The Pilcowitz Family Foundation appears focused on supporting youth development and family enrichment through experiential camping. Their lone recorded grant was a substantial gift to Tamarack Camps, suggesting an interest in residential/outdoor programs that serve children and families—likely with community or cultural (regional/Jewish) ties. The foundation’s giving is concentrated and program-specific rather than broadly distributed across sectors.
The Pilcowitz Family Foundation’s largest recorded grant went to Tamarack Camps, a 2024 award of $142,800 for enriching camping experiences for children and families. That single gift sets the tone for the foundation’s profile: concentrated support for experiential programs, especially those tied to youth, family life, and community institutions in Michigan. The foundation’s recent record also includes education support for Frankel Jewish Academy and Hillel Day School, along with gifts to organizations serving synagogue congregants, children with critical illness, and people with special needs. Across the available grants, the pattern is local and highly focused rather than broad-based. Several awards are modest in size, but they sit alongside one much larger grant, showing a mix of flagship support and smaller supplemental gifts. The Pilcowitz Family Foundation also appears to maintain relationships with some recipients over time, including repeated giving to Hillel Day School, Adat Shalom, Friendship Circle, and Make a Wish Foundation. Its grantmaking reflects a family-oriented, community-centered approach centered in Michigan.
Youth development through camping is the clearest theme in the record. The foundation gave $142,800 to Tamarack Camps in 2024 for enriching camping experiences for children and families. Education is another recurring focus: it awarded $10,000 to Frankel Jewish Academy in 2023 and $5,000 to Holocaust Memorial in 2023, both marked for education. Support for people with special needs also appears in the grants list, including $750 to Friendship Circle in 2023 and $500 in 2024 for programs serving special needs youth and adults. The foundation also backed health-related fundraising, giving $500 to Dynami Foundation in 2024 for breast cancer research through an Uncork for a Cure event, and $100 to Make a Wish Foundation in 2024 for children battling critical illness.
The Pilcowitz Family Foundation’s typical grants are small relative to its largest award: p25 is $500, the median is $1,800, and p75 is $4,115. The record shows a very concentrated pattern, with one large 2024 grant far above the rest and several smaller awards clustered in the $100 to $10,000 range. Repeated recipients suggest ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts; Hillel Day School, Adat Shalom, Friendship Circle, and Make a Wish Foundation each appear in multiple years. The foundation is a private family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$170K
$1.4M
$438K
$155K
Most grants fall between $500 and $4K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Concentrated: a single large grant to one organization; appears to favor sizable, targeted support for a specific program rather than many small or diversified grants.
Notable grantees: Tamarack Camps
Grantmaking is entirely in Michigan, with 100% of recorded grants going to recipients in the state. The most frequent recipient cities are Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, with additional grants in Bloomfield Hills, Plymouth, and Brighton. The largest grant went to Tamarack Camps in Bloomfield Hills, while several smaller awards landed in Farmington Hills. The pattern points to a tightly local funding footprint centered in southeast Michigan.
The record shows support for camps, Jewish education, synagogue aid, special needs programming, breast cancer research fundraising, and children with critical illness. Named recipients include Tamarack Camps, Frankel Jewish Academy, Adat Shalom, Friendship Circle, Dynami Foundation, and Make a Wish Foundation.
Yes. Hillel Day School received $1,800 in 2023 and $1,800 in 2024. Adat Shalom received $2,900 in 2023 and $3,820 in 2024. Friendship Circle and Make a Wish Foundation also appear in both 2023 and 2024.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small-to-moderate for most awards: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,800, and the 75th percentile is $4,115. One grant is much larger than the rest, at $142,800.
All recorded grants went to recipients in Michigan. The most common recipient cities are Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, with additional grants in Bloomfield Hills, Plymouth, and Brighton.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMARACK CAMPS | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $142,800 | 2024 | SUPPORTS ENRICHING CAMPING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. |
| ADAT SHALOM | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $3,820 | 2024 | DONATION TO SUPPORT SYNAGOGUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED. |
| HILLEL DAY SCHOOL | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $1,800 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $500 | 2024 | SUPPORTS SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH PROGRAMS |
| DYNAMI FOUNDATION | PLYMOUTH, MI | $500 | 2024 | BREAST CANCER RESEARCH - THROUGH UNCORK FOR A CURE EVENT. |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | BRIGHTON, MI | $100 | 2024 | EMPOWERING CHILDREN BATTLING CRITICAL ILLNESS. |
| FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ADAT SHALOM | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $2,900 | 2023 | DONATION TO SUPPORT SYNAGOGUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED DURING PANDEMIC. |
| HILLEL DAY SCHOOL | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $1,800 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $750 | 2023 | SUPPORTS SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH PROGRAMS |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | BRIGHTON, MI | $100 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF EMPOWERING CHILDREN BATTLING CRITICAL ILLNESS. |
TAMARACK CAMPS
$142,800SUPPORTS ENRICHING CAMPING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
ADAT SHALOM
$3,820DONATION TO SUPPORT SYNAGOGUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED.
HILLEL DAY SCHOOL
$1,800EDUCATION
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$500SUPPORTS SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH PROGRAMS
DYNAMI FOUNDATION
$500BREAST CANCER RESEARCH - THROUGH UNCORK FOR A CURE EVENT.
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
$100EMPOWERING CHILDREN BATTLING CRITICAL ILLNESS.
FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY
$10,000EDUCATION
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
$5,000EDUCATION
ADAT SHALOM
$2,900DONATION TO SUPPORT SYNAGOGUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED DURING PANDEMIC.
HILLEL DAY SCHOOL
$1,800EDUCATION
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$750SUPPORTS SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH PROGRAMS
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
$100TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF EMPOWERING CHILDREN BATTLING CRITICAL ILLNESS.