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    Van Elslander Family Foundation

    ActivoMutual & Membership Benefit
    BIRMINGHAM, MISitio web2485902700

    About Van Elslander Family Foundation

    The Van Elslander Family Foundation concentrates its support on Michigan-based nonprofits that serve vulnerable families and children, often providing unrestricted/operations funding to mission-driven service providers. While the portfolio is primarily social-service oriented — including pregnancy/parenting supports, child welfare and specialty camps — the foundation also makes targeted investments in local conservation. Its grants tend to be substantial and focused on a small set of repeated grantees, suggesting long-term relationships with organizations addressing family stability and youth needs in Michigan.

    Focus Areas

    Residential pregnancy and maternal support programs (e.g., Gianna House)Specialty camps and therapeutic programs for children facing illness or loss (e.g., Experience Camps)Employment and homelessness-alleviation through social enterprise (e.g., The Empowerment Plan)Child welfare and developmental support services for Detroit-area children and families (e.g., Detroit Institute for Children; Starfish Family Services)Local land conservation in Michigan (e.g., Little Traverse Conservancy)

    Who They Fund

    vulnerable families in Michigan (including Detroit-area)

    About Van Elslander Family Foundation

    The Van Elslander Family Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated operating support for Michigan nonprofits serving families in crisis and vulnerable youth, alongside a smaller but clear commitment to local conservation. Its largest recent award went to Gianna House for operations, reflecting a pattern of unrestricted support for mission-driven service providers rather than project-only funding. The same approach appears in grants to Empowerment Plan and Experience Camps, two organizations working in very different settings but both serving people facing serious hardship. Other recent awards show the foundation supporting child and family services in the Detroit area and, separately, a land conservancy in northern Michigan. Across the portfolio, the foundation appears to favor direct-service organizations that stabilize family life, expand youth supports, and maintain community-based programs. The grant record also suggests continuity: several organizations reappear in consecutive years, indicating relationships that extend beyond one-time awards and into ongoing operational backing.

    What Van Elslander Family Foundation Funds

    In family-stability work, the foundation gave $125,000 to Gianna House for operations and $25,000 to Angel's Place for operations. Both grants point to support for organizations that serve people facing instability and need ongoing organizational backing. In youth and child services, it awarded $65,000 to Starfish Family Services for operations and $65,000 to Detroit Institute for Children for operations, showing a focus on service providers working with children and families in Michigan communities. The foundation also funded programs tied to hardship and recovery: it gave $100,000 to Empowerment Plan for operations and $100,000 to Experience Camps for operations. Conservation is present as well, with a $65,000 operating grant to Little Traverse Conservancy. The pattern is broad in subject matter but centered on direct service and organizational support.

    How Van Elslander Family Foundation Gives

    Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $65,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at that level. Recent awards also show some larger operating grants, including $125,000 and two $100,000 grants. The record suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts: Gianna House and Experience Camps each received grants in both 2024 and 2025, and several other recipients appear as repeat grantees across the recent list. The foundation gives through annual and general grant programs, accepts unsolicited applications in several of those programs, and limits eligibility to Michigan-based 501(c)(3) charities serving public-benefit purposes. It does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.

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    Annual Grant Program

    Families in crisis / family stabilityVulnerable youth / youth empowermentDirect services+1 más

    ¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations must be tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)(3) (not a private foundation), located in Michigan and benefit Michigan communities; must not discriminate based on age, creed, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. Applicants should provide cover letter signed by Executive Director, project description, goals/outcomes, project budget, organization budget, timeline, amount requested, list of board members, IRS determination letter, and latest financial statements (audited if available).

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $390K

    Total Assets

    $6.9M

    Total Revenue

    $1M

    Total Expenses

    $504K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $65K and $65K, with a median of $65K.

    25th Percentile

    $65K

    Median

    $65K

    75th Percentile

    $65K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded

    About 83% of grants go to recipients in MI.

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    children with serious illness or experiencing bereavement
    pregnant and postpartum women in residential programs
    people experiencing homelessness or at-risk adults served by social enterprises

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, mid-to-large sized general operating grants to a small number of repeat, Michigan-based grantees; majority of funding is unrestricted operations support with occasional diversification into conservation.

    Funding Style

    unrestricted/operations supportconcentrated funding to repeat granteeslong-term/relationship-driven grantsdirect service funding

    Notable grantees: Gianna House, Experience Camps, Empowerment Plan, Starfish Family Services, Little Traverse Conservancy

    Topics

    residential pregnancy and maternal supporttherapeutic specialty camps for children facing illness or lossemployment and homelessness-alleviation via social enterprisechild welfare and developmental supports for Detroit-area familieslocal land conservation in Michigan

    Where Van Elslander Family Foundation Makes Grants

    Giving is overwhelmingly Michigan-centered: 83% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and the top state by grant count is also Michigan. Recent recipient cities include Eastpointe, Detroit, Inkster, Commerce Township, Harbor Springs, Southfield, and Westport, Connecticut. The only non-Michigan recipient in the recent list is Experience Camps in Westport, CT, while the rest of the named grants land in Michigan communities, with several in the Detroit area and one in northern Michigan.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Van Elslander Family Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Van Elslander Family Foundation support?

    It supports Michigan-based nonprofits serving families in crisis and vulnerable youth, with grants for family stability, youth empowerment, child welfare, disability services, education and life skills, and wraparound support. The recent record also includes local conservation funding for a Michigan land conservancy.

    Does Van Elslander Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes, several of its annual grant programs accept unsolicited applications. The active program descriptions say applications are accepted during a yearly window and reviewed before awards are made.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The foundation’s typical grant size is $65,000. Its recent pattern also includes larger operating grants of $125,000 and $100,000.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    Michigan is the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in Michigan. Recent recipient cities include Eastpointe, Detroit, Inkster, Commerce Township, Harbor Springs, and Southfield.

    Does the foundation fund only one-time projects or ongoing support?

    The recent grants are mostly for operations, and some grantees appear in multiple years. Gianna House and Experience Camps each received operating support in both 2024 and 2025, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-time awards.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Fecha límite: Annual application window opens May 1 and closes July 31 each year; applications reviewed August–November, notifications in December.

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    Annual General Grants (Van Elslander Family Foundation)

    ChildrenHuman servicesCommunity engagement+1 más

    ¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations must be tax-exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3) (not a private foundation), located in Michigan and benefit Michigan communities. Organizations must not discriminate based on age, creed, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Applicants must provide required documentation (see application instructions).

    Fecha límite: Annual application window: opens May 1 and closes July 31. Applications reviewed August–November; recipients notified in December.

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    General Grant Program

    Families in crisisYouth empowermentChild welfare+2 más

    ¿Quién puede postularse? Must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (not a private foundation), located in Michigan and benefiting Michigan communities. Organization must not discriminate based on age, creed, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. Applicants should provide organizational documents and financial statements.

    Fecha límite: Annual application window: opens May 1 and closes July 31. Applications reviewed August–November; recipients notified in December.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    GIANNA HOUSEEASTPOINTE, MI$125,0002025OPERATIONS
    EMPOWERMENT PLANDETROIT, MI$100,0002025OPERATIONS
    EXPERIENCE CAMPSWESTPORT, CT$100,0002025OPERATIONS
    BOLDLICOMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI$40,0002025OPERATIONS
    ANGEL'S PLACESOUTHFIELD, MI$25,0002025OPERATIONS
    GIANNA HOUSEEASTPOINTE, MI$65,0002024OPERATIONS
    EXPERIENCE CAMPSWESTPORT, CT$65,0002024OPERATIONS
    LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCYHARBOR SPRINGS, MI$65,0002024OPERATIONS
    DETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDRENCOMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI$65,0002024OPERATIONS
    STARFISH FAMILY SERVICESINKSTER, MI$65,0002024OPERATIONS
    SAY DETROITSOUTHFIELD, MI$25,0002024OPERATIONS

    GIANNA HOUSE

    $125,000
    EASTPOINTE, MI2025

    OPERATIONS

    EMPOWERMENT PLAN

    $100,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    OPERATIONS

    EXPERIENCE CAMPS

    $100,000
    WESTPORT, CT2025

    OPERATIONS

    BOLDLI

    $40,000
    COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI2025

    OPERATIONS

    ANGEL'S PLACE

    $25,000
    SOUTHFIELD, MI2025

    OPERATIONS

    GIANNA HOUSE

    $65,000
    EASTPOINTE, MI2024

    OPERATIONS

    EXPERIENCE CAMPS

    $65,000
    WESTPORT, CT2024

    OPERATIONS

    LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY

    $65,000
    HARBOR SPRINGS, MI2024

    OPERATIONS

    DETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN

    $65,000
    COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI2024

    OPERATIONS

    STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES

    $65,000
    INKSTER, MI2024

    OPERATIONS

    SAY DETROIT

    $25,000
    SOUTHFIELD, MI2024

    OPERATIONS