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The Carls Foundation: 39 grants to organizations, $6.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Carls Foundation, a private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, MI, paid 39 grants to organizations totaling $6,802,304 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Goodwill Industries Northern Michigan in Traverse City, MI for capital suppport for warehouse renovation for food rescue.
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- EIN
- 386099935
- Based in
- Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Assets
- $154,733,978
- Grants paid
- $6,802,304
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202533119349101308. It reported $6,802,304 in grants paid; 39 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries Northern Michigan | Traverse City, MI | Capital suppport for warehouse renovation for food rescue | Employment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | Capital campaign for children's rehabilitation hospital | Health care | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Micha 6 | Pontiac, MI | Renovation of webster school for community center | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Lansing, MI | Purchase and protection of northpoint preserve | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Health Oakland | Pontiac, MI | Relocation and renovation of nicu | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Michigan - St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | Equip and furnish two negative pressure rooms in picu | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keweenaw Land Trust | Hancock, MI | Purchase of jacob's creek parcel for a preserve | Environment | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legacy Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | Farmland preservation through easement purchase | $292,975 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Health & Family Services | Detroit, MI | Construction of family & children's exam rooms | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | Acquisition and construction of a new warehouse | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom House | Detroit, MI | Capital improvements to the east campus project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Capital funds for south campus facility | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Judson Center Inc | Farmington Hills, MI | Centennial capital campaign | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Community Vision | Northport, MI | Support for purchase and preservation of timber shores property | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Day Foundation for Families | Rochester Hills, MI | Support for the endowment campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | Construction of family apartments - after hour emergencies | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Six Rivers Land Conservancy | Rochester, MI | Support for the catalytic capacity campaign in southeast mi | $195,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy | Marquette, MI | Support for accelerating conservation campaign | Environment | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ascension Michigan - the Holley Institute | Detroit, MI | Support for the community health and literacy program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Centers | Saginaw, MI | Purchase of mobile unit for dental and vision program | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Star Reach | Pinkney, MI | Support for an assistant maintenance specialist | Youth development | $75,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant House of Michigan | Detroit, MI | Hvac and roofing improvements | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oakland Hope | Pontiac, MI | Support for the food pantry program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chaldean American Ladies Charity - Dba United Community Family Services | Troy, MI | Capital improvements to basic needs center and pantry | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | Capital improvements to kitchen | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | Support for the van riper speech and hearing center | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Lapeer County | Lapeer, MI | Construction of new facility | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hurley Foundation | Flint, MI | Purchase of two newborn hearing screeners for nicu & baby unit | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $46,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penrickton Center for the Blind | Taylor, MI | Installation of a ceiling track system | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Davies Project | Lansing, MI | Support for transportation program for families with sick children | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Hand & Voices | Gaylord, MI | Expansion of the astra program across the state | $33,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Lansing Food Bank | Lansing, MI | Suport for the nourishing children program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students | $23,260 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wedgewood Christian Services | Grand Rapids, MI | Purchase of vehicle to transport children to therapy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Detroit, MI | Membership dues for cmf programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,450 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students | $5,286 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students | Education | $4,833 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $695,000 |
| Health care | $600,000 |
| Employment | $500,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $325,000 |
| Human services | $325,000 |
| Youth development | $75,750 |
| Education | $74,833 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $46,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $6,802,304 |
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Updated November 7, 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.