The Shaevsky Family Foundation prioritizes local, institutional education and community-focused nonprofits in metro Detroit and southeast Michigan, with a notable interest in Jewish communal life and cultural institutions. Most dollars fund higher education and K–12 schools, while smaller gifts support healthcare, children’s services and the arts. Their giving appears civic-minded and regionally concentrated rather than nationally dispersed.
Shaevsky Family Foundation gives at a local scale, with every one of the recent grants listed going to Michigan recipients. The largest award in the current record is a $105,000 grant to the University of Michigan to support education, followed by $30,500 to Beaumont Health Foundation for community support. Those two gifts show the foundation’s range within a tightly regional pattern: higher education on one end, community-serving institutions on the other. The foundation also supports Jewish communal life through gifts such as $20,000 to the Jewish Federation of Detroit for the annual campaign and $10,000 to Frankel Jewish Academy for education. Alongside that work, it funds arts and youth-serving organizations, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Variety Club Charity for Children Inc, and The Children's Foundation. The overall picture is of a family foundation that concentrates on metro Detroit and southeast Michigan institutions, with giving that is institutionally oriented rather than individual or national in scope.
Education is the clearest theme in the recent record. The foundation gave $105,000 to the University of Michigan to support education, then added $10,000 to Oakland University for the same purpose and $10,000 to Frankel Jewish Academy for education. That mix points to support for both higher education and K-12 institutions. Community and Jewish life are another visible thread. A $30,500 grant to Beaumont Health Foundation was designated to support the community, while $20,000 to Jewish Federation of Detroit went to the annual campaign. The foundation also backed local service groups, including $10,500 to Variety Club Charity for Children Inc and $10,000 to The Children's Foundation, both for community support. Arts funding appears as a smaller but distinct area, with $12,000 to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to support the arts.
Recent grants cluster around a median size of $11,250, with the middle half ranging from $10,000 to $22,625. That points to a pattern of modest-to-mid-sized institutional gifts, alongside one much larger education grant. The foundation’s latest filings show a local, Michigan-only footprint, and the recent grants list is all in-state. The record also shows repeat support for institutional and annual-campaign style giving, including a grant to the Jewish Federation of Detroit for its annual campaign. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not identified as making program-related investments.
$208K
$1.5M
$38K
$259K
Most grants fall between $10K and $23K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
DOROTHY BENYAS
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Concentrated, regionally focused giving with a few larger institutional grants (one very large gift to University of Michigan) complemented by several mid-to-smaller gifts to local nonprofits; emphasis on single-year awards rather than many small unrestricted microgrants. Appears to favor established, institution-type grantees over start-ups or national advocacy groups.
Notable grantees: University of Michigan, Beaumont Health Foundation, Jewish Federation of Detroit, Frankel Jewish Academy, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Grantmaking is concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 100% of the recent grants listed. Recipient cities include Ann Arbor, Southfield, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Birmingham, West Bloomfield, and Rochester. Ann Arbor stands out because of the University of Michigan grant, while Detroit appears multiple times through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Children's Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Detroit’s regional presence. The foundation’s giving pattern is local rather than multi-state or international.
The recent grants show support for universities, a Jewish federation, a health foundation, an orchestra, and children’s charities. Examples include the University of Michigan for education, Beaumont Health Foundation for community support, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the arts.
The foundation’s recent grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $11,250, and a 75th percentile of $22,625. Most gifts in the current record fall in that range, with one larger outlier at $105,000.
Its recent grants are entirely in Michigan. Recipient cities in the record include Ann Arbor, Southfield, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Birmingham, West Bloomfield, and Rochester.
Yes. Recent examples include $20,000 to Jewish Federation of Detroit for the annual campaign and $10,000 to Frankel Jewish Academy for education. The broader pattern also includes support for Jewish communal life in metro Detroit.
Yes. Education is a major theme in the recent record, including $105,000 to the University of Michigan, $10,000 to Oakland University, and $10,000 to Frankel Jewish Academy, all designated for education.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $105,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $30,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DETROIT, MI | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ARTS |
| VARIETY CLUB CHARITY FOR CHILDREN INC | BIRMINGHAM, MI | $10,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY |
| THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY |
| FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| OAKLAND UNIVERSITY | ROCHESTER, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$105,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION
BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$30,500TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$12,000TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
VARIETY CLUB CHARITY FOR CHILDREN INC
$10,500TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION