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Benson & Edith Ford Fund: 24 grants to organizations, $1.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Benson & Edith Ford Fund, a private foundation in Detroit, MI, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $1,333,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 15, 2025. The largest was $700,000 to College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI for benson & edith ford scholarship.
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- EIN
- 386066333
- Based in
- Detroit, MI
- Assets
- $23,930,499
- Grants paid
- $1,333,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202523199349100017. It reported $1,333,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | Benson & edith ford scholarship | Education | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teen Street Skills | Detroit, MI | Program services | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Open forever | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | Program s | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southfield, MI | Jubilee donation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Henry Ford Estate - Fairlane | Dearborn, MI | Program services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation | Tavernier, FL | Mariners hospital wellness center | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capuchin Soup Kitchen | Detroit, MI | Program services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Humane | Bingham Farms, MI | Program services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racing for Kids | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Program services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | Inhub program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | Program services | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Royal Oak, MI | Program services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | Program services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empowerment Plan | Detroit, MI | Program services | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ Church Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Program services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Artists Market | Detroit, MI | Dam annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit PBS | Wixom, MI | Program services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grosse Pointe Historical Society | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Capital campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Center | Detroit, MI | Program services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Goodfellows | Detroit, MI | Program services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | Program services | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pewabic Society Inc | Detroit, MI | Program services | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Detroit, MI | Program services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $700,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $300,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $118,000 |
| Health care | $75,000 |
| Human services | $5,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 15, 2025. 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.