The Sur Hart Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local health care and community needs, with a dominant commitment to a hospital system and recurring support for a church that runs local assistance programs. It also funds private secondary education and scholarship-making organizations, indicating interest in educational opportunity alongside health and direct aid. The foundation favors institution-level gifts that support service delivery and access rather than broad policy or advocacy work.
Sur Hart Family Foundation Attn Christine Dalton makes one unusually large commitment in its recent record: a $1,125,000 grant to Hshs St John's Foundation for nursing scholarships. That gift helps explain the foundation’s broader pattern of supporting education tied to access, especially for students and trainees in health-related fields. The same record also shows repeated support for a church-based charity in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and several gifts to organizations connected with Catholic education, scholarship funding, and direct community aid. The foundation’s grantmaking is institution-focused. It backs schools, hospital foundations, scholarship intermediaries, and charities that deliver services directly to residents. Recent awards include support for Chaminade College Preparatory School, Sawgrass Foundation Inc, Mercy High School, Detroit Catholic Central High School, and Faithbridge Umc. Across these gifts, the foundation appears to favor practical program support rather than unrestricted advocacy or policy work. Its giving also reaches beyond education and faith-based aid into health care, hunger relief, affordable housing, veteran services, and child advocacy. The mix suggests a family foundation that uses relatively modest grants for many local or community-serving organizations while making at least one major health-education investment through a hospital foundation.
Education is a visible thread in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $101,000 to Chaminade College Preparatory School for education and $2,000 to Mercy High School for education, alongside $500 to the University of North Florida for education. Scholarship support appears as a separate pattern, including $100,000 to Sawgrass Foundation Inc for scholarships. Health-related giving is another clear area. The foundation awarded $25,000 to Hshs St John’s Foundation for health care and $500 to Henry Ford Hospital for medical treatment. It also gave $1,000 to St Jude Childrens Research Hospital for medical research. Community assistance shows up through faith-based and service organizations. Faithbridge Umc received $30,750 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 to assist low income persons, while West Indies Self Help received $10,000 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports arts and civic causes, including $1,928 and $500 to Detroit Symphony Orchestra for music education and a $540 grant to Humorology for child advocacy.
$1.4M
$9M
$180K
$241K
Most grants fall between $238 and $1K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$238
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$1K
About 30% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Concentrated giving with a few large, repeat grants (notably a single hospital foundation receiving the majority of funds) combined with several mid-sized gifts to faith-based and education nonprofits; emphasis on institutional support over many small grants.
Notable grantees: HSHS St John's Foundation, Faithbridge UMC, Chaminade College Preparatory School, Sawgrass Foundation Inc
Typical grants are small: p25 is $238, median is $500, and p75 is $1,464. The distribution is wide, with a single seven-figure scholarship grant sitting far above a long tail of sub-$2,000 awards. The pattern suggests a foundation that combines one major targeted gift with many smaller program grants. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent record, including Hshs St John’s Foundation, Faithbridge Umc, Wounded Warrior Project, Habitat for Humanity, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Forgotten Harvest, and Tunnel to Towers Foundation. That repetition points to recurring relationships rather than one-off support only. The foundation is a family foundation by name and does not make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the data.
Although Sur Hart Family Foundation Attn Christine Dalton is headquartered in Okemos, Michigan, its recent grants reach across the country. Michigan recipients include Detroit, Farmington Hills, Novi, and Oak Park, which fits the state’s position as the top giving state by grant count. Outside Michigan, the foundation has funded organizations in Jacksonville, St. Louis, Springfield, and Blowing Rock, among others. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 43 grants going to domestic organizations.
The recent record centers on schools, hospital foundations, faith-based charities, and scholarship organizations. Examples include a nursing scholarship gift to Hshs St John's Foundation, education grants to Chaminade College Preparatory School and Mercy High School, and community assistance grants to Faithbridge Umc.
It shows recurring support. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Hshs St John's Foundation, Faithbridge Umc, Wounded Warrior Project, Habitat for Humanity, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Forgotten Harvest, and Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Typical grants are small. The grant-size distribution is p25 $238, median $500, and p75 $1,464. The recent record also includes a much larger outlier of $1,125,000 to a hospital foundation for nursing scholarships.
Education, scholarships, health care, medical treatment, medical research, hunger relief, affordable housing, veteran assistance, military and first responder support, child advocacy, and music education all appear in the recent grants list.
Michigan is the top state by grant count, with 30% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Michigan recipients include Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Forgotten Harvest, Henry Ford Hospital, Mercy High School, and Detroit Catholic Central High School.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAWGRASS FOUNDATION INC | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FAITHBRIDGE UMC | BLOWING ROCK, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS |
| ALPHA PHI FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP FUND |
| MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MERCY HIGH SCHOOL | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | MUSIC EDUCATION |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| HUMOROLOGY | MADISON, WI | $540 | 2025 | CHILD ADVOCACY |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $518 | 2025 | RELIEVING HUNGER |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| DIOCESE ST AUGUSTINE | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $500 | 2025 | DIOCESE NEEDS |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION | NEWARK, DE | $500 | 2025 | HELPING CHARITIES |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DETROIT, MI | $500 | 2025 | MUSIC EDUCATION |
| NANBPWC | ANN ARBOR, MI | $200 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $75 | 2025 | VETERAN ASSISTANCE |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $63 | 2025 | MILITARY/ FIRST RESPONDERS |
| CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOO | ST LOUIS, MO | $101,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FAITHBRIDGE UMC | BLOWING ROCK, NC | $30,750 | 2024 | ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS |
| HSHS ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | HEATH CARE |
| WEST INDIES SELF HELP | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DETROIT, MI | $1,928 | 2024 | MUSIC EDUCATION |
| DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOO | NOVI, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CUMMER MUSEUM | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HENRY FORD HOSPITAL | DETROIT, MI | $500 | 2024 | MEDICAL TREATMENT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $500 | 2024 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $300 | 2024 | VETERAN ASSISTANCE |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $254 | 2024 | MILITARY/ FIRST RESPONDERS |
| BROOKS FOUNDATION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $250 | 2024 | REHABILITATION |
| TERRA SANCTA MINISTRIES | PONTIAC, MI | $200 | 2024 | ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS |
| DPTV DETROIT PBS | WIXOM, MI | $110 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA | VEDRA BEACH, FL | $100 | 2024 | CHURCH |
| HSHS ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $1,125,000 | 2023 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $600 | 2023 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $300 | 2023 | VETERAN ASSISTANCE |
| OAK PARK RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL | OAK PARK, IL | $262 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST | OAK PARK, MI | $260 | 2023 | FOOD BANK |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $254 | 2023 | MILITARY FIRST RESPONDERS |
| DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE OF ST JOE | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2023 | SERVING THE POOR |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $225 | 2023 | MEDICAL TREATMENT |
| GLEANERS FOOD BANK | DETROIT, MI | $200 | 2023 | FOOD BANK |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DETROIT, MI | $125 | 2023 | CONCERT FOR CHILDREN |
| HENRY FORD HOSPITAL | DETROIT, MI | $100 | 2023 | MEDICAL TREATMENT |
| PINE CASTLE | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $100 | 2023 | EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS |
SAWGRASS FOUNDATION INC
$100,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FAITHBRIDGE UMC
$20,000ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS
ALPHA PHI FOUNDATION
$15,000LEADERSHIP FUND
MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL
$2,000EDUCATION
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
$2,000EDUCATION
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY
$1,000MUSIC EDUCATION
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEDICAL RESEARCH
HUMOROLOGY
$540CHILD ADVOCACY
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$518RELIEVING HUNGER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
$500EDUCATION
DIOCESE ST AUGUSTINE
$500DIOCESE NEEDS
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION
$500HELPING CHARITIES
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$500MUSIC EDUCATION
NANBPWC
$200COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$75VETERAN ASSISTANCE
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$63MILITARY/ FIRST RESPONDERS
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOO
$101,000EDUCATION
FAITHBRIDGE UMC
$30,750ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS
HSHS ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION
$25,000HEATH CARE
WEST INDIES SELF HELP
$10,000ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$1,928MUSIC EDUCATION
DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOO
$1,000EDUCATION
CUMMER MUSEUM
$1,000EDUCATION
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
$500MEDICAL TREATMENT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$500AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$300VETERAN ASSISTANCE
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$254MILITARY/ FIRST RESPONDERS
BROOKS FOUNDATION
$250REHABILITATION
TERRA SANCTA MINISTRIES
$200ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS
DPTV DETROIT PBS
$110EDUCATION
OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA
$100CHURCH
HSHS ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION
$1,125,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$600AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$300VETERAN ASSISTANCE
OAK PARK RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
$262EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$260FOOD BANK
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$254MILITARY FIRST RESPONDERS
DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE OF ST JOE
$250SERVING THE POOR
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$225MEDICAL TREATMENT
GLEANERS FOOD BANK
$200FOOD BANK
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$125CONCERT FOR CHILDREN
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
$100MEDICAL TREATMENT
PINE CASTLE
$100EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS