The Alfred Taubman Foundation concentrates sizable grants on Jewish communal life, arts and cultural institutions, and independent education, while also funding select health and leadership initiatives. Its giving favors established organizations (often in Detroit and Palm Beach) and national Jewish advocacy and education groups, reflecting both local civic philanthropy and support for Jewish culture and diplomacy. Grants are typically large, mission-driven gifts (campaign/endowment and program support) rather than many small awards.
A Alfred Taubman Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by seven-figure support for Jewish communal campaigns, with back-to-back $1,050,000 grants to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit for annual campaign and challenge-fund support. That pattern sits alongside major gifts to cultural institutions, schools, and university-based centers, showing a portfolio that mixes recurring community support with long-term institutional backing. The foundation also funded the Brooklyn Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Palm Beach Day Academy, and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service Center for Jewish Civilization, pointing to a blend of local civic priorities and broader Jewish, arts, and education interests. The grant list shows a recurring preference for established organizations and named funds rather than many small awards. Detroit and Palm Beach recipients appear repeatedly, and several grants are tied to campaigns, endowments, fellowships, or facility projects. The foundation also supports select health and public-affairs efforts, including research and advocacy organizations, which broadens its profile beyond its core Jewish and cultural commitments. With annual grants above $10 million and a reported asset base above $212 million, its giving is substantial but still concentrated in a relatively defined set of institutions and causes.
Jewish communal life is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $300,000 to American Israel Education Foundation for general support and $100,000 to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County for the Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred, showing support for Jewish education, advocacy, and communal response. Arts and museums are another major lane. It awarded $500,000 to Brooklyn Museum for The Ellen & Bill Taubman Fund and $350,000 to Detroit Institute of Arts for the DIA Now Endowment Campaign, both of which point to capital or endowment-oriented support for cultural institutions. Education also appears in targeted, institution-specific gifts. Palm Beach Day Academy received $300,000 for facility improvement and annual fund support, while the University of California Berkeley received $100,000 for the A. Alfred Taubman Foundation Fellowship Endowment. These gifts suggest a preference for enduring academic and school-based investments rather than broad open-call programming.
$10.1M
$212M
$5.9M
$9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
About 28% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of recurring and flagship institutions; emphasis on campaign and endowment support and multi-year or repeat funding rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Palm Beach Day Academy, Georgetown University (Center for Jewish Civilization), American Jewish Committee
Typical awards sit at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $62,500 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes several six-figure and seven-figure grants. That spread suggests a dual pattern: smaller operating or event gifts alongside large campaign, endowment, and challenge-fund commitments. The same recipients appear in multiple years, especially Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Palm Beach Day Academy, Brooklyn Museum, Harvard University, Palm Beach Synagogue, and University of California Berkeley. That repetition indicates recurring relationships rather than one-off support. The foundation is a private foundation and makes grants nationally; it also funds individuals. No application process is shown in the provided data.
Grants are national, with every listed recipient in the United States. Michigan stands out by volume, with 28% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, but the highest recipient concentration is in Florida. Recent awards cluster in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Brooklyn, Washington, and Cambridge. The Palm Beach and Detroit corridors appear especially active, alongside a steady presence in New York and Washington, DC.
The recent grant list shows support for Jewish federations and advocacy groups, museums and arts institutions, private schools, universities, and select health-related organizations. Named grants include campaign, endowment, fellowship, facility, and general-support funding.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Palm Beach Day Academy, Brooklyn Museum, Harvard University, Palm Beach Synagogue, and University of California Berkeley.
The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $62,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger commitments such as $1,050,000 to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and multiple $500,000 and $350,000 grants.
Its giving is national, but Florida is the top state by grant count. Michigan is also prominent, with 28% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and the recent grant list includes an endowment fellowship award to the University of California Berkeley for the A. Alfred Taubman Foundation Fellowship Endowment.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $1,050,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND WILLIAM DAVIDISON CHALLENGE FUND |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE CENTER FOR JEWISH CIVILIZATION DIRECTOR'S LEADERSHIP FUND |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | FACTS FOR PEACE |
| BROOKLYN MUSEUM | BROOKLYN, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | THE ELLEN & BILL TAUBMAN FUND |
| DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $350,000 | 2025 | DIA NOW ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY | PALM BEACH, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT & ANNUAL FUND |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE - OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL CENTER |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | GRAHAM T. ALLISON JR. PLAZA FUND |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | TAUBMAN CENTER FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND |
| MILKEN CENTER FOR ADVANCING THE AMERICAN DREAM | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COBALT FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | BRIDGING PROGRAMME AT CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE |
| PALM BEACH SYNAGOGUE | PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | FACILITY EXPANSION |
| CELEBRATION CHURCH | MONTROSE, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | A. ALFRED TAUBMAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | ISRAEL TERROR RELIEF FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | PALM BEACH CENTER TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM & HATRED |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | 2024 CHILD ADVOCACY AWARD DINNER |
| CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | JULIA REYES TAUBMAN SCHOLARSHIP |
| BROOKLYN MUSEUM | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FY24 TRUSTEE SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BONAI SHALOM | BOULDER, CO | $90,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SYNAGOGUE |
| RACQUET UP DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2025 | 2025 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | BOONE, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | COR VITAE GALA F24 ANN ARBOR MI |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 HOT PINK PARTY |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | HAVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL DEAN'S GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND |
| BROOKLYN MUSEUM | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 ARTISTS BALL |
| CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | DIMARCO ENDOWMENT FOR CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT |
| LAUNCH MICHIGAN | LANSING, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 GALA |
| RACQUET UP DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY |
| BARROW STREET NURSERY SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | HAMPTONS EVENT |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY | PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| REGENTS OF THE UNVIERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | FRANCES AND KENNETH EISENBERG AND FAMILY DEPRESSION CENTER |
| CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY FUND |
| WHINEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 WHITNEY GALA |
| CHABAD OF TRIBECA | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | MY LITTLE SCHOOL UPDATES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TEACHERS |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | OPENING GALA |
| CENTER FOR ART RESEARCH AND ALLIANCES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 FALL FEAST |
| YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL AWARD DINNER |
| TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY EXHIBITION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LUBAVITCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 LAMPLIGHTER AWARD |
| JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK | WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSH, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | TAUBMAN FAMILY PATIENT CARE FUND |
| DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 GALA |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW YORK CITY BENEFIT |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
$1,050,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND WILLIAM DAVIDISON CHALLENGE FUND
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$500,000SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE CENTER FOR JEWISH CIVILIZATION DIRECTOR'S LEADERSHIP FUND
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$500,000FACTS FOR PEACE
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
$500,000THE ELLEN & BILL TAUBMAN FUND
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$350,000DIA NOW ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$300,000GENERAL FUND
PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY
$300,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENT & ANNUAL FUND
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE - OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
$250,000SUPPORT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL CENTER
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$250,000GRAHAM T. ALLISON JR. PLAZA FUND
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$200,000TAUBMAN CENTER FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND
MILKEN CENTER FOR ADVANCING THE AMERICAN DREAM
$200,000GENERAL FUND
COBALT FOUNDATION
$125,000GENERAL FUND
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA
$125,000BRIDGING PROGRAMME AT CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
PALM BEACH SYNAGOGUE
$100,000FACILITY EXPANSION
CELEBRATION CHURCH
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$100,000GENERAL FUND
NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION
$100,000ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
$100,000A. ALFRED TAUBMAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$100,000ISRAEL TERROR RELIEF FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$100,000PALM BEACH CENTER TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM & HATRED
CHILD MIND INSTITUTE
$100,0002024 CHILD ADVOCACY AWARD DINNER
CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
$100,000JULIA REYES TAUBMAN SCHOLARSHIP
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
$100,000FY24 TRUSTEE SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BONAI SHALOM
$90,000CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SYNAGOGUE
RACQUET UP DETROIT
$75,0002025 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$50,000COR VITAE GALA F24 ANN ARBOR MI
SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
$50,000GENERAL FUND
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$50,0002024 HOT PINK PARTY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$50,000HAVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL DEAN'S GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
$50,0002024 ARTISTS BALL
CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
$50,000DIMARCO ENDOWMENT FOR CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT
LAUNCH MICHIGAN
$50,000GENERAL FUND
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000GENERAL FUND
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT
$50,0002024 GALA
RACQUET UP DETROIT
$50,000CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY
BARROW STREET NURSERY SCHOOL
$50,000GENERAL FUND
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
$50,000HAMPTONS EVENT
TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY
$50,000GENERAL FUND
REGENTS OF THE UNVIERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$50,000FRANCES AND KENNETH EISENBERG AND FAMILY DEPRESSION CENTER
CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
$50,000CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY FUND
WHINEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$50,0002024 WHITNEY GALA
CHABAD OF TRIBECA
$36,000MY LITTLE SCHOOL UPDATES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TEACHERS
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$30,000OPENING GALA
CENTER FOR ART RESEARCH AND ALLIANCES
$25,0002024 FALL FEAST
YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH
$25,000ANNUAL AWARD DINNER
TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION
$25,000EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY EXHIBITION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LUBAVITCH
$25,0002024 LAMPLIGHTER AWARD
JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK
$25,000TAUBMAN FAMILY PATIENT CARE FUND
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$25,0002024 GALA
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
$25,000NEW YORK CITY BENEFIT