The Angelo and Margaret DiPonio Foundation concentrates its giving in Michigan, primarily supporting higher and continuing education institutions and local health/hospice services. Most grants are campaign-focused, suggesting the foundation prefers funding capital drives and major fundraising initiatives. They make a small number of relatively large gifts and show repeat support to a handful of local organizations to advance workforce training, college capacity, and end-of-life care in the Detroit/Livonia region.
Campaign support is the clearest pattern in The Angelo and Margaret Diponio Foundation’s recent giving. The foundation’s largest reported grant is $25,000 to Michigan State University in 2025, and most other recent awards are $20,000 or $10,000 campaign gifts to Michigan institutions. That mix points to a funder that backs capital drives and institutional fundraising rather than broad, open-ended program support. Higher education is a visible thread. Michigan State University, Madonna University, and Schoolcraft College Foundation all appear among recent grantees, with Schoolcraft College Foundation receiving repeated campaign support in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also funds local service organizations tied to health and community need, including Angela Hospice Home Care Inc and Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit. Those grants sit alongside awards to food pantries, a community center, and organizations serving older adults, people with disabilities, and families facing illness. The result is a compact grantmaking profile centered on Michigan institutions, especially those in the Detroit and Livonia area, with a preference for concentrated gifts that help named organizations advance fundraising goals.
Higher education fundraising is one of the foundation’s clearest priorities. In 2024, it gave $20,000 to Madonna University for a campaign, and Schoolcraft College Foundation received $20,000 in 2024 and another $20,000 in 2025 for campaign support. Michigan State University also received a $25,000 campaign grant in 2025. Health-related giving shows up in hospice support. Angela Hospice Home Care Inc received $20,000 in 2024 and another $20,000 in 2025, both marked campaign gifts. That places end-of-life care alongside education as a recurring area of support. Workforce and community assistance are also present. Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit received $20,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 for campaign support, while the foundation gave $10,000 to Saline Area Social Service and $10,000 to Ann Arbor Community Center in separate recent grants. Food-access groups such as Forgotten Harvest and Our Home Pantry Garden City also appear in the recent record.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the p25, median, and p75 are all $10,000. Recent awards also include a smaller set of $20,000 gifts and one $25,000 grant, showing a preference for fixed-dollar campaign support rather than a wide range of award sizes. The foundation’s recent record includes repeat support to several organizations across multiple years, including Schoolcraft College Foundation, Angela Hospice Home Care Inc, Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit, The Salvation Army Royal Oak, and others. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$301K
$4.2M
$493K
$344K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, campaign-oriented giving: a few mid-to-large grants per cycle, repeated support to select local institutions rather than many small or one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Schoolcraft College Foundation, Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit, Angela Hospice Home Care, Inc., Michigan State University, Madonna University
Giving is fully concentrated in Michigan: 100% of grants in the recent sample went to recipients in the HQ state, and Michigan is also the top state by grant count. Grants reached East Lansing, Livonia, Detroit, Oak Park, Royal Oak, Saline, Garden City, Ann Arbor, Rochester Hills, and Brighton. The pattern is strongly metro-focused, with several recipients in Livonia and the wider Detroit area.
Recent grants show a mix of higher education, hospice care, workforce development, and community assistance. Recipients include Michigan State University, Madonna University, Schoolcraft College Foundation, Angela Hospice Home Care Inc, Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit, and food-access organizations such as Forgotten Harvest and Our Home Pantry Garden City.
The grant-size distribution is very narrow: p25, median, and p75 are all $10,000. Recent awards also include $20,000 gifts and a $25,000 grant, but $10,000 is the central pattern in the data.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Schoolcraft College Foundation, Angela Hospice Home Care Inc, Goodwill Industries Greater Detroit, The Salvation Army Royal Oak, Saline Area Social Service, Ann Arbor Community Center, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Forgotten Harvest, Our Home Pantry Garden City, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, and Make-a-wish Foundation of Michigan.
All recent grants in the provided data went to Michigan recipients, and Michigan is the top state by grant count. Named recipient cities include Livonia, Detroit, East Lansing, Oak Park, Royal Oak, Saline, Garden City, Ann Arbor, Rochester Hills, and Brighton.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE INC | SALINE, MI | $50,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $50,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISON | WIXOM, MI | $50,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER INC | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LIVONIA, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY | CANTON TWP, MI | $500 | 2026 | CAMPAIGN |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES GREATER DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK | ROYAL OAK, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY | GARDEN CITY, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISON | WIXOM, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | BRIGHTON, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE | SALINE, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY | CANTON, MI | $500 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES GREATER DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| MADONNA UNIVERSITY | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LIVONIA, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | BRIGHTON, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK | ROYAL OAK, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| DETROIT PUBLIC TV | WIXOM, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY | GARDEN CITY, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC | LIVONIA, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | BRIGHTON, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN MI | LANSING, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE | SALINE, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| DETROIT PUBLIC TV | WIXOM, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY | GARDEN CITY, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK | ROYAL OAK, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE | SALINE, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY | CANTON, MI | $500 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY | CANTON, MI | $500 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN
$50,000CAMPAIGN
DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISON
$50,000CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN
ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER INC
$25,000CAMPAIGN
THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY
$500CAMPAIGN
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$25,000CAMPAIGN
ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC
$20,000CAMPAIGN
THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK
$10,000CAMPAIGN
OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY
$10,000CAMPAIGN
DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISON
$10,000CAMPAIGN
SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE
$10,000CAMPAIGN
THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY
$500CAMPAIGN
ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC
$20,000CAMPAIGN
MADONNA UNIVERSITY
$20,000CAMPAIGN
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$10,000CAMPAIGN
THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK
$10,000CAMPAIGN
DETROIT PUBLIC TV
$10,000CAMPAIGN
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN
$10,000CAMPAIGN
OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY
$10,000CAMPAIGN
ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE INC
$10,000CAMPAIGN
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN MI
$10,000CAMPAIGN
SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE
$10,000CAMPAIGN
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN
$10,000CAMPAIGN
DETROIT PUBLIC TV
$10,000CAMPAIGN
OUR HOME PANTRY GARDEN CITY
$10,000CAMPAIGN
THE SALVATION ARMY ROYAL OAK
$10,000CAMPAIGN
SALINE AREA SOCIAL SERVICE
$10,000CAMPAIGN
ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000CAMPAIGN
ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000CAMPAIGN
THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY
$500CAMPAIGN
THE ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY
$500CAMPAIGN