The Holley Foundation concentrates its giving in Southeast Michigan to small- and mid-sized community nonprofits that serve children, families and neighborhoods. It favors unrestricted or program support that sustains operations (staff salaries, general support) and repeatedly funds local youth development, literacy mentoring, food security, and community development organizations. Grants are practical and operationally focused rather than project-restrictive, indicating a preference for strengthening grantee capacity and direct service delivery.
The Holley Foundation C/o Cibc Ntc repeatedly backs youth education and family support in Southeastern Michigan, with grants that often help local nonprofits cover staff salaries, general operations, and program delivery. One of the clearest patterns in the recent record is sustained support for Macc Development in Detroit, which received funding in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for staff salaries, plus additional support for MACC Lit summer reading camp. The foundation also funds direct-service work tied to literacy, youth development, and food access, including Read to a Child’s read-aloud mentoring in SE Village and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan’s school food mobile pantry and backpack work. Its grantmaking is local in scope and heavily concentrated in Michigan, with most awards going to recipients in the state. The Holley Foundation’s stated programs center on educational and family initiatives for youth, especially in Southeastern Michigan and Detroit metro communities. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor practical support for organizations serving children, students, and neighborhoods rather than narrowly defined project-only funding.
In literacy, the foundation funded Read to a Child with $36,000 in 2025 for read aloud mentoring in SE Village, and it gave Beyond Basics $20,000 in 2023 for Nichols School literacy programming. It also supported Central Detroit Christian Community twice for Birdies Bookmobile, with grants of $20,000 in 2024 and 2025. For youth development, Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program received $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for Prep for Success, and Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America received $10,000 in 2023 and 2024 for Scoutreach in the SE Village. The foundation also funds creative and STEM-oriented learning: Insideout Literary Arts received grants for writers-in-residency expansion and for Boggs Writing, Poem Forum, and Carstons, while Lawrence Technological University received $17,500 for STEM Explorers Program.
Typical grants are in the mid-sized range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,750, and a p75 of $23,750. The pattern shows repeat support: several recipients appear across multiple years, including Macc Development, Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan, Insideout Literary Arts, Detroit Creativity Project, Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America, and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The foundation’s active programs are listed as general grantmaking for educational and family initiatives for youth. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the program descriptions provided.
$198K
$3M
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$273K
Most grants fall between $10K and $24K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$24K
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Concentrated, local giving with a small number of repeat grantees; several multi-year or multi-grant commitments to the same organizations. Grants skew toward unrestricted or staff/operational support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
Notable grantees: MACC DEVELOPMENT, DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM, READ TO A CHILD, GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SE MICH
Giving is centered in Southeastern Michigan, and 86% of grants go to recipients in Michigan. Detroit is the most common city in the recent grants list, with additional awards in Southfield and Eagle. Outside Michigan, the recent record includes Wellesley, Massachusetts, and Venice, California. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 31 grants in the United States.
It supports educational and family initiatives for youth, with focus areas that include K-12 education, youth development, family support services, scholarships or educational access, and capacity building for youth-serving nonprofits. The recent grants list also shows support for literacy, food access, STEM, and creative arts programming.
The typical grant size is mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $18,750, and the 75th percentile is $23,750. Recent awards also show both smaller operating grants and larger multi-year support for specific programs.
No. The active program descriptions say unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Its geographic scope of giving is local, and the recent grants are concentrated in Southeastern Michigan. Michigan accounts for 86% of grants to recipients in the HQ state field, and all listed recent grants are to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Macc Development, Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan, Insideout Literary Arts, Detroit Creativity Project, Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America, and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Holley Foundation C/O Cibc Ntc that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations must be recognized as 501(c)(3) by the IRS, and a copy of the tax-exempt letter must be enclosed with the request.
Deadline: Spring deadline: Mar 30; Fall deadline: Sep 30.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACC DEVELOPMENT | DETROIT, MI | $40,000 | 2025 | TO FUND STAFF SALARIES |
| READ TO A CHILD | WELLESLEY, MA | $36,000 | 2025 | READ ALOUD MENTORING - SE VILLAGE |
| DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM | DETROIT, MI | $30,000 | 2025 | PREP FOR SUCCESS |
| CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | BIRDIES BOOKMOBILE |
| GLEANERS COMM FOOD BANK OF SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | FOOD DONATION |
| AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MI | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | WATCH ME GROW - SE VILLAGE |
| INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $17,000 | 2025 | BOGGS WRITING, POEM FORUM, CARSTONS |
| DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT | VENICE, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| MACC DEVELOPMENT | DETROIT, MI | $40,000 | 2024 | TO FUND STAFF SALARIES |
| DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM | DETROIT, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | PREP FOR SUCCESS |
| MACC DEVELOPMENT | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | MACC LIT SUMMER READING CAMP |
| GLEANERS COMM FOOD BANK OF SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | FOOD DONATION |
| CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | BIRDIES BOOKMOBILE |
| INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $17,000 | 2024 | BOGGS WRITING, POEM FORUM, CARSTONS |
| DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT | VENICE, CA | $14,000 | 2024 | THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING |
| MICHIGAN CROSSROADS COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | EAGLE, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | SCOUTREACH IN THE SE VILLAGE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| NAT'L ASSOCCHILDREN OF ADDICTION | BEL AIR, MD | $515 | 2024 | MEMORIAL ART THERAPY FUND |
| MACC DEVELOPMENT | DETROIT, MI | $45,000 | 2023 | TO FUND STAFF SALARIES |
| GLEANERS COMM FOOD BANK OF SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $27,000 | 2023 | SCHOOL FOOD MOBILE PANTRY & BACKPACK |
| DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| BEYOND BASICS | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | NICHOLS SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAMMING |
| BEYOND BASICS | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY PR |
| MACC DEVELOPMENT | DETROIT, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | MACC LIT SUMMER READING CAMP |
| LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $17,500 | 2023 | STEM EXPLORERS PROGRAM |
| INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | WRITERS IN RESIDENCY EXPANSION |
| MICHIGAN CROSSROADS COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | EAGLE, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | SCOUTREACH IN THE SE VILLAGE |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT | VENICE, CA | $4,500 | 2023 | THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SE MICH | DETROIT, MI | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
MACC DEVELOPMENT
$40,000TO FUND STAFF SALARIES
CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
$20,000BIRDIES BOOKMOBILE
AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MI
WATCH ME GROW - SE VILLAGE
DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT
$14,000THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SE MICH
$1,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT
CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
$20,000BIRDIES BOOKMOBILE
DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT
$14,000THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING
MICHIGAN CROSSROADS COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000SCOUTREACH IN THE SE VILLAGE
NAT'L ASSOCCHILDREN OF ADDICTION
$515MEMORIAL ART THERAPY FUND
MICHIGAN CROSSROADS COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000SCOUTREACH IN THE SE VILLAGE
DETROIT CREATIVITY PROJECT
$4,500THE IMPROV PROJECT PROGRAMMING