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Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation: 50 grants to organizations, $8.9 million (tax year ended September 2025)
Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation, a private foundation in Reston, VA, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $8,904,087 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 13, 2026. The largest was $2,000,000 to Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI for lung cancer research innovation fund.
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- EIN
- 386091368
- Based in
- Reston, VA
- Assets
- $27,950,340
- Grants paid
- $8,904,087
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202610449349100336. It reported $8,904,087 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | Lung cancer research innovation fund | Health care | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | Healthy body - healthy minds endowment, michigan central station children's endowment, support programs that utilize alternative methods with children coping with the effects of illness including canc | $1,600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp Whole Child Center Dba Kipp Michigan | Detroit, MI | For the acquisition of land for kipp detroit: imani academy k-8 facility | $1,428,341 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Henry Ford (edison Institute) | Dearborn, MI | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Msu Foundation | East Lansing, MI | The jewish studies program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pilot Light Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mit (massachusetts Institute of Technology) | Boston, MA | General support | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | Youth development | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Israel Education Foundation (aief) | Washington, DC | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | Israel advocacy | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elnet - Us | Skokie, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Israel | Needham, MA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | General support | $60,396 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Public Theatre | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care House of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | General support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kidsread2kids | Bingham Farms, MI | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit - Wsu | Detroit, MI | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Safe Michigan (judson Center) | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southfield, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Historical Society of Michigan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan State University Hillel | East Lansing, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NF Forward | Detroit, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond Basics | Southfield, MI | General support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Music Festival & School | Aspen, CO | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mit Hillel | Boston, MA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund - Thaw | Detroit, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival | Southfield, MI | General support | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Jewish Senior Life | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Senior Life Foundation | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cranbrook Schools Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jinsa | Washington, DC | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwood University | Midland, MI | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Jewish Academy | West Bloomfield, MI | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service | West Bloomfield, MI | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Engineering Society of Detroit | Southfield, MI | General support | Science and technology | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thanks To Scandinavia Inc | New York, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 24, 2025, IRS object ID 202501149349100910. It reported $7,075,917 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | Lung cancer research innovation fund | Health care | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp Whole Child Center Dba Kipp Michigan | Detroit, MI | For the acquisition of land for kipp detroit: imani academy k-8 facility | $1,175,064 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | Healthy body - healthy minds endowment | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Henry Ford (edison Institute) | Dearborn, MI | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilot Light Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Isreal Education Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $126,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | General support | $122,505 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Israel | Needham, MA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | Israel advocacy | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Children's Fund | Detroit, MI | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Public Theatre | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Education | Homer Glen, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care House of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | General support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | General support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kidsread2kids | Bingham Farms, MI | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel21c | San Francisco, CA | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advancing American Freedom Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southfield, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Farber Hebrew Day School | Southfield, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit - Wsu | Detroit, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan State University Hillel | East Lansing, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blossoming Rose | Cedar Spring, MI | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Music Festival & School | Aspen, CO | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Beth El | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $2,698 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Senior Life | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cranbrook Schools Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jinsa | Washington, DC | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frankel Jewish Academy | West Bloomfield, MI | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival | Southfield, MI | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel Day School | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community House Foundation | Birmingham, MI | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Walled Lake, MI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Family Services | Pontiac, MI | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | General support | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $4,000,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,657,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $525,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $180,000 |
| Youth development | $150,000 |
| Education | $67,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $14,432,004 |
| California | $532,000 |
| Massachusetts | $395,000 |
| District of Columbia | $290,000 |
| New York | $165,500 |
| Illinois | $150,000 |
| Colorado | $9,000 |
| Florida | $5,000 |
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Updated February 13, 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.