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Gerson Family Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $255,800 (tax year ended December 2025)
Gerson Family Foundation, a private foundation in Troy, MI, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $255,800 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 10, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in Bloomfield Hills, MI for general support.
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- EIN
- 461519949
- Based in
- Troy, MI
- Assets
- $2,345,142
- Grants paid
- $255,800
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202612229349100601. It reported $255,800 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | General support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cranbrook Center for Collections & Research (house Party) | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah | Southfield, MI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Humane Society | Detroit, MI | General support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wdet - Colors of Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Basblue Inc | Detroit, MI | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Prescott Foundation | Southfield, MI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NF Forward Benefit Xi | Detroit, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Music Institute | Bingham Farms, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ort America | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tamarack Camps | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cabaret 313 | Southfield, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | General support | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter | Southfield, MI | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Business Council for International Understandi1 | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Festival of Trees | Canton, MI | General support | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Royal African Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202532169349100863. It reported $295,900 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $83,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Medicine Office of Development | Ann Arbor, MI | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington DC, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Washington Institute | Washington DC, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Opera - Dichiera Society | Detroit, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Ford Estate | Dearborn, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JSL Foundation | Southfield, MI | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit | West Bloomfield, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NF Forward Benefit Xi | Detroit, MI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Royal African Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | General support | Environment | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabaret 313 | Southfield, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farber Hebrew Day School | Southfield, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayne State University Law School | Detroit, MI | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ort America | New York, NY | General support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Festival of Trees | Livonia, MI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Music Institute | Bingham Farms, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emergency Animal Relief Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General support | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $117,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $105,000 |
| Animal-related | $11,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
| Environment | $4,600 |
| Health care | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $477,300 |
| Illinois | $25,000 |
| Connecticut | $20,000 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| New York | $4,800 |
| Utah | $4,600 |
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Updated August 10, 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.