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The Lisa and Brian Meer Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $333,705 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Lisa and Brian Meer Foundation, a private foundation in West Bloomfield, MI, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $333,705 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $250,000 to Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Detroit, MI for general use.
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- EIN
- 383605133
- Based in
- West Bloomfield, MI
- Assets
- $9,275,376
- Grants paid
- $333,705
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349100046. It reported $333,705 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | General use | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | General use | Employment | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Circle of Michigan | West Bloomfield, MI | General use | $10,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yad Esra | Berkley, MI | General use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Family Services | Pontiac, MI | General use | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | General use | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Club Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cranbrook Collections & Research | Detroit, MI | General use | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | General use | $2,640 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Development | Detroit, MI | General use | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | General use | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jarc | Southfield, MI | General use | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Center | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | General use | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | General use | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cranbrook Schools | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Gatos High School | Los Gatos, CA | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Center | Farmington Hills, MI | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan Office of Development | Palatine, IL | General use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Speech Language and Hearing Foundation | Rockville, MD | General use | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cranbrook House and Gardens | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Literacy Council | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General use | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Johns Armenian Church | Southfield, MI | General use | Religion-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Variety the Childrens Charity | Birmingham, MI | General use | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sister's Hope | West Bloomfield, MI | General use | $350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evans Scholar Foundation | Glenview, IL | General use | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Chamber Wings & Strings | Southfield, MI | General use | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Histroical Society | Detroit, MI | General use | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond Basics | Southfield, MI | General use | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pewabic | Detroit, MI | General use | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | General use | Health care | $140 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Lake CC Employee Scholarship Foundation | Orchard Lake, MI | General use | $125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | General use | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hores for Mental Health | Park City, UT | General use | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | General use | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment | $14,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $13,800 |
| Human services | $5,000 |
| Education | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 |
| Youth development | $1,000 |
| Religion-related | $500 |
| Health care | $140 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $329,805 |
| Illinois | $1,300 |
| California | $1,000 |
| New York | $1,000 |
| Maryland | $500 |
| Utah | $100 |
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Updated November 14, 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.