We build the resources, relationships and expertise required to expand equitable access to opportunities. Our mission is to make southeast Michigan a desirable place to live, work and play for all residents, today and tomorrow.
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan channels large-scale support into the institutions and initiatives shaping southeast Michigan’s civic life. In the recent grant record, some of its largest awards went to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation, and Michigan State University, showing a mix of philanthropy infrastructure, regional revitalization, and education funding. The foundation also backs major cultural and civic anchors, with Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc., Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc., and Wayne State University all appearing among the larger grants list. Its grantmaking reaches across education, arts and culture, public space, health equity, and economic opportunity, while also supporting religion-related organizations and scholarship-focused work. Several awards are tied to long-running regional institutions in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, and other southeast Michigan communities. The foundation’s stated mission is to build the resources, relationships, and expertise needed to expand equitable access to opportunities across the region. That mission shows up in both institutional grants and place-based efforts, including support for neighborhood development, community improvement, and regional systems work.
Education is a major thread in the recent record. The foundation gave $5,244,995 to Michigan State University for scholarship and education, and another $3,115,000 to Marygrove Conservancy for education. Wayne State University also appears with a $1,555,260 scholarship and education grant. Arts and cultural institutions are another clear priority. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc. received multiple awards, including $2,773,230 for arts and culture and $2,719,473 for arts, while The Detroit Institute of Arts received $2,401,467 for arts and culture. The foundation also supports civic and neighborhood development. Regents of the University of Michigan received $3,208,719 for community improvement and capacity building, and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc. received $1,543,899 for capital campaign, community improvement and capacity building, environment, and general operations. In religion-related work, Temple Israel of Detroit received $3,007,350.
$105.1M
$1.2B
$246.1M
$131.2M
Most grants fall between $11K and $75K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$75K
RICHARD L DEVORE
PRESIDENT
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Typical grants sit in the middle range of regional foundation giving: the 25th percentile is $11,025, the median is $25,667, and the 75th percentile is $75,000. The recent top-grant list also shows that the foundation makes occasional very large awards to major institutions, far above the median. The record shows repeated support to several recipients across multiple years, including Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc., Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc., Marygrove Conservancy, Regents of the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit Institute of Arts, and Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation. Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is a public charity and mixed community foundation, not an individual-giving vehicle. The Michigan Justice Fund, Youth Leadership, the Community Grants Program, and other named opportunities accept unsolicited applications, and the Michigan Justice Fund uses the Foundation’s Fluxx portal.
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Michigan: 72% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards cluster in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Ann Arbor, Southfield, and East Lansing, with additional grants to Grosse Pointe Farms, West Bloomfield, and Pontiac. Outside Michigan, the recent list includes Cincinnati, Orlando, Buffalo, New York, and Ave Maria, but the overall recipient distribution remains entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports economic opportunity, health equity, youth and education, arts and culture, and public space and environment. Its active programs also point to criminal legal reform, immigrant and refugee support, journalism engagement, and community grants across southeast Michigan.
Typical grant sizes cluster around a median of $25,667, with a 25th percentile of $11,025 and a 75th percentile of $75,000. The recent grants list also includes multi-million-dollar awards to major institutions, showing a wide funding range.
Yes for several programs. The Michigan Justice Fund, Youth Leadership, Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative, Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, Community Grants Program, Detroit Auto Dealers Association Fund, Michigan Central / Church Street Fund, and Inclusive Arts Fund are all listed as accepting unsolicited applications.
Michigan receives the most grants, and 72% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent recipient list is concentrated in Detroit and other southeast Michigan places such as Bloomfield Hills, Ann Arbor, Southfield, East Lansing, Grosse Pointe Farms, West Bloomfield, and Pontiac.
Yes. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc., Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc., Marygrove Conservancy, Regents of the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit Institute of Arts, and Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation each appear more than once in the recent grants list, indicating repeated support over multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Deadline: The page states that applications are currently closed; a registration deadline of March 8 is referenced without a year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN RENEWAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI | $6,125,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $5,244,995 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF DETROIT | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $4,434,983 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $4,213,859 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS |
| DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY INC | DETROIT, MI | $3,133,223 | 2025 | RECREATION & SPORTS |
| MARYGROVE CONSERVANCY | DETROIT, MI | $3,115,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL OF DETROIT | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $3,007,350 | 2025 | RELIGION-RELATED |
| DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | DETROIT, MI | $2,773,230 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,682,769 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION |
| THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS | DETROIT, MI | $2,401,467 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY | DETROIT, MI | $1,555,260 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION |
| V'HECHZAKTA BO | DETROIT, MI | $1,150,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $1,108,381 | 2025 | RELIGION-RELATED |
| INVEST DETROIT FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $1,005,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| THE CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING MICHIGAN | LANSING, MI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | HOUSING & SHELTER |
| DETROIT PARKS COALITION | DETROIT, MI | $948,200 | 2025 | RECREATION & SPORTS |
| THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $883,074 | 2025 | RELIGION-RELATED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $779,815 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
| CHARLES H WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY | DETROIT, MI | $742,010 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| SOUTHWEST HOUSING SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | DETROIT, MI | $660,629 | 2025 | HOUSING & SHELTER |
| DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC | DETROIT, MI | $656,937 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| THE DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | ROYAL OAK, MI | $620,752 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| METRO DETROIT YOUTH CLUBS | ROYAL OAK, MI | $600,000 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| DETROIT OPERA | DETROIT, MI | $594,191 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| DENISON UNIVERSITY | GRANVILLE, OH | $515,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | DETROIT, MI | $508,419 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| MICHIGAN KINDNESS FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS |
| CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL | CEDARHURST, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIGION-RELATED |
| PROMOTE THE VOTE FUND | LANSING, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| FOUNDATION FOR DETROIT'S FUTURE | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| MICHIGAN VOICES | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | VOTER EDUCATION/REGISTRATION |
| CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY | CHICAGO, IL | $492,251 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM | DETROIT, MI | $487,226 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
| TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $464,107 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
| JARC | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $461,738 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF MICHIGAN INC | LANSING, MI | $450,648 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENT |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $450,342 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| THE SERVANTS OF JESUS OF THE DIVINE MERCY | CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI | $425,000 | 2025 | RELIGION-RELATED |
| DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP INC | DETROIT, MI | $422,568 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| LIVINGSTON COUNTY CATHOLIC CHARITIES | HOWELL, MI | $421,110 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $408,310 | 2025 | PUBLIC & SOCIETAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $402,500 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | TAYLOR, MI | $400,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $400,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC & SOCIETAL SUPPORT |
| MIDTOWN DETROIT INC | DETROIT, MI | $375,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $370,958 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| DETROIT BLIGHT BUSTERS INC | DETROIT, MI | $361,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE | NASHVILLE, TN | $360,715 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| DETROIT PUBLIC MEDIA | WIXOM, MI | $356,862 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $353,028 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
URBAN RENEWAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION
$6,125,000PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$5,244,995SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS
EDUCATION
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF DETROIT
$3,007,350RELIGION-RELATED
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
$2,773,230ARTS AND CULTURE
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$2,682,769SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$2,401,467ARTS AND CULTURE
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,555,260SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION
V'HECHZAKTA BO
$1,150,000EDUCATION
YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH
$1,108,381RELIGION-RELATED
SOUTHWEST HOUSING SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
$660,629HOUSING & SHELTER
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
METRO DETROIT YOUTH CLUBS
$600,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
DETROIT OPERA
$594,191ARTS AND CULTURE
MICHIGAN KINDNESS FOUNDATION
$500,000PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS
THE SERVANTS OF JESUS OF THE DIVINE MERCY
$425,000RELIGION-RELATED
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
$400,000HUMAN SERVICES
DETROIT BLIGHT BUSTERS INC
$361,000COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
DETROIT PUBLIC MEDIA
$356,862ARTS AND CULTURE