Foundations that fund organizations in Monroe, Michigan
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Monroe nonprofits
64 private foundations gave $4.5M to Monroe organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 64 that say either way accept applications.
178 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Monroe around $5,500. 33 of these funders are based in Michigan; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 64
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 64 that state a policy
- Dollars to Monroe
- $4.5M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 178
- Typical median grant
- $5,500
- Based in MI
- 52%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Monroe organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 3 | $1.4M | $250K | Yes | Community Foundation Leadership Transition Support; D3C3 Implementation Phase I; The Monroe Area Loop Trail |
| Santa Maria Charitable Foundation | Rochester Hills, MI | 1 | $549K | $549K | Preselected only | Finanacial aid |
| La-Z-Boy Foundation | Monroe, MI | 17 | $518K | $15K | Yes | Human services; Education-libraries; Public benefit |
| Edward M & Henrietta M Knabusch Charitable Trust 2 | Vidor, TX | 21 | $444K | $15K | Yes | Community/civic; Civic; Youth developement |
| Jack E and Eleanor Cannon Hill Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $301K | $301K | Yes | general operations |
| Herrick Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 7 | $221K | $250 | Yes | Support for cfrm 2.0 training; Support exc. director's cfrm train.; To support executive director's cfrm |
| McIntyreb D & J E McIntyre Fdn - Eq | Chicago, IL | 8 | $107K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker Foundation | Detroit, MI | 3 | $79K | $35K | Yes | General |
| Dte Energy Foundation | Detroit, MI | 7 | $77K | $10K | Yes | Human needs; Community transformation; Economic progress |
| Lucille B Deinzer Charitable Trust Dtd | Muncie, IN | 1 | $73K | $73K | Yes | General operations |
| Allen Family Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 18 | $73K | $3,000 | Yes | General charitable; Humanity; Religious |
| Monroe Catholic Central Scholar | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Buster Brown Droopington Fund | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Raymond M & Jane E Cracchiolo Foundation | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Ethel and James Flinn Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | To implement a comprehensive suicide prevention curriculum… |
| McIntyrec S & M F McIntyre Fdn - Eq | Chicago, IL | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | General |
| McIntyre W D & Prudence Found Xxxxx2007 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $44K | $22K | Yes | General |
| Thomas and Carol Cracchiolo Foundation | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Consumers Energy Foundation | Jackson, MI | 3 | $33K | $5,000 | Yes | Operational support budget; Mccc cultural enrichment series; 2024 corporate contribution |
| Maxine S Lahti Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Philbeck Foundation | Monroe, MI | 2 | $26K | $13K | Yes | Student support |
| Herman & Irene Gertz Foundation FIRST Merchants Bank Pwa Trustee | Muncie, IN | 4 | $25K | $5,750 | Yes | Community/civic; Health & welfare; Civic |
| Kurt L and Renee M Darrow Family Foundation | Monroe, MI | 4 | $25K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Operational expenses; Parish operating expenses |
| Delta Dental Plan of Arizona Charitable Foundation and Trust | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Community grant |
| The Earle and Elsie Little Scholarship Trust | Muncie, IN | 11 | $14K | $1,250 | Yes | Scholarship university of toledo; Scholarship university of michigan; Scholarship grand valley state university |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $11K | $3,485 | Yes | Human services |
| Gregory D and Kimberlee K White Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | For unrestricted use in tax exempt purpose |
| Orvis Harry Char Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Edward M & Henrietta M Knabusch Scholarship Foundation | Vidor, TX | 5 | $10K | $2,000 | Yes | Mercy college of ohio; Bowling green state university; Eastern michigan university |
| The Barton Malow Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Human services |
| The Ange Foundation Inc | Monroe, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Human services |
| Rabaut Family Foundation | Great Falls, VA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Werner Family Foundation | Monroe, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| Geoinge Foundation | Canton, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Michael F McManus Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Financial aid |
| Della Boyer Tuw Fbo Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $8,898 | $4,449 | Preselected only | General support |
| Albert F Kessel Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Lahti Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,611 | $6,611 | Yes | General support |
| Gabelli Funds Foundation Inc | Reno, NV | 2 | $6,500 | $3,250 | Preselected only | 2025 IHM Royal Blue Classic; Theresa Maxis Award |
| The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation | Niles, OH | 10 | $6,500 | $500 | Yes | General purpose |
| M Williams Tuw Fbo Church-Monroe | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,715 | $5,715 | Preselected only | General support |
| Joseph D & Jerry L Reid Foundation | Lansing, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Consistent w 501(c)(3) status |
| Peter J & Constance M Cracchiolo Fndn | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Yeo Family Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Community projects |
| Fred J Maloof Foundation | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| The Trompeter Family Foundation | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Hubert and Marie Duffy Memorial Trust | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $4,210 | $4,210 | Preselected only | To further the organizations exempt purpose |
| Thomas J & Ruth E Grimaldi Foundation | Bingham Farms, MI | 1 | $3,800 | $3,800 | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| Glenda D Price Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Miter Charitable Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support |
| Mary Thompson Foundation | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General purpose |
| The We Martin Foundation | Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operations |
| Gladys and Mildred Tomiak Foundation Inc C/O Bradley Bailyn | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Hadley Family Foundation | Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Animal-related |
| Olin & Muriel Prather Charitable Foundation | Abingdon, VA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Chairitable contribution |
| Deporre Family Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Hagerty Drivers Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Scholarship Grant |
| Firstenergy Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $366 | $366 | Yes | Health & Safety |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $300 | $300 | Preselected only | For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of th… |
| Mutual of America Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $103 | $103 | Yes | General operating purpose |
| Isabel Francis Smith and Ralph Lawrence Smith Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | Support religious acitities |
| Chi Sun Rhee Foundation | Monroe, MI | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | Donation |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Monroe, Michigan?
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation, Santa Maria Charitable Foundation, La-Z-Boy Foundation, Edward M & Henrietta M Knabusch Charitable Trust 2, Jack E and Eleanor Cannon Hill Foundation and 59 others reported grants to Monroe organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Monroe. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.