Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & VoluntarismFunds Individuals
ANN ARBOR, MIWebsite
About Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
The Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation strives to provide individuals with resources to lead full, independent, and inspired lives by granting to nonprofit organizations. Geographic priority is given to Washtenaw County in Michigan and to areas with which the Board is familiar. The Foundation also underwrites the Faith Speckhard Scholarship through the Jackson Community Foundation.
Focus Areas
General nonprofit supportCommunity servicesLocal Michigan initiativesScholarships / educational support
Who They Fund
children (including foster/adopted children)parents and familiesyouth and young adultssurvivors of domestic violencepeople in recovery from addictionolder adults/elderlyanimals (animal welfare/land beneficiaries)
About Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
The Speckhard-knight Charitable Foundation underwrites the Faith Speckhard Scholarship through the Jackson Community Foundation, while also making direct grants to nonprofits and, in some cases, individuals. That mix points to a funder that supports both organizational services and education support. In its recent grants, the foundation gave $20,000 to Hands Across the Water for foster care and adoption work and another $20,000 to Peace Neighborhood Center for social services for parents and families. It also supported scholarship administration through Jackson Community Foundation with multiple grants, including $20,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2025, showing that education funding is part of its ongoing pattern rather than a one-off award. The foundation’s stated purpose is to help individuals lead full, independent, and inspired lives by granting to nonprofit organizations, and its grant list reflects that through service-oriented support for children, youth, families, and older adults. Recent awards also reach domestic violence services, youth development, and land and animal conservation, giving the profile a broad community-services shape centered in Michigan.
What Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation Funds
Community and family services appear repeatedly in the foundation’s grant list. It gave $10,000 to Washtenaw Area Council for Children for children and families, and $20,000 to Peace Neighborhood Center for social services for parents and families. Foster care and adoption services are also part of the portfolio: Hands Across the Water received $20,000 for foster care and adoption work. In domestic violence support, Aware Inc received $10,000 for social services related to domestic violence, and Safe House Center received $8,000 for the same issue area. The foundation also supports youth development through Crystal Lake Teen Center, which received $8,000 for children and youth, and gave $10,000 to Girl's Group for general support. Its scholarship support is carried through the Faith Speckhard Scholarship administered by Jackson Community Foundation.
How Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in a relatively narrow band: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent awards include several repeated recipients across years, such as Peace Neighborhood Center, Jackson Community Foundation, Hands Across the Water, Safe House Center, and Washtenaw Area Council for Children, which indicates recurring support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation uses both direct nonprofit grants and scholarship underwriting, and its general grant program requires organizations to contact the board before submitting a request. Applications are handled in three cycles each year: Winter, Spring, and Summer.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$200K
Total Assets
$4.3M
Total Revenue
$395K
Total Expenses
$298K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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