The Detter Family Foundation gives primarily to local Michigan nonprofits—especially schools, early childhood programs, and community social-service agencies in the Saline/Allendale/Huron Valley area—favoring direct service organizations that support children, families, and health needs. Grants are typically modest-to-midsize and often repeated, supporting operating or program needs for shelters, school districts, food programs, and disease-support groups. While most giving is regionally focused, the foundation also makes occasional national or issue-specific gifts (e.g., abortion funds, veterans’ support).
A repeated pattern stands out in Detter Family Foundation Inc’s giving: the foundation returns to the same local organizations year after year, often at similar grant levels. Pathways Early Education Center received $18,563 in 2024 and $18,000 in 2023, while Saline Area Social Service received $15,875 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023. Those renewals point to a funder that favors steady support over one-time awards. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on children, families, schools, and direct-service groups. In the recent grants list, it supported Allendale Public Schools, Ozone House, Michigan Foster Care Closet, and Ele’s Place, alongside health and disease-support organizations such as Myositis Support and Understanding and Fisher House Michigan. It also made unrestricted gifts to community groups tied to local needs in Saline, Ann Arbor, Zeeland, and Naples. This is a cross-sector family foundation with a clear preference for practical, community-based organizations. Its recent awards include both local Michigan charities and a smaller set of issue-specific national grantees, suggesting a mix of place-based and cause-based giving within an open, unspecified funding approach.
Education is a visible thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $18,563 to Pathways Early Education Center for unrestricted support and $5,000 to Allendale Public Schools for unrestricted support. Family support and crisis services are another recurring area. Saline Area Social Service received $15,875 for unrestricted support, and Ozone House received $9,000 for unrestricted support. The foundation also backed Michigan Foster Care Closet with $6,000. Health-related giving appears in several forms. Myositis Support and Understanding received $12,200 and $11,188 in successive years, Fisher House Michigan received $6,524, and Hear for Life Foundation received $6,000. In a separate civic and issue-oriented vein, the foundation gave $10,000 to National Network of Abortion Funds and $6,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation.
Typical grants cluster in the modest-to-midsize range, with a p25 of $3,500, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $8,212. Recent awards also show repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several return grants in 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent gifts are recorded as unrestricted, indicating flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
$249K
$3.6M
$182K
$283K
Most grants fall between $4K and $8K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Concentrated, regionally focused giving in Michigan with many repeat, modest-to-mid-size grants; supports a mix of operating and program needs across education, human services and health rather than large single transformational gifts.
Notable grantees: Allendale Public Schools, Saline Area Social Service, Pathways Early Education Center, Shelter for Abused Women & Children, Kids Food Basket
Giving is concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for the largest share of grant counts, while 6% of grants go to recipients in Florida, the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent Michigan recipients include Saline, Ann Arbor, Zeeland, Allendale, Grand Rapids, and Grand Haven. Outside Michigan, the foundation also gave to organizations in Lincoln, Delaware; Beaverton, Oregon; New York, New York; and West Hollywood, California. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show a strong tilt toward schools, early childhood programs, family support agencies, and other direct-service nonprofits. Examples in the dataset include Pathways Early Education Center, Saline Area Social Service, Allendale Public Schools, Michigan Foster Care Closet, and Ozone House.
Yes. Several organizations received grants in both 2023 and 2024, including Pathways Early Education Center, Saline Area Social Service, Friends of the Saline River, Myositis Support and Understanding, Wings of Mercy, Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley, Shelter for Abused Women & Children, and Ele’s Place.
The typical grant size is modest-to-midsize: p25 is $3,500, median is $5,000, and p75 is $8,212. Recent awards include both smaller gifts and larger renewals, such as $18,563 and $15,875.
Michigan is the top state by grant count. The recent grants list includes recipients in Saline, Ann Arbor, Zeeland, Allendale, Grand Rapids, and Grand Haven, while Florida recipients appear less often.
Yes. The recent grants include National Network of Abortion Funds in Beaverton, Oregon; Planned Parenthood Federation in New York, New York; The Trevor Project in West Hollywood, California; and Myositis Support and Understanding in Lincoln, Delaware.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO | ANN ARBOR, MI | $19,200 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ANN ARBOR, MI | $19,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCTION CENTER PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | NAPLES, FL | $13,125 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER | SALINE, MI | $10,600 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HURON VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HURON VALLEY | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OZONE HOUSE OZONE HOUSE | YPSILANTI, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FISHER HOUSE MICHIGAN FISHER HOUSE MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING | LINCOLN, DE | $9,758 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| U-M MARSAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION U-M MARSAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $9,019 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEAR FOR LIFE FOUNDATION HEAR FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | ZEELAND, MI | $9,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BACKPACK MINISTRY OF MCCORMICK BACKPACK MINISTRY OF MCCORMICK | MCCORMICK, SC | $9,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CAMP CASEY CAMP CASEY | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $8,250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET | ANN ARBOR, MI | $7,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN | NAPLES, FL | $7,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WINGS OF MERCY WINGS OF MERCY | ZEELAND, MI | $7,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D BREAKTHROUGH T1D | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $7,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE | SALINE, MI | $7,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS | S ROCKWOOD, MI | $6,250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MANNA MEALS OF ALLENDALE MANNA MEALS OF ALLENDALE | ALLENDALE, MI | $6,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY HURON VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY HURON VALLEY | ANN ARBOR, MI | $6,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $6,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ELE'S PLACE ELE'S PLACE | ANN ARBOR, MI | $5,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JASMYNNS VOICE JASMYNNS VOICE | ADRIAN, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SAFEHOUSE CENTER SAFEHOUSE CENTER | ANN ARBOR, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MOSAIC COUNSELING MOSAIC COUNSELING | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STEM GREENHOUSE STEM GREENHOUSE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $4,250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MICHIGAN OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE MICHIGAN OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE | ANN ARBOR, MI | $3,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ALLENDALE, MI | $3,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HARBOR HUMANE SOCIETY HARBOR HUMANE SOCIETY | WEST OLIVE, MI | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEALING IN ARTS HEALING IN ARTS | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SALINE COMMUNITY FAIR SALINE COMMUNITY FAIR | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | MOUNT PLEASANT, MI | $2,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MICHIGAN MUDBOWL CLUB MICHIGAN MUDBOWL CLUB | SPRING LAKE, MI | $1,856 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ALLENDALE, MI | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DETROIT ZOO DETROIT ZOO | ROYAL OAK, MI | $139 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| IMAGINE STATION IMAGINE STATION | TOLEDO, OH | $135 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TOLEDO ZOO TOLEDO ZOO | TOLEDO, OH | $133 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HANDS ON MUSEUM HANDS ON MUSEUM | ANN ARBOR, MI | $100 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCTION CENTER PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | NAPLES, FL | $18,563 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE | SALINE, MI | $15,625 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER | SALINE, MI | $11,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ANN ARBOR, MI | $11,250 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN | NAPLES, FL | $10,688 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OZONE HOUSE OZONE HOUSE | YPSILANTI, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING | LINCOLN, DE | $9,674 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SAMARITANS PURSE SAMRITANS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $9,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO
$19,200UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$19,000UNRESTRICTED
PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCTION CENTER PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER
$13,125UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER
$10,600UNRESTRICTED
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HURON VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HURON VALLEY
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING
$9,758UNRESTRICTED
U-M MARSAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION U-M MARSAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
$9,019UNRESTRICTED
HEAR FOR LIFE FOUNDATION HEAR FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
$9,000UNRESTRICTED
BACKPACK MINISTRY OF MCCORMICK BACKPACK MINISTRY OF MCCORMICK
$9,000UNRESTRICTED
CAMP CASEY CAMP CASEY
$8,250UNRESTRICTED
MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET
$7,500UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
WINGS OF MERCY WINGS OF MERCY
$7,000UNRESTRICTED
BREAKTHROUGH T1D BREAKTHROUGH T1D
$7,000UNRESTRICTED
SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE
$7,000UNRESTRICTED
CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS
$6,250UNRESTRICTED
MANNA MEALS OF ALLENDALE MANNA MEALS OF ALLENDALE
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
ELE'S PLACE ELE'S PLACE
$5,500UNRESTRICTED
JASMYNNS VOICE JASMYNNS VOICE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
SAFEHOUSE CENTER SAFEHOUSE CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
MICHIGAN OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE MICHIGAN OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE
$3,500UNRESTRICTED
ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$3,000UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
HEALING IN ARTS HEALING IN ARTS
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
SALINE COMMUNITY FAIR SALINE COMMUNITY FAIR
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
MICHIGAN MUDBOWL CLUB MICHIGAN MUDBOWL CLUB
$1,856UNRESTRICTED
ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
DETROIT ZOO DETROIT ZOO
$139UNRESTRICTED
IMAGINE STATION IMAGINE STATION
$135UNRESTRICTED
TOLEDO ZOO TOLEDO ZOO
$133UNRESTRICTED
HANDS ON MUSEUM HANDS ON MUSEUM
$100UNRESTRICTED
PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCTION CENTER PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER
$18,563UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER FRIENDS OF THE SALINE RIVER
$11,500UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$11,250UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO MICHIGAN PUBLIC RADIO
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING MYOSITIS SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING
$9,674UNRESTRICTED
SAMARITANS PURSE SAMRITANS PURSE
$9,000UNRESTRICTED