DMC Foundation is a Detroit-area health-focused funder that concentrates on strengthening clinical care, community-based health access, and equitable outcomes for marginalized populations in Southeast Michigan. They fund hospitals, university research and teaching chairs, community health clinics, and programs addressing maternal and infant health, cancer support, oral and vision care, substance use treatment, and services for Black, Arab-American, and LGBTQ+ communities. Grants combine institutional investments (research/endowments) with smaller operational support to direct-service nonprofits and local public health initiatives. Their work is place-based, often focused on Detroit and surrounding cities and populations facing health disparities.
A $1.126 million grant to Wayne State University in 2023, followed by a $1.09 million award in 2024 for the same purpose, signals how Dmc Foundation uses large institutional grants to support long-running health projects and endowed chair positions. The foundation also backs direct service in Detroit-area care settings, including a $100,000 grant to Health Emergency Lifeline Programs for oral health services at the Corktown Health Center and a $75,000 grant to Avalon Healing Center for a patient exam room for post-assault care. Dmc Foundation’s grantmaking centers on clinical care, community health access, and health equity in Southeast Michigan. Its recent awards reach hospitals, universities, clinics, and neighborhood-serving nonprofits working in oral and vision care, cancer support, maternal and infant health, substance use treatment, trauma-informed services, and health programs for Black, Arab-American, refugee, asylee, immigrant, and LGBTQ communities. The pattern is place-based and practical: funding often supports expansion, planning, equipment, professional development, or targeted service delivery rather than one-off events. The foundation’s portfolio shows a mix of major research-oriented commitments and smaller grants to organizations that deliver care directly in Detroit, Pontiac, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Dearborn, and nearby communities. That combination makes its grantmaking useful for understanding both systems-level health work and local service access in one metropolitan area.
In community health access, Dmc Foundation supported several concrete service expansions. Health Emergency Lifeline Programs received $100,000 for oral health services at the Corktown Health Center in Detroit, while Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic in Pontiac received $60,000 for updated optometry equipment and denture services for low-income, uninsured patients. Maternal and infant health is another clear area of emphasis. The foundation gave $99,800 to Mha Keystone Center for training to reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality in Metro Detroit, and $63,000 to Hopewell Fund to develop a perinatal referral network for community-based birth and breastfeeding services focused on Black families in Detroit. It also supported Chaldean American Ladies of Charity with $50,464 to relaunch and expand a maternal health education program for refugee, asylee, and immigrant women in Southeast Michigan. Cancer-related work appears in both patient support and research. Gilda's Club-metro Detroit received $85,000 for hybrid, virtual, and in-person programming for people impacted by cancer in Metro Detroit, and Michigan State University received $100,000 to study metastatic progression drivers in African American breast cancer patients. The foundation also funded prevention and response initiatives, including $76,180 for Detroit Fire Department outreach and $100,000 to reduce outpatient cardiac arrest deaths.
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$3.7M
Most grants fall between $66K and $96K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$66K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$96K
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Concentrated, place-based giving that blends a few very large institutional gifts (notably to Wayne State University) with numerous mid-size grants (~$60k–$150k) to local nonprofits and municipalities. They show repeat funding to major regional institutions while also distributing many one-time operational grants to community providers and collaborative initiatives focused on equity.
Notable grantees: Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Vision to Learn, Ruth Ellis Center, Detroit Recovery Project
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range: p25 is $66,250, the median is $75,000, and p75 is $96,100. The portfolio also includes a small number of much larger institutional awards, such as the seven-figure grants to Wayne State University. Recent grants show repeat support to some recipients across multiple years, including Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, and Detroit International Research and Education Foundation. Dmc Foundation is a public charity, and its giving is local, with 94% of grants going to recipients in Michigan. The data provided does not indicate an application process.
Dmc Foundation’s grants are overwhelmingly Michigan-based, and the recipient city pattern is concentrated in the Detroit metro area. Detroit appears repeatedly alongside Pontiac, Highland Park, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Warren, Inkster, Southgate, Commerce Township, Troy, and East Lansing. Outside Michigan, only one recipient in the recent-grants list is listed in California: Vision to Learn in Los Angeles. The foundation’s giving scope is local, and 94% of grants go to recipients in its headquarters state of Michigan.
The recent grants show support for universities, health systems, clinics, and community nonprofits. Examples include Wayne State University for ongoing projects and endowed chair positions, Health Emergency Lifeline Programs for oral health services, and Avalon Healing Center for post-assault care facilities. The common thread is health access and health equity in Southeast Michigan.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range. The provided distribution shows p25 at $66,250, a median of $75,000, and p75 at $96,100. Recent grants include both that range and a few much larger institutional awards.
Yes. The recent-grants list includes repeat support for Wayne State University in 2023 and 2024, Henry Ford Health System in 2023 and 2024, and Detroit International Research and Education Foundation in 2023 and 2024. That suggests recurring relationships with some grantees.
Recent grants cover oral health, vision care, maternal and infant health, cancer support and research, substance use treatment, trauma-informed services, and emergency-prevention outreach. The named awards also include a digital health innovation corridor, anti-bias training for health care professionals, and neighborhood health programming.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY | DETROIT, MI | $1,090,103 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS AND ENDOWED CHAIR POSITIONS |
| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF FREE VISION CARE FOR STUDENTS IN DETROIT AND PONTIAC |
| NEW DETROIT INC | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF AN ANTI-BIAS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| HEALTH EMERGENCY LIFELINE PROGRAMS | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE CORKTOWN HEALTH CENTER IN DETROIT |
| MHA KEYSTONE CENTER | OKEMOS, MI | $99,800 | 2024 | SUPPORT OVER 18 MONTHS FOR TRAINING TO REDUCE SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN METRO DETROIT |
| ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL | INKSTER, MI | $85,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN |
| DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WARREN, MI | $80,604 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CANCER OF THE PROSTATE, BLADDER AND KIDNEYS |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $76,180 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SAVE A LIFE CAMPAIGN, A FIRE PREVENTION COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE |
| CENTRO MULTICULTURAL LA FAMILIA INC | PONTIAC, MI | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO RETAIN CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND IMPROVE PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY |
| AVALON HEALING CENTER | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR EQUIPPING ONE PATIENT EXAM ROOM FOR POST-ASSAULT CARE AT THE NEW AVALON HEALING CENTER FACILITY |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR PLANNING A DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATION CORRIDOR |
| GRANDMONT ROSEDALE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATED TO RELOCATING AND EXPANDING THE NORTHWEST DETROIT FARMERS' MARKET |
| MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | SOUTHGATE, MI | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN |
| ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS | DETROIT, MI | $70,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID REDETERMINATION ASSISTANCE FOR YOUNG ADULT WOMEN IN DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK |
| VHS HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL INC | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI | $65,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| HOPEWELL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $63,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR COFFECTIVE TO DEVELOP A PERINATAL REFERRAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED BIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING SERVICES FOCUSED ON BLACK FAMILIES IN DETROIT |
| DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC | PONTIAC, MI | $60,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OVER 18 MONTHS FOR UPDATED OPTOMETRY EQUIPMENT AND DENTURE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS |
| CHALDEAN AMERICAN LADIES OF CHARITY | TROY, MI | $50,464 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO RELAUNCH AND EXPAND A MATERNAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR REFUGEE, ASYLEE, AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN |
| HOPE VILLAGE REVITALIZATION | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OVER TWO YEARS FOR AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL |
| THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR A DISTRICT-WIDE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT STUDENTS |
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY | DETROIT, MI | $1,126,004 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS AND ENDOWED CHAIR POSITIONS |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE STUDY OF METASTATIC PROGRESSION DRIVERS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC-METRO DETROIT | SOUTHIFIELD, MI | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE EXPANSION TO REDUCE DETROIT OUT PATIENT CARDIAC ARREST DEATHS |
| CITY OF DEARBORN | DEARBORN, MI | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE CITY, FOCUSED ON THE ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY |
| GILDA'S CLUB-METRO DETROIT | ROYAL OAK, MI | $85,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR HYBRID, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY CANCER IN METRO DETROIT |
| RUTH ELLIS CENTER INC | HIGHLAND PARK, MI | $80,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND RUTH ELLIS CENTER HEALTH CLINIC |
| DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | WARREN, MI | $79,791 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CANCER OF THE PROSTATE, BLADDER AND KIDNEYS |
| DETROIT RECOVERY PROJECT INC | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES ENGAGEMENT |
| DETROIT2NEPAL FOUNDATION | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $75,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SE MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN ORAL HEALTH CARE |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM | DETROIT, MI | $75,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PLANNING A HEALTH CLINIC FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS & THEIR FAMILIES |
| CHILDREN'S LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $62,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS IN METRO DETROIT WITH DELAYED BLOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
| COVENANT COMMUNITY CARE INC | DETROIT, MI | $35,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR CENTERING PROGRAMS SUITE FOR SW DETROIT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN |
| SER METRO-DETROIT JOBS FOR PROGRESS INC | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR SER METRO - DETROIT YOUTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS |
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,090,103SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS AND ENDOWED CHAIR POSITIONS
SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF FREE VISION CARE FOR STUDENTS IN DETROIT AND PONTIAC
SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF AN ANTI-BIAS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH EMERGENCY LIFELINE PROGRAMS
$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE CORKTOWN HEALTH CENTER IN DETROIT
MHA KEYSTONE CENTER
$99,800SUPPORT OVER 18 MONTHS FOR TRAINING TO REDUCE SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN METRO DETROIT
SUPPORT FOR A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$80,604SUPPORT FOR FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CANCER OF THE PROSTATE, BLADDER AND KIDNEYS
SUPPORT FOR DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SAVE A LIFE CAMPAIGN, A FIRE PREVENTION COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE
SUPPORT TO RETAIN CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND IMPROVE PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY
SUPPORT FOR EQUIPPING ONE PATIENT EXAM ROOM FOR POST-ASSAULT CARE AT THE NEW AVALON HEALING CENTER FACILITY
SUPPORT FOR PLANNING A DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATION CORRIDOR
SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATED TO RELOCATING AND EXPANDING THE NORTHWEST DETROIT FARMERS' MARKET
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
$75,000SUPPORT FOR RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID REDETERMINATION ASSISTANCE FOR YOUNG ADULT WOMEN IN DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK
VHS HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL INC
$65,000SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER
SUPPORT FOR COFFECTIVE TO DEVELOP A PERINATAL REFERRAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED BIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING SERVICES FOCUSED ON BLACK FAMILIES IN DETROIT
SUPPORT OVER 18 MONTHS FOR UPDATED OPTOMETRY EQUIPMENT AND DENTURE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS
SUPPORT TO RELAUNCH AND EXPAND A MATERNAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR REFUGEE, ASYLEE, AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
HOPE VILLAGE REVITALIZATION
$50,000SUPPORT OVER TWO YEARS FOR AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL
SUPPORT FOR A DISTRICT-WIDE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT STUDENTS
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,126,004SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS AND ENDOWED CHAIR POSITIONS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE STUDY OF METASTATIC PROGRESSION DRIVERS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE EXPANSION TO REDUCE DETROIT OUT PATIENT CARDIAC ARREST DEATHS
CITY OF DEARBORN
$100,000SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE CITY, FOCUSED ON THE ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FOR HYBRID, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY CANCER IN METRO DETROIT
SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND RUTH ELLIS CENTER HEALTH CLINIC
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
$79,791SUPPORT FOR FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CANCER OF THE PROSTATE, BLADDER AND KIDNEYS
DETROIT RECOVERY PROJECT INC
$75,000SUPPORT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES ENGAGEMENT
DETROIT2NEPAL FOUNDATION
$75,000SUPPORT FOR DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM
SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN ORAL HEALTH CARE
SUPPORT FOR PLANNING A HEALTH CLINIC FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS & THEIR FAMILIES
SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS IN METRO DETROIT WITH DELAYED BLOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR CENTERING PROGRAMS SUITE FOR SW DETROIT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR SER METRO - DETROIT YOUTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS