Funding search · EIN 133386282 · Bloomfield Hills, MI

Joanne and John Carter Family Foundation

Name: Joanne and John Carter Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

61
grants reported: $227,750
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education detroit children families promote build healthy research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “environmental education” · $10,000

$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ymca of Metro Detroit3 grants · $47,750
The Chadtough Foundation3 grants · $25,000
Christ Church Cranbrook1 grant · $25,000
Judson Center2 grants · $16,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy4 grants · $11,000
Detroit Zoological Society4 grants · $10,000
Forgotten Harvest4 grants · $9,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen3 grants · $8,000
United Way3 grants · $7,000
Rainbow Connection2 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$47,000

2022

$52,250

2023

$78,500

2024

$50,000

2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$31,500
Ymca of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To put judeo-christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all
$25,000
Christ Church Cranbrook · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
Promote religious teachings
$13,000
Ymca of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
To put judeo-christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all
$12,500
The Chadtough Foundation · Saline, MI · 2023
Fund research and bring awareness to pediatric brain tumors
$8,000
Judson Center · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
Help improve the lives of children, adults and families
$8,000
Judson Center · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Help improve the lives of children, adults and families
$7,500
The Chadtough Foundation · Saline, MI · 2022
Fund research and bring awareness to pediatric brain tumors
$5,000
Breakthrough Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2025
To promote education
$5,000
Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2025
To promote education
$5,000
The Chadtough Foundation · Saline, MI · 2025
Fund research and bring awareness to pediatric brain tumors
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Mott giving team
$5,000
Detroit Dollars for Scholars · Detroit, MI · 2024
Scholarship program for students
$5,000
United Way · Detroit, MI · 2023
To provide support for the southeastern community campaign
$3,500
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022
Improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the detroit river walk and associated green spaces.
$3,500
Rainbow Connection · Rochester, MI · 2022
Make dreams come true for michigan children with life threatening illnesses and provide support services to wish families
$3,250
Ymca of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
To put judeo-christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all
$3,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
Provide food, clothing, human development programs to the needy
$3,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023
Improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the detroit river walk and associated green spaces.
$3,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2022
Provide food, clothing, human development programs to the needy
$3,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
To relieve hunger in the detroit metropolitan commun
$2,500
Detroit Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2025
To help children and families shape their own futures.
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025
To relieve hunger in the detroit metropolitan community
$2,500
Senior Mens Club of Birmingham Foundation · Birmingham, MI · 2025
To promote education and cultural engagement
$2,500
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the detroit river walk and associated green spaces.
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To relieve hunger in the detroit metropolitan commun
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2023
Empower detroit students through education, athletics, mentorship and intervention
$2,500
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2023
To promote education
$2,500
Rainbow Connection · Rochester, MI · 2023
Make dreams come true for michigan children with life threatening illnesses and provide support services to wish families
$2,500
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
To help families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable
$2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
To demonstrate extraordinary leadership in conservation, animal welfare, education and environmental sustainability
$2,500
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
To promote education
$2,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2025
Provide food, clothing, human development programs to the needy
$2,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2025
Improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the detroit river walk and associated green spaces.
$2,000
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival · Southfield, MI · 2024
Brings people together to celebrate and foster the special intimate musical conversation that is central to great chamber music.
$2,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2023
To prepare graduates who think critically, serve generously, lead purposefully, and live responsibly
$2,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2022
To prepare graduates who think critically, serve generously, lead purposefully, and live responsibly
$2,000
Common Ground Sanctuary · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To provide support for individuals and families in crisis
$2,000
Haven · Pontiac, MI · 2022
To eliminate sexual assault and domestic violence in and around oakland county, mi.
$2,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
To provide assistance to injured armed service members
$1,500
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2023
To provide assistance for the coming together for children gala
$1,000
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2025
To provide assistance for the coming together for children gala
$1,000
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2025
To promote education
$1,000
United Way · Detroit, MI · 2025
To provide support for the southeastern community campaign
$1,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2024
To prepare graduates who think critically, serve generously, lead purposefully, and live responsibly
$1,000
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To help families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable
$1,000
Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2024
Empower detroit students through education, athletics, mentorship and intervention
$1,000
Oakland Community College Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To obtain financial support to advance the mission and goals of oakland comm college
$1,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2024
To promote education
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
To build mortgage-free smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders
$1,000
United Way · Detroit, MI · 2024
To provide support for the southeastern community campaign
$1,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To relieve hunger in the detroit metropolitan commun
$1,000
Nf Forward Detroit Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
To fund research that will help get closer to a cure for nf
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
To build mortgage-free smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders
$1,000
Walsh College · Troy, MI · 2023
To provide students with scholarship support, make programmatic improvements, and to ensure the students succeed
$1,000
Autism Alliance · Southfield, MI · 2022
To provide supports, programs, and resources to families and individuals affected by autism spectrum disorders
$1,000
Nf Forward Detroit Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
To fund research that will help get closer to a cure for nf
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
To build mortgage-free smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
Build home, communities and hope

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.