The Dudek Charitable & Religious Foundation concentrates its support on faith-affiliated, frontline human service organizations in the Rochester Hills/metro Detroit area, funding charities that provide shelter, recovery, pregnancy/maternity support, and neighborhood assistance. Grants favor Catholic or Christian organizations and religious orders as well as secular community-service groups with a faith-based connection. Funding appears aimed at operational/program support for direct services rather than capital projects or advocacy.
Concentrated, relatively small portfolio: a handful of large, direct-service grants (five grants totaling $200k) focused on operational/program support; funding is local and oriented to mission-aligned, faith-based core grantees rather than broad national giving.
Among the foundation’s recent grants, the largest awards were $45,000 each to Crossroads Care Center in Auburn Hills and Mary’s Mantle in Southfield, both described as support grants. That pattern points to a funder that backs direct-service organizations working close to home, especially in the Rochester Hills and metro Detroit area. The Dudek Charitable & Religious Foundation’s giving is tied to faith-affiliated human service work, with support flowing to Catholic and Christian ministries, religious orders, and community agencies that provide shelter, recovery, pregnancy and maternity assistance, and neighborhood-based help. Its recent grant list also shows consistent backing for organizations serving people in crisis, including Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac and Rochester Area Neighborhood House in Rochester. The foundation’s grants are relatively compact and appear geared toward sustaining day-to-day service delivery rather than larger capital or advocacy projects. In the 2023 grants shown here, every recipient was located in Michigan, reinforcing the foundation’s local orientation and its focus on nearby organizations that deliver practical assistance through faith-linked or faith-compatible service models.
The Dudek Charitable & Religious Foundation supports several overlapping service areas, all centered on direct help for local residents. In homelessness and recovery work, it gave $40,000 to Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac for support. In maternity and pregnancy-related services, it awarded $45,000 to Mary’s Mantle in Southfield for support. It also funds neighborhood-level safety-net work. Rochester Area Neighborhood House received $35,000 for support, reflecting attention to local assistance and casework in the Rochester area. Another $35,000 went to the Province of St Joseph of the Capuchins in Detroit for support, showing continued backing for Catholic religious orders and ministries. Together, these grants point to a portfolio built around basic needs, faith-linked service providers, and organizations that work directly with people facing housing, family, or economic stress.
The foundation’s typical grant size sits in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $35,000, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $45,000. That suggests fairly consistent award sizing rather than a wide spread. The recent grants shown are all from 2023, and each is marked “to provide support,” which indicates operating or general program support rather than restricted project funding. It is a foundation, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The recipient list provided here shows repeated attention to direct-service charities, but only one year of grants is on file in the data supplied.
$200K
$409K
$117K
$10K
Most grants fall between $35K and $45K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$45K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Notable grantees: Crossroads Care Center, Mary's Mantle, Grace Centers of Hope, Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Province of St Joseph of the Capuchins
Grantmaking is entirely in Michigan in the data provided, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s top state by grant count. The recipient cities include Auburn Hills, Southfield, Pontiac, Rochester, and Detroit, all in the metro Detroit orbit. That pattern shows a local footprint rather than a broad regional or national one. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the recent grants list.
It backs faith-affiliated human service organizations and religious ministries. The recent grants include support for community care, homelessness recovery, maternity and pregnancy assistance, and neighborhood-based help, with recipients in Michigan that serve people through direct services.
Its grant sizes are clustered tightly around the $35,000 to $45,000 range. The 25th percentile is $35,000, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $45,000.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Michigan. In the recent grants provided, every recipient is in MI, including organizations in Auburn Hills, Southfield, Pontiac, Rochester, and Detroit.
The recent grants are all described as “to provide support,” which points to flexible support for operations or ongoing services rather than a narrowly defined project or capital award.
No. The data shows that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSROADS CARE CENTER | AUBURN HILLS, MI | $45,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT |
| MARY'S MANTLE | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $45,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT |
| GRACE CENTERS OF HOPE | PONTIAC, MI | $40,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT |
| ROCHESTER AREA NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | ROCHESTER, MI | $35,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT |
| PROVINCE OF ST JOSEPH OF THE CAPUCH | DETROIT, MI | $35,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT |
CROSSROADS CARE CENTER
$45,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
MARY'S MANTLE
$45,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
GRACE CENTERS OF HOPE
$40,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
ROCHESTER AREA NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
$35,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
PROVINCE OF ST JOSEPH OF THE CAPUCH
$35,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT