About Peck Foundation
The Peck Foundation is a modest but steady funder that prioritizes nonprofit arts and youth arts education, with particular emphasis on literary arts, theater, and media programs. It also supports local community infrastructure and housing needs in Southeast Michigan while occasionally funding environmental and cultural institutions outside the region. Many grants are unrestricted/general operating support, suggesting a preference for sustaining core organizational capacity.
Focus Areas
Youth-focused media and storytelling programs (e.g., Wide Angle Youth Media, Bronx Documentary Center)Literary arts and writing education for youth (e.g., InsideOut Literary Arts)Local performing arts organizations and theater companies in Detroit/SE Michigan (e.g., Detroit Public Theatre, Playhouse Laboratories)Community development and affordable housing in Southeast Michigan (e.g., United Community Housing Coalition, Hope Village Revitalization)Regional cultural institutions and gardens (e.g., Santa Fe Botanical Garden, community foundations)
Who They Fund
nonprofit/charitable organizations (grantees)
About Peck Foundation
Peck Foundation Inc. makes repeated general operating and program grants to arts, youth media, and community organizations in Baltimore, Detroit, and Richmond, with Detroit appearing most often in the recent record. The foundation’s recent grants show a consistent preference for sustaining organizations rather than funding one-off projects, including support for the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Lighthouse, United Community Housing Coalition, and Detroit Public Theatre. Its giving also reaches youth storytelling and literary arts groups such as Wide Angle Youth Media, Bronx Documentary Center, and InsideOut Literary Arts. A number of awards are listed as general operating fund support, and the grant sizes cluster around the same mid-range level. Recent grants range from smaller gifts for local capacity to larger awards, such as the 2023 grant to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in Detroit. The pattern suggests a small family foundation that uses straightforward direct grants to nonprofit organizations working in its focus cities, with a notable concentration in Southeast Michigan and recurring support for arts and neighborhood-focused institutions.
What Peck Foundation Funds
Arts and culture is a clear throughline in the recent record. Peck Foundation Inc. gave $10,000 to Playhouse Laboratories in Detroit for general operating support, $10,000 to Detroit Public Theatre in Detroit for general operating support, and $10,000 to Santa Fe Botanical Garden in Santa Fe for general operating support. Youth media and writing are another recurring area. The foundation awarded $10,000 to Wide Angle Youth Media in Baltimore for general operating support and $10,000 to InsideOut Literary Arts in Detroit for general operating support. It also supported Bronx Documentary Center in the Bronx with a $10,000 general operating grant. Community development appears alongside the arts. United Community Housing Coalition in Detroit received $12,500 for general operating support, and Hope Village Revitalization in Detroit received $10,000 for general operating support.
How Peck Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000. That pattern points to many grants at the same mid-level amount, with a smaller number of higher awards. The foundation makes direct grants to nonprofit organizations and funds general operating support, capacity building, and program support. Its grant programs are described as competitive, with a one-page letter of interest process and grant rounds roughly twice per year, around June 1 and November 1. The recent record shows repeat support to several organizations across multiple years, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-time awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$74K
Total Assets
$1.3M
Total Revenue
$3K
Total Expenses
$84K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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