The D Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation makes large, concentrated gifts to a single major public university, focusing on capital projects and facility construction/furnishing. Its recent giving is entirely directed to the University of Michigan’s Pavilion project, suggesting priorities around campus infrastructure and possibly athletics or performance/academic space enhancements. The foundation appears to operate as a single-beneficiary funder with an emphasis on transformational institutional gifts rather than broad, diversified grantmaking.
The D Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation has made three very large Pavilion Project gifts to the University of Michigan, including $13,000,000 in 2025 and $10,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for construction and furnishing. That pattern points to a funder centered on major institutional capital work rather than a broad, dispersed portfolio. The foundation’s recent giving also shows support tied to Jewish community infrastructure and services in metropolitan Detroit, alongside selected grants for education, security, and cultural programs. Among the named recipients in the recent-grants list, the University of Michigan stands out as the dominant beneficiary, while Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit appears with both general charitable support and community wide security funding. Other gifts reach organizations such as Jewish Family Services, Hazon, and Ort America. The foundation funds individuals and gives at a regional scope, but the grant history on file is highly concentrated in Michigan, especially around Ann Arbor and the Detroit area. The overall profile is one of large, purposeful grants tied to institutions, facilities, and community-serving programs.
Capital infrastructure is the clearest theme in the recent record. The D Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation gave $13,000,000 to the University of Michigan in 2025 and another $10,000,000 in 2024 for Pavilion Project gifts-construction and furnishing, showing sustained support for a single major facility effort. Beyond campus construction, the foundation has backed Jewish communal life and services in Michigan. It granted $200,000 to Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit for general charitable purpose in 2025 and $100,000 to the same organization for community wide security in 2024. It also supported Jewish Family Services with $200,135 in 2023 and $150,000 in 2025. The record includes targeted support for education and youth-oriented programming as well. Examples include $430,000 to Yeshiva Beth Yehuda for a lunch program grant and $100,000 to the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit for PJ Library.
Typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also contains several multi-million-dollar gifts. The foundation’s giving pattern is concentrated rather than widely spread, with repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including the University of Michigan, Hazon, Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, Jewish Family Services, Insideout Literary Arts, American Jewish World Service, and Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism. It funds individuals and operates with a regional geographic scope. No application process is described in the data provided.
$10M
$102.6M
$21.5M
$10.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Highly concentrated: few very large grants to a single recurring grantee, focused on capital/construction funding rather than programmatic operating support.
Notable grantees: University of Michigan
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in Michigan, which accounts for 76% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent Michigan recipients include Ann Arbor, Southfield, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Oak Park, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, and Troy. Outside the state, the recent list also includes New York, NY; Jamaica Plain, MA; and no non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the data. The pattern is regional, with Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor as the main grant destinations.
The recent record is dominated by a major capital project at the University of Michigan, with $13,000,000 in 2025 and $10,000,000 in 2024 for Pavilion Project gifts-construction and furnishing. The foundation also supports Jewish communal institutions, education, security, and program-specific community services.
Yes. The University of Michigan received multiple Pavilion Project gifts across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeat grantees include Hazon, Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, Jewish Family Services, Insideout Literary Arts, American Jewish World Service, and Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $25,000, a median of $100,000, and a 75th percentile of $150,000. The recent record also includes much larger awards, including multi-million-dollar grants for the University of Michigan Pavilion Project.
Michigan is the top state by grant count, with 76% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent recipient cities in Michigan include Ann Arbor, Southfield, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Oak Park, West Bloomfield, and Farmington Hills.
The list includes university capital projects, Jewish communal support, food and meal programs, education support, community security, and creative entrepreneurship through arts. Named examples include a lunch program grant to Yeshiva Beth Yehuda, community wide security for Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, and self-employment through self expression support for Insideout Literary Arts.
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 | $10,000,000 | 2026 | PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING |
| CONGREGATION TCHIYAH | OAK PARK, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ANN ARBOR | ANN ARBOR, MI | $18,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $13,000,000 | 2025 | PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | OAK PARK, MI | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ORT AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $107,083 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | PJ LIBRARY |
| HIGHER HOPES | COMMERCE, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ANN ARBOR | ANN ARBOR, MI | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $10,000,000 | 2024 | PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING |
| HAZON | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WIDE SECURITY |
| UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | DDK PHILANTHROPIC FUND |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | SELF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SELF EXPRESSION |
| GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC | PONTIAC, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | FOOD & EDUCATION GRANT |
| CONGREGATION TCHIYAH | OAK PARK, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| HIGHER HOPES | COMMERCE, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | 1,000 TURKEYS / 1,000 SMILES PROJECT |
| KADIMA | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $4,000,000 | 2023 | ISRAEL PARTNER FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
| YESHIVA BETH YEHUDA | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $430,000 | 2023 | LUNCH PROGRAM GRANT |
| UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $300,000 | 2023 | CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN |
| HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $245,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| KIDS KICKING CANCER | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $230,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | OAK PARK, MI | $200,135 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE | DETROIT, MI | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| HAZON | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $110,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF THE SINAI TRUST | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| FARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION TCHIYAH | OAK PARK, MI | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2023 | SELF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SELF EXPRESSION |
| KADIMA | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| KESHET INC - INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE PROJECT | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $32,800 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| HIGHER HOPES | COMMERCE, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF JCC KRAKOW INC | SUFFERN, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | UKRAINE CRISIS |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | EMERGENCY IN UKRAINE |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DETROIT, MI | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| RACQUET UP DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| OAKLAND UNIVERSITY | ROCHESTER, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000,000PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING
CONGREGATION TCHIYAH
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF ANN ARBOR
$18,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$13,000,000PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$150,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ORT AMERICA
$107,083GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
HIGHER HOPES
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$10,000,000PAVILION PROJECT GIFTS-CONSTRUCTION ME FURNISHING
HAZON
$150,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT
$100,000COMMUNITY WIDE SECURITY
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
$100,000DDK PHILANTHROPIC FUND
CONGREGATION TCHIYAH
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
HIGHER HOPES
$25,0001,000 TURKEYS / 1,000 SMILES PROJECT
KADIMA
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$4,000,000ISRAEL PARTNER FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
YESHIVA BETH YEHUDA
$430,000LUNCH PROGRAM GRANT
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
$300,000CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$200,135GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE
$200,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
HAZON
$150,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT
$110,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF THE SINAI TRUST
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
FARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONGREGATION TCHIYAH
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS
$50,000SELF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SELF EXPRESSION
KADIMA
$40,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
KESHET INC - INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE PROJECT
$32,800GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
HIGHER HOPES
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$7,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE