Ascension Providence Hospital directs the bulk of its funding to supporting health services within Southeast Michigan—both through large internal system grants and targeted community health programs. Beyond major institutional support, the foundation consistently funds local safety-net clinics, senior transportation and mobility programs, immigrant/Latinx and Chaldean community health initiatives, and specialized behavioral-health services for trauma, substance use, grief and maternal health. Their giving reflects a healthcare-system anchor role combined with neighborhood-level investments that remove access barriers for vulnerable populations.
Ascension Providence Hospital’s largest recent grants are system-level awards to Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health, including $2,884,394 in 2023 and $1,182,320 in 2024 to support health services and needs in the Southeast Michigan community. That scale sits alongside a second major thread: direct support for Ascension Providence Foundation, which received $996,592 in 2024 and $872,684 in 2023 for general support. The pattern shows a hospital-linked funder that backs both internal infrastructure and nearby community health services. Around that core, the foundation funds neighborhood-level programs that address access barriers and health outcomes in Southeast Michigan. Recent examples include support for the Heart of Christ Clinic at Christ Medicus Foundation, healthy housing at Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, and transportation for seniors in Southfield and Novi. Their grants also reach culturally specific and survivor-centered work, including Hispanic community support through La Casa Guadalupana, maternal education through Chaldean American Ladies of Charity, and expressive therapies for human trafficking survivors at Vista Maria. Overall, the grant record points to a regional health funder with a strong Southeast Michigan emphasis and a mix of institutional and community-facing awards.
A clear theme in the recent grants is access to care. The foundation gave $50,000 to Christ Medicus Foundation for the Heart of Christ Clinic, and $50,000 to Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan for the Residences at St. Matthew Healthy Housing, linking health services with stable living conditions. Transportation is another recurring cause area. In 2023, they awarded $25,000 to the City of Southfield for transportation of seniors, $20,000 to the City of Novi for the Novi Senior Transportation Program, and $15,000 to Charter Township of Northville for transportation and health and wellness program support. Behavioral and family health also appears in the record. Chance for Life Organization received $20,150 for substance use disorder and mental health prevention funding, while New Hope Center for Grief Support Inc received $20,000 for First Steps grief support funding. The foundation also backed maternal education through Chaldean American Ladies of Charity with a $20,000 grant.
$8.9M
$413.5M
$1B
$986.2M
Most grants fall between $18K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Highly concentrated: two large internal/system grants account for the majority of dollars, while the remainder are modest, one-off or repeat community grants across Southeast Michigan. Mix of repeat funding to system affiliates and dispersed smaller awards to local nonprofits, municipalities, and culturally specific organizations addressing access and social determinants of health.
Notable grantees: Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health, Ascension Providence Foundation, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, La Casa Guadalupana, Vista Maria
Typical awards cluster around the $17,500 to $50,000 range, with a median grant size of $20,000. The recent list also includes much larger institutional grants, showing that the foundation makes both community-level and system-level awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health, Ascension Providence Foundation, Livingston County Treasurer, and La Casa Guadalupana, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time-only giving. The foundation is a hospital foundation, and it also makes program-related investments. The recent grants shown are all domestic U.S. awards.
Grant recipients are concentrated in Michigan, with the heaviest activity in Southfield, Troy, Detroit, Novi, Northville, Howell, and Dearborn Heights. Southfield appears multiple times, including awards tied to senior transportation, healthy housing, and a health collaborative. Detroit and Troy also recur, alongside suburban communities in the Detroit metro area. Although the foundation is headquartered in St. Louis, 21% of grants go to recipients in Missouri; the grant list itself is overwhelmingly centered on Michigan.
The recent grants point to health-system and community health organizations, including Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health, Ascension Providence Foundation, Christ Medicus Foundation, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, and local municipal partners. The purposes range from health services and general support to clinic funding, healthy housing, transportation, and community health programs.
The typical grant size is fairly concentrated: p25 is $17,500, median is $20,000, and p75 is $50,000. The recent record also includes much larger institutional awards to Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health, which sit above that neighborhood-level pattern.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health in 2023 and 2024, Ascension Providence Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Livingston County Treasurer in 2023, and La Casa Guadalupana in 2023 and 2024. That points to ongoing relationships with some partners.
Michigan receives the largest share of grants by count, with recipients in Southfield, Troy, Detroit, Novi, Northville, Howell, and Dearborn Heights. The foundation also gives to Missouri recipients, and 21% of grants go to organizations in Missouri.
Health services and access barriers are central, along with senior mobility, housing-related health support, substance use and mental health prevention, grief support, maternal education, and culturally specific outreach for Hispanic and Chaldean communities. The recent grants also include expressive therapies for human trafficking survivors.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY FORD HEALTH PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $6,654,630 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HENRY FORD SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HEALTH | DETROIT, MI | $2,259,170 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $11,625 | 2026 | BGCSM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM |
| BLACK UNITED FUND OF MICHIGAN INC | DETROIT, MI | $6,625 | 2026 | FUTURE DOCS PROGRAM |
| Ascension Providence Foundation | ST LOUIS, MO | $935,456 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health | ST LOUIS, MO | $727,011 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENCES AT ST. MATTHEW HEALTHY HOUSING |
| NEW HOPE CENTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT INC | NORTHVILLE, MI | $20,750 | 2025 | GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS |
| LA CASA GUADALUPANA | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | SERVE VULNERABLE ADULT CHILDREN OF DIVORCE |
| WORLD MEDICAL RELIEF | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $7,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL SUPPLY DONATION |
| Ascension St John Hospital | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,511 | 2025 | CHRISTMAS FUND |
| Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,182,320 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY |
| ASCENSION PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $996,592 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENCES AT ST. MATTHEW HEALTHY HOUSING |
| CHRIST MEDICUS FOUNDATION | TROY, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF THE HEART OF CHRIST CLINIC |
| LIVINGSTON COUNTY TREASURER | HOWELL, MI | $33,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTION |
| VISTA MARIA | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES PROGRAM FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS |
| LA CASA GUADALUPANA | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN HERITAGE | LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health | ST LOUIS, MO | $2,884,394 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY |
| Ascension Providence Foundation | ST LOUIS, MO | $872,684 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY OF SOUTHFIELD | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | TRANSPORTATION OF SOUTHFIELD SENIORS SUPPORT |
| CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $20,150 | 2023 | SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION FUNDING |
| LA CASA GUADALUPANA | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEW HOPE CENTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT INC | NORTHVILLE, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | FIRST STEPS GRIEF SUPPORT FUNDING |
| CITY OF NOVI | NOVI, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | NOVI SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHALDEAN AMERICAN LADIES OF CHARITY | TROY, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | MATERNAL EDUCATION HEALTH PROJECT |
| CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE | NORTHVILLE, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON COUNTY TREASURER | HOWELL, MI | $13,000 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTION |
| ASCENSION PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | CHRISTMAS STORE SUPPORT |
BLACK UNITED FUND OF MICHIGAN INC
$6,625FUTURE DOCS PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY
SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENCES AT ST. MATTHEW HEALTHY HOUSING
NEW HOPE CENTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT INC
$20,750GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
LA CASA GUADALUPANA
$10,000HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT
$10,000SERVE VULNERABLE ADULT CHILDREN OF DIVORCE
WORLD MEDICAL RELIEF
$7,000MEDICAL SUPPLY DONATION
TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY
SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENCES AT ST. MATTHEW HEALTHY HOUSING
CHRIST MEDICUS FOUNDATION
$50,000SUPPORT OF THE HEART OF CHRIST CLINIC
LIVINGSTON COUNTY TREASURER
$33,000HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTION
VISTA MARIA
$20,000SUPPORT OF EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES PROGRAM FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
LA CASA GUADALUPANA
$10,000HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN HERITAGE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS IN THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
$25,000TRANSPORTATION OF SOUTHFIELD SENIORS SUPPORT
CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION
$20,150SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION FUNDING
LA CASA GUADALUPANA
$20,000HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEW HOPE CENTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT INC
$20,000FIRST STEPS GRIEF SUPPORT FUNDING
CITY OF NOVI
$20,000NOVI SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE
$15,000TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON COUNTY TREASURER
$13,000HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTION