
| Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation Inc | Southfield, MI | 18 | $1,173,125 | $150,000 | Detroit Public Media | Early education support in brightmoor | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skillman Foundation | Detroit, MI | 35 | $1,172,150 | $375,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | Support for detroit youth development resource center (ydrc) | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation | Reston, VA | 3 | $1,050,000 | $500,000 | Detroit Opera | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $900,000 | $300,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 3 | $800,000 | $400,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | Visionary organizing lab | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $785,500 | $250,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Garezers Inc | Ada, MI | 1 | $768,922 | $768,922 | Latvian Center Garezers | Contruction of new Multi activity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Terence & Jennifer Adderley Foundation | Detroit, MI | 3 | $750,000 | $250,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Steelcase Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 10 | $715,000 | $200,000 | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 3 | $690,000 | $450,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | Program support for Detroit Community Tech Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Gigi Clements Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $661,000 | $661,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | Unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| McGregor Fund | Detroit, MI | 6 | $635,000 | $200,000 | Atlantic Impact | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Karp Family Foundation | Orchard Lake, MI | 2 | $632,500 | $630,000 | Holocaust Memorial Center | Public Support to the Holocaust Center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $620,000 | $620,000 | Culturesource | To support arts internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation Inc | Muncie, IN | 2 | $600,000 | $500,000 | Fishtown Preservation Society | Property purchase | apps.irs.gov |
| Dart Foundation Fka Solid Waste Management Foundation | Mason, MI | 1 | $550,000 | $550,000 | Impression 5 Science Center | Continuation of travel exhibits and HVAC updates/improvements. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry A and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 7 | $512,500 | $269,500 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Duffy Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 6 | $510,000 | $200,000 | Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum | Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Allied Media Projects | To support 18millionrising, a project of the grantee that seeks to increase nonpartisan civic engagement among asian americans and pacific islanders and work towards equal justice and liberation for a | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Friedman Baske Family Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Curious Kids Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | To raise public awareness about the impacts of ai | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $458,500 | $408,000 | Opera Grand Rapids | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| A Alfred Taubman Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 4 | $430,000 | $350,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Dia now endowment campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Village Charitable Trust | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $425,000 | $425,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whiting Foundation | Grand Blanc, MI | 3 | $420,000 | $300,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | See note 2 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frey Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 14 | $410,450 | $200,000 | Grand Rapids Public Museum Foundation | The riverfront and community archives portions of the Expanding Curiosity Capital Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $386,370 | $205,907 | The Edison Institute Inc | To support the integration of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in their invention education work, in addition to sustaining a national network of invention convention affiliate programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 5 | $379,080 | $244,080 | Arts Marketplace at Studio Park | Project/program - believe in our city | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $355,000 | $150,000 | Allied Media Projects | Emergence media, reimagine project support: a legal framework for community-accountable mediamaking | apps.irs.gov |
| FIA Membership Endowment Trust Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $354,285 | $354,285 | Flint Institute of Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James R and Anita Horne Jenkins Family Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Midland Center for the Arts | Building repair | apps.irs.gov |
| Growing Tree Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $343,562 | $343,562 | Interlochen Center for Arts | To further the organization's charitable goals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $335,000 | $60,000 | Purple Rose Theatre Company | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Dte Energy Foundation | Detroit, MI | 27 | $326,000 | $100,000 | Museum of African American History | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonisteel Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Bonisteel family library and archives program endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| FIA Art School Endowment Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Support of art institute | apps.irs.gov |
| KRW Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | $300,000 | $150,000 | The Diatribe | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The Sphinx Organization | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 9 | $285,500 | $100,000 | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Imagine more capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Katers Charitable Foundation | Marquette, MI | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | Marquette City Band | Community support-arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dragonfly Fund | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $255,000 | $250,000 | Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruce H and Rosalie N Rosen Family Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | 1 | $250,050 | $250,050 | Holocaust Memorial Center | Holocaust history | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Outlier Media | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 3 | $250,000 | $125,000 | Black Artists Archive | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation | Clinton Township, MI | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Isabel Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $235,000 | $150,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Capital project | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | After school & summer learning | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Linda Stavropoulos Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Midland Center for the Arts | Art Center | apps.irs.gov |
| Foster Family Foundation DTD 5241997 the | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Saugatuck Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Soave Foundation Michigan Ag File Number CS/CT 51750 | Detroit, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Artistic | apps.irs.gov |
| Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 9 | $195,000 | $49,020 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | General operating support and audio-visual equipment upgrades. stock payment | apps.irs.gov |
| Enna Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | $190,000 | $150,000 | Rootead Enrichment Center | Youth enrichment program | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin and Betty Danto Family Foundation | Troy, MI | 3 | $186,000 | $151,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul & Rose Suchovsky Charitable Tua | Louisville, KY | 1 | $185,377 | $185,377 | St Joseph Today Association | Arts and humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 15 | $180,000 | $25,000 | Public Media Network | Support for storyworks studio pilot project | apps.irs.gov |
| Act Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre | Capital campaign support | apps.irs.gov |
| Milner Hotels Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 3 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Detroit Historical Society | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Sphinx Organization | Charitable without restriction | apps.irs.gov |
| Matilda R Wilson Fund | Detroit, MI | 5 | $170,000 | $75,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eugene Applebaum Family Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 5 | $166,870 | $125,000 | Detroit Salon | Education & research | apps.irs.gov |
| Eileen Devries Family Foundation | East Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Grand Rapids Public Museum | General program | apps.irs.gov |
| Steve & Amy Van Andel Foundation | Ada, MI | 4 | $157,500 | $100,000 | Harbor Springs Festival of the Book | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meijer Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 5 | $155,000 | $50,000 | St Cecilia Music Society | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tyler-Little Family Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 6 | $155,000 | $80,000 | Air Zoo Legacy Foundation | Mezzanine storage units | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Sphinx Organization Inc | Foundation two-year grant - general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| C K Eddy Family Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $146,000 | $146,000 | Saginaw Eddy Concert Band | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund | Grosse Pointe, MI | 3 | $135,000 | $75,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harding Foundation 2108-01-44 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | Holly Dickens Festival | Holly dickens festival | apps.irs.gov |
| Anna Paulina Foundation | Flint, MI | 3 | $134,000 | $114,000 | Carriage Town Ministries | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel J Kobasic Foundation | Escanaba, MI | 3 | $125,000 | $119,100 | The William Bonifas Fine Arts Center | Roof replacement | apps.irs.gov |
| Jim and Diana Huckle Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Northern Michigan Opportunity Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Klopcic Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Grand Rapids Public Museum Foundation | Community arts - provide support to the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Discovery Center Great Lakes | Freshwater research and innovation center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burdick-Thorne Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 9 | $122,000 | $50,000 | Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra | Youth concerts | apps.irs.gov |
| Benson & Edith Ford Fund | Detroit, MI | 6 | $118,000 | $100,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Open forever | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mackey Foundation | Grand Blanc, MI | 2 | $118,000 | $88,000 | Carriage Town Ministries | Program Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Mallory Foundation | Carson City, NV | 1 | $117,000 | $117,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard F and Carolyn A Chormann Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $115,000 | $90,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General operating, scholarship and cac endowment for visual arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Bray Charitable Trust Cash Acct | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $114,089 | $112,089 | Flint Institute of Arts | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | Rights & Dignity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | For programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 9 | $103,500 | $40,000 | Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra | Kalamazoo kids in tune | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret Dunning Foundation | Traverse City, MI | 3 | $102,000 | $45,000 | Friends of the Penn | Facility renovations at the penn theatre | apps.irs.gov |
| Whirlpool Foundation | Benton Harbor, MI | 1 | $101,930 | $101,930 | Curious Kids' Museum | Traveling exhibit grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Argyros Family Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Croswell Opera House & Fine Arts Association | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology | to provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Fci 2024 implementation | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert H and Barbara C Dow Foundation | Frankfort, MI | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts | Equipment and capital upgrades | apps.irs.gov |
| Soter Kay Foundation F/k/a Sarah Ross Soter Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre | To further its exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H and Patricia M Smith Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Support daily operations of art museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Consumers Energy Foundation | Jackson, MI | 6 | $95,750 | $35,000 | Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association | Principal partner and title sponsor for the classical concert series | apps.irs.gov |
| HCS Foundation | Westlake, OH | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | First installment to enable students from cincinnati to attend the opportunity scholars program at interlochen | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 9 | $88,000 | $25,000 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | Kalamazoo institute of arts for kalamazoo institute of arts general operations fy2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| The R B Annis Educational Foundation | Fishers, IN | 2 | $86,000 | $76,000 | The Michigan Maritime Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Sounding Point Foundation | Advancement of violin studies | apps.irs.gov |
| Mol Family Foundation | Highlands Ranch, CO | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Words of Hope | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 3 | $85,000 | $35,000 | The Flint Institute of Music Inc | Community programs 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $85,000 | $75,000 | Midland Center for the Arts Inc | Capital Campaign Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| M Mallery Davis Endowment | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $83,559 | $83,559 | Flint Institute of Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornucopia Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $83,333 | $83,333 | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Art museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Alternative Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | NW Goldberg Cares | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| FIA Major Exhibitions Trust Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $79,147 | $79,147 | Flint Institute of Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Dewaters Memorial Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $78,726 | $78,726 | Flint Institute of Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Brick Foundation Inc | Traverse City, MI | 7 | $76,000 | $30,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Harding Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Art school operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Elaine Stern Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Detroit Public Media | Capital campaign and pbs kids programming support for the milwaukee junction neighborhood hub. | apps.irs.gov |
| Julius and Cynthia Huebner Foundation | Grosse Pointe, MI | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Detroit Historical Society | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | For survived and punished | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Ford II Fund | Detroit, MI | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Capital campaign endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Family Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 9 | $74,500 | $25,000 | Great Lakes Center for Arts | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation | Dearborn, MI | 6 | $72,735 | $48,735 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Religious/cultural - operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| ARTHUR& Kathryn Mervenne Foundation | Holland, MI | 2 | $70,000 | $35,000 | Grand Rapids Ballet | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrice K Aaron Family Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $70,000 | $60,000 | Allied Media Projects | Support for organizational activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Turrell Fund | Montclair, NJ | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Sphinx Organization | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clinton Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $67,000 | $67,000 | Sphinx Organization | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $66,000 | $66,000 | University Musical Society | To support UMS programming | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $65,500 | $50,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | West michigan student scholarships, interlochen public radio (ipr): science and conservation journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| James A Welch Foundation | Flint, MI | 4 | $65,000 | $25,000 | Flint Institute of Arts | Pre-college portfolio | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walters Family Foundation | Milford, MI | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Shakespeare in Detroit | Wff funding will help to enhance and support the cultural, educational, and financial growth of detroit with professional theatre created through a conscious lens of equity, diversity and inclusion. | apps.irs.gov |
| Oleson Foundation | Traverse City, MI | 6 | $64,000 | $25,000 | Traverse Symphony Orchestra | Audience chairs for new theater | apps.irs.gov |
| K-Squared Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 2 | $63,906 | $38,906 | Bludders McKinney Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles L McNair Booker T Washington Student Development FDN | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $61,000 | $61,000 | Saginaw African Cultural Festival | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 712 | $60,758 | $1,948 | Elsie Publishing Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ginsburg Family Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General support for program activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 3 | $60,000 | $25,000 | Marquette City Band Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Toni A Wisne Foundation | Novi, MI | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Use consistent with 501(c)(3) status | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Dort Family Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $59,547 | $59,547 | Flint Institute of Music | Support of strings program | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard Miller Foundation | Zeeland, MI | 4 | $56,000 | $20,000 | Words of Hope | Support for general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald R and Esther Simon Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Holocaust Memorial Center | Unrestricted grant to general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Flagstar Foundation Inc | Troy, MI | 3 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Jackson School of the Arts Association | Arts culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Graff Family Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Flint Institute of Music | Hocus focus | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Services Charitable Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Romulus Arts Council | Neighborhood revitalization | apps.irs.gov |
| Song Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $55,000 | $35,000 | The Love Building | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Esther Gordy Bullock Edwards Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $54,000 | $54,000 | Motown Historical Museum Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Art and Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation | Traverse City, MI | 3 | $53,000 | $50,000 | Old Town Playhouse Inc | Upgrade of mary schmuckal theatre | apps.irs.gov |
| William & Martha Ford Fund | Detroit, MI | 4 | $53,000 | $50,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Jensen Dau Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $51,500 | $51,500 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenkins Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $51,000 | $51,000 | Neutral Zone | Support for activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Blaster chiller for cafeteria | apps.irs.gov |
| Altman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sphinx Organization Inc | To support service-to-the-field programs and partnerships in nyc that help advance the classical music and performing arts field | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben F Bryer Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Flint Institute of Music | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| J Addison Bartush and Marion M Bartush Family Foundation | Southport, CT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Detroit Opera | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Metro Health Foundation | Plymouth, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Centro Multicultural La Familia | Health insurance navigation | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W and Lynn H Browne Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Childrens Museum of Branch County | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Blueboy Archives and Cultural Arts Foundation | Program support (over 2 years) | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Allied Media Projects Inc | Undocumented filmmakers collective - highlighting health impacts of racial inequities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Support for an art exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ravitz Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Holocaust Memorial Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ruth F Rattner and the Ann F and Norman D Katz Charitable Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | General operating endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | Harrison, NY | 2 | $50,000 | $40,000 | Detroit Institute of the Arts | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Worthington Family Foundation | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $46,615 | $46,615 | Old Town Playhouse | Underwrite current and new programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Americana Foundation | Novi, MI | 3 | $46,000 | $25,000 | Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology | Strengthening small-scale livestock producers in northwest lower michigan | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | School of American Music | To add to its future fund endowment for the purposes as set forth in the unrestricted endowment gift agreement between fulk family foundation, inc. and school of american music dated november 22, 2020 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Melissa Besse Foundation | Wells, MI | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Marquette City Band | Band shell donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Kla Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $45,000 | $20,000 | Neutral Zone | Youth-led programs in arts, leadership, and workforce development for teens and young adults to foster social-emotional growth and skill-building | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr Michael R Hourani Family Foundation | Lansing, MI | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmetterling Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $45,000 | $20,000 | Grand Rapids Cable Access Center | For GRTV's digital archive | apps.irs.gov |
| Burton A Zipser and Sandra D Zipser Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 5 | $42,500 | $15,000 | Detroit Opera | To support research, performance, preservation of musical pieces, promotion and related activities in the areas of american music including neglected works of the past. | apps.irs.gov |
| Beusse & Porter Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $42,000 | $21,000 | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Art enrichment | apps.irs.gov |
| Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 3 | $42,000 | $17,000 | Farmers Alley Theatre | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | $41,000 | $20,000 | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Madeleine & Mandell L Berman Foundation | Novi, MI | 5 | $41,000 | $13,500 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc | Violet, LA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Lynn & Paul Alandt Foundation | Detroit, MI | 3 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Macauley & Helen Dow Whiting Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph L & Winifred E Polk Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 3 | $40,000 | $20,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Promotion of the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth A and Raymond A Reister Charitable Trust | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Enoch Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Sphinx Organization Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The John D Evans Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Sphinx Organization | Grant for education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shine Foundation | Zeeland, MI | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Inc | Unrestricted grant to general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $39,225 | $24,690 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging audiences in new ways, and highlighting interdisciplinary connections. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mansfield Family Foundation | East Lansing, MI | 1 | $38,500 | $38,500 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alix Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 2 | $37,000 | $20,000 | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Bea Aldrink Idema Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Project/program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob and Jan Lyons Foundation | Dexter, MI | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Ann Arbor Hands On Museum | Lyons country store, director's discretionary fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Caplin Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Scholarship fund for students in the Dance, New Media Arts, Music, Writing and Theatre Departments | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation | Holland, MI | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Words of Hope | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Vicksburg Foundation | Vicksburg, MI | 3 | $35,000 | $15,000 | Vicksburg Cultural Arts Center | Fundraising match | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy A and Richard P Erickson Foundation | Curtis, MI | 1 | $34,500 | $34,500 | Curtis Fireworks and Parade Council Inc | 501(c)(3) charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Miller Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 5 | $33,496 | $25,000 | What A Do Theatre | Board grants | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $31,054 | $18,200 | Telugu Association of North America Incorporated | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Birtwistle Family Foundation | Ludington, MI | 3 | $31,000 | $30,000 | Mason County Historical Society | Historical preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Gillett Family Foundation | Ada, MI | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Museum | apps.irs.gov |
| J Ferrantino Charitable Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Neutral Zone | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| James A and Faith Knight Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Neutral Zone | To help support the after school dro | apps.irs.gov |
| Malama Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Sunbridge International Collaborative Inc | Cultural and ethical awareness | apps.irs.gov |
| Molinello Family Foundation | Berkley, MI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Gildas Club Metro Detroit | Cancer support services | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Jazz On Wheels | Community programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard R Dossin Family Foundation | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Detroit Historical Society | General purposes and dossin great lakes museum gala | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosemary and David Good Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Grand Rapids Ballet Company | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Curler Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Student Statesmanship Institute | Education & ministry | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Brevard, NC | 3 | $28,000 | $15,000 | Norwegian Lutheran Church Historical Society | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuktawa Foundation | Orchard Lake, MI | 3 | $28,000 | $15,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Social welfaresocial welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldorf Educational Foundation 0049-05-11 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $28,000 | $28,000 | Anthroposophical Society in America | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Holly Palmer Foundation | Holland, MI | 3 | $27,500 | $20,000 | Ottawa News Network | Fund operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bella and Don Barden Foundation Inc | Southfield, MI | 1 | $27,200 | $27,200 | Detroit Institute of Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 4 | $27,000 | $10,000 | Flint Institute of Music | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Management Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $26,000 | $26,000 | Culturesource | Event sponsorships to advance the organization's tax-exempt mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $26,000 | $25,000 | Atlantic Impact | 2024 racial equity go grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol C Pierson Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $25,712 | $25,712 | Flint Institute of Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Detroit Historical Society | General purpose grant | apps.irs.gov |
| CMS Energy Foundation | Jackson, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | Detroit music hall - youth music education program | apps.irs.gov |
| Chuck and Dee Howey Family Foundation | Flat Rock, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| D27 Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Creative Writing Division: Visiting Writers Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family Foun | Holland, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Words of Hope | Religious | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund | Detroit, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Detroit Institute of Arts | General operating endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Grosfeld Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry S & Mala Dorfman Family Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Encore Performing Arts Center | Donation support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Gail Manz Foundation | Mundelein, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Museum of Horseless Carriage | Assist charitable organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Meadows Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Elsie Publishing Institute | Printing education | apps.irs.gov |
| Reset Ventures Inc | Muskegon, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | West Michigan Symphony | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell H & Maxine E Smith Charitable Foundation | Bay City, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum | Reigniting history the renovation of fire station no 3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters for Civic Engagement | Pacific Palisades, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Arab American Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Strum Allesee Family Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Northville Ballet Theatre | Performing arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ann and Buck Woodruff Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Gutierrez Wildlife Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Curley Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Saugatuck Center for the Arts Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The James B & Eileen M Kelly Foundation Inc | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts | Programs for the advancement of the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jones Family Foundation | Saline, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Saugatuck Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kantzler Foundation | Bay City, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum | Firehouse restoration project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kline Family Foundation | Beachwood, OH | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Scholarship for three students who study vocal arts, violin, and visual arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Timothy and Sheila Patton Family Charitable Trust | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Harbor Springs Area Historical Society | Charitable - general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Tricoastal Foundation | Monroe, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Traverse City Film Festival | Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| WS & Lois Vandalson Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerson Family Foundation | Troy, MI | 3 | $24,000 | $16,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable Trust Fbo MRHC and Upaws | Marquette, MI | 1 | $23,374 | $23,374 | Marquette County Historical Society | General operations or capital improv | apps.irs.gov |
| Alden and Vada Dow Fund | Midland, MI | 2 | $23,300 | $20,000 | Raven Hill Discovery Center | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Helen Padnos Foundation | Holland, MI | 3 | $23,000 | $12,500 | Saugatuck Center for the Arts Inc | Program service | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan and Roseann Gernatt Charitable Foundation Inc | Collins, NY | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Classic Car Club of America Museum | New building pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisne Charitable Foundation | Milford, MI | 2 | $22,500 | $12,500 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Chaim Fanny Louis Benjamin Anne and Florence | Chicago, IL | 2 | $22,000 | $12,000 | Pewabic Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Evergreene Foundation | Otsego, MI | 8 | $22,000 | $5,000 | Krasl Art Center | Assist in SW Michigan Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Matters Fund Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Acorn Center for Performing Arts | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| RNR Family Foundation Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Neutral Zone | Resolution practice devlopment and pilot training, consulting and resource support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert T Longway Trust Fbo Planetarium | Columbus, OH | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Flint Cultural Center Corp | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| WM McNally Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 2 | $22,000 | $20,000 | Major Chords for Minors | Youth music education | apps.irs.gov |
| Huff Family Liquidating Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | $21,500 | $11,500 | Farmers Alley Theatre | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Luminous Foundation | Maumee, OH | 1 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E & Ann R Meredith Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $20,500 | $20,000 | University Musical Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation Corporation | Bingham Farms, MI | 2 | $20,405 | $10,750 | Holocaust Memorial Center | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Anita and Santosh Mehra Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Mai Family Services | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Allartworks Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Geoinge Foundation | Canton, MI | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Art education | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable Trust | Muncie, IN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Endowment phyllis c shafer & virginia b ball | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Water Street Glassworks | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack E and Eleanor Cannon Hill Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Brass Band of Battle Creek | Legacy Endowment Fund $10,000 Timpani Purchase Fund $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenny H & Otto F Krauss Charitable Foundation | Roscommon, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Educational needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson WD and SC Family Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Sphinx Organization | Commissioning support | apps.irs.gov |
| Keller Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Grand Rapids Childrens Museum | Focus cultural grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Les & Ann Biederman Foundation Inc | Traverse City, MI | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| North Lake Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Fishtown Preservation Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | New Music Detroit | Annual support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tamara Van Den Bergh Ferguson Charitable Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Greater Pontiac Host Committee Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alpaugh Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Old Art Building | Enrichment of community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Peanut Gallery Players | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry T Burleigh Legacy Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Videmus Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas M and Marilyn J Dewitt Norman Family Foundation | Plainwell, MI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Words of Hope | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Von Rydingsvard and Greengard Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Orsa Foundation | Plymouth, MI | 3 | $19,725 | $17,200 | Plymouth Historical Society | Program support for ai enabled historical learning | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cassie Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $19,640 | $9,820 | Detroit Public Media | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Begonia Charitable Foundation | Bellaire, MI | 2 | $19,000 | $14,000 | Mashup Rock and Roll Musical | Arts and education | apps.irs.gov |
| L G Kaufman Endowment Foundation | Marquette, MI | 3 | $18,000 | $15,000 | Marquette City Band | Peg hirvonen band shell | apps.irs.gov |
| Merkley Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 4 | $18,000 | $10,000 | Flint Institute of Music | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Busby Memorial Educational Fund | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $17,700 | $17,700 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Support of daily operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Robe Foundation | Peoria, AZ | 3 | $17,000 | $10,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Serra Foundation | Fenton, MI | 5 | $16,625 | $10,000 | Flint Institute of Music | General Use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pokagon Fund Inc | New Buffalo, MI | 4 | $16,500 | $10,000 | School of American Music | Enhancing a sustainable community cultural resource | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Lansing Destination Development Foundation | Lansing, MI | 3 | $16,000 | $15,000 | Impression 5 Science Center | Sponsor travel exhibit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Myron P Leven Foundation | Waterford, MI | 3 | $15,750 | $8,750 | Detroit Institute of Arts | To support the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Phyllis & Max Reynolds Foundation | Marquette, MI | 4 | $15,500 | $7,500 | Superior Arts Youth Theater | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba the Achieve Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Interlochen Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Boutell Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Saginaw Choral Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Collver Family Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Music Moves Me | general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus for Health Inc | Warren, NJ | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Allied Media Projects | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Grand Rapids, MI | Endowment | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | Community wellbeing | $2,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | To support opera seasons | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin Goldfarb Foundation | Historical Association of South Haven | South Haven, MI | Endowed fundsand funds forcapital campaign | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | To support the renovation of the permanent exhibit | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Culturesource | Detroit, MI | Project support to aid support to culturesource for the 2024 and 2025 implementation of key programmatic functions for the detroit arts support initiative | $1,757,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance | Lansing, MI | Ralph Wilson Loop Trail on Belle Isle - Phase 2 | $1,566,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation | Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | Unrestricted | $1,333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Detroit Sound Conservancy | Detroit, MI | To support educational programming, improvements in archival infrastructure, and the renovation of the blue bird inn | $1,175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation | Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | Program support | $1,125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | To provide general purposes support for the institute and enhance visual arts experiences for residents of the region. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | Bay Harbor, MI | Capital campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Gilmore Foundation | Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | Kalamazoo, MI | Operational support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | To digitize key audio, audiovisual and physical artifacts from motown's archive and make them available to the public via a "digital jukebox." | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | Core support for the motown museum expansion project, to help uncover core story elements that resonate with society, creating transformative experiences that strengthen connections between people, pl | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation | Rootead Enrichment Center | Kalamazoo, MI | Organizational budget & capital project | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | To support operating expenses and programmatic costs to continue ongoing partnerships and seed new program areas for a sponsored project | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Garezers Inc | Latvian Center Garezers | Three Rivers, MI | Contruction of new Multi activity building | $768,922 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | The Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Museums and cultural inst. | $680,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Gigi Clements Foundation | Great Lakes Center for the Arts | Bay Harbor, MI | Unrestricted use | $661,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | 82276 building a resource hub to develop and scale ideas on emergent strategy, conflict resolution, networks, and transformative community-building | $630,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | To expand detroit operas digital infrastructure in support of the companys artistic and programmatic innovation, production, and delivery. | $630,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karp Family Foundation | Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | Public Support to the Holocaust Center | $630,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Culturesource | Detroit, MI | To support arts internship program | $620,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | The Edison Institute Inc | Dearborn, MI | Museums and cultural inst. | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dart Foundation Fka Solid Waste Management Foundation | Impression 5 Science Center | Lansing, MI | Continuation of travel exhibits and HVAC updates/improvements. | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Gilmore Foundation | Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | Kalamazoo, MI | Purchase of three steinway pianos | $543,584 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | To support 18millionrising, a project of the grantee that seeks to increase nonpartisan civic engagement among asian americans and pacific islanders and work towards equal justice and liberation for a | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | To raise public awareness about the impacts of ai | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Friedman Baske Family Foundation Inc | Curious Kids Museum | St Joseph, MI | Charitable | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation | Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc | Detroit, MI | To expand the digital capacity of the detroit symphony orchestra through investments in technical infrastructure, equipment, personnel, and marketing automation. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation Inc | Fishtown Preservation Society | Leland, MI | Property purchase | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | Promise of an Equitable Future | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | Project support grant for the museum's bold future expansion project | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation | Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation | Rootead Enrichment Center | Kalamazoo, MI | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Sphinx Organization Inc | Detroit, MI | To support the continued growth and sustainability of sphinx lead and sphinxconnect, two leadership and professional development opportunities, for black and latinx identifying artists and cultural le | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | The Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | To attract new audiences and deliver an engaging visitor experience through enhancements to the museum's tech infrastructure and resulting digital experiences. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Culturesource | Detroit, MI | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | To support a sponsored project's community-led research and interpretation | $460,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | 81653 implementing intelligent mischief's black imagination lab that uses the lens of reparations for black people to imagine and build equitable futures | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Program support for Detroit Community Tech Project | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Sphinx Organization Inc | Detroit, MI | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $437,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Burmese American Initiative Inc | Springfield, MI | Promise of an Equitable Future | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Village Charitable Trust | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | General operation | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | 81964 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity, 2024-2027 -- radical communicators network | $413,114 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation | Opera Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | Arts & culture | $408,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Visionary organizing lab | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc | Detroit, MI | To support general operations | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint Cultural Center Corporation Inc | Flint, MI | To provide Flint K-12 students and underserved young people with access to various educational programs and activities offered through the Flint Cultural Center campus institutions. | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skillman Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Support for detroit youth development resource center (ydrc) | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FIA Membership Endowment Trust Fund | Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | General support | $354,285 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | To support research and exhibition development of a sponsored project | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Alfred Taubman Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Dia now endowment campaign | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Core support for the museum's art exhibitions | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint Cultural Center Corporation Inc | Flint, MI | To provide support for the organization and maintain the campus which offers diverse arts and cultural opportunities for all members of the community. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Henry Ford Estate | Dearborn, MI | Museums and cultural inst. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James R and Anita Horne Jenkins Family Foundation | Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | Building repair | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growing Tree Foundation | Interlochen Center for Arts | Interlochen, MI | To further the organization's charitable goals | $343,562 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $341,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $318,450 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | In support of general operations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Atlantic Impact | Detroit, MI | Skilled Trades for Detroit Youth | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | Project support to produce a comprehensive exhibition and slate of community programs. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | To continue support for opera of our time | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whiting Foundation | Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | See note 2 | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FIA Art School Endowment Trust | Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | Support of art institute | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | To support general operations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | In support of general operations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dow Company Foundation | Templearts | Saginaw, MI | Community wellbeing | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc | The Sphinx Organization | Detroit, MI | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | Kalamazoo, MI | Early Care and Education | $283,437 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | General support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katers Charitable Foundation | Marquette City Band | Marquette, MI | Community support-arts | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry A and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | Program support | $269,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruce H and Rosalie N Rosen Family Foundation | Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | Holocaust history | $250,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Core support for the critical minded initiative to engage in research and grantmaking to increase resources for, and representation of, critics of color in cultural discourse in the united states | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Advancing racial justice | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Culturesource | Detroit, MI | To increase the digital capacity of culture source and its constituents through the creation of an innovation lab, training programs, and the hiring of a technologist-in-residence. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Terence & Jennifer Adderley Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Endowment fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Terence & Jennifer Adderley Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Endowment fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Terence & Jennifer Adderley Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Endowment campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation | Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | General | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | Core support to commission a field assessment of current adult and youth dance/movement programming available in southeast michigan | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint Institute of Music | Flint, MI | To provide general purposes support and enhance performing arts experiences for residents of the region. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Grand Rapids, MI | Project/program - musical director chair | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Grand Rapids, MI | Capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dragonfly Fund | Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre | Harbor Springs, MI | Capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Detroit, MI | Project support grant for predevelopment costs for the expansion of the music hall center for the performing arts | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | To increase the long-term sustainability of outlier media by accelerating growth of its audience and membership program. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson-Webber Foundation | The Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | For unrestricted operating endowment support in recognition of mary anne and eugene a. gargaro | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | The Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | To support the Gargaro Directors Endowment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | Arts Marketplace at Studio Park | Grand Rapids, MI | Project/program - believe in our city | $244,080 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | NW Goldberg Cares | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $234,245 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.