Funding search · EIN 383352930 · Traverse City, MI

Margaret Dunning Foundation

Name: Margaret Dunning 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.

112
grants reported: $4.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $35,000
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

equipment automotive school facility high improvements renovations advised

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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.

Top recipients

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

South Redford School District4 grants · $295,000
College for Creative Studies3 grants · $240,000
Oakland Schools3 grants · $215,000
Plymouth Historical Society3 grants · $185,000
Arc of Northwest Wayne County3 grants · $135,000
Community Opportunity Center3 grants · $135,000
Hartland Consolidated Schools2 grants · $111,000
Redford Interfaith Relief2 grants · $103,000
Kettering University2 grants · $100,000
Vision To Learn2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.0M

2023

$1.1M

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$100,000
Plymouth Parc · Plymouth, MI · 2022
Swimming pool hvac system replacement
$100,000
South Redford School District · Redford, MI · 2022
Equipment for a new automotive program at thurston high school
$90,000
Plymouth Historical Society · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Facility improvements and exhibit renovations
$90,000
South Redford School District · Redford, MI · 2023
Equipment for a new automotive program at thurston high school
$90,000
Oakland Schools · Waterford, MI · 2022
Equipment upgrades to automotive technology programs in 10 schools
$80,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
Advanced summer school program in auto design
$80,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
Advanced summer school program in auto design
$80,000
Growth Works · Plymouth, MI · 2023
Two passenger vans
$80,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2022
Advanced summer school program in auto design
$73,000
Redford Interfaith Relief · Redford Charter Twp, MI · 2023
Facility improvements
$70,000
Hartland Consolidated Schools · Howell, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for hartland high school
$66,000
Oakland Schools · Waterford, MI · 2023
A master-level automotive training program at the oakland schools technical campus northeast
$65,000
Flint Cultural Center Corporation · Flint, MI · 2022
New auto history exhibits at the sloan museum
$65,000
Plymouth Historical Society · Plymouth, MI · 2022
Renovation of railroad depot exhibit
$60,000
Kettering University · Flint, MI · 2022
Equipment to study autonomous vehicles
$59,000
Oakland Schools · Waterford, MI · 2023
Equipment upgrades to automotive technology programs in 10 schools in oakland county
$57,000
The Educational Excellence Foundation - Plymouth-Canton Community Schools · Plymouth, MI · 2022
A training package, including equipment and curriculum, to build a real electric vehicle for the plymouth-canton advanced automotive training center
$55,000
South Redford School District · Redford, MI · 2025
Equipment and facility renovations at the auto shop at thurston high school
$55,000
Automotive Hall of Fame · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Facility improvements
$53,000
Model T Automotive Heritage Complex · Detroit, MI · 2024
Facility renovations at the ford piquette avenue plant museum
$50,000
Arc of Northwest Wayne County · Redford Charter Twp, MI · 2025
Support for replacing its hvac system
$50,000
First Step · Plymouth, MI · 2025
Facility improvements at its wayne shelter
$50,000
Living and Learning Enrichment Center · Northville, MI · 2025
Security improvements
$50,000
Methodist Children'S Home Society · Redford Township, MI · 2025
A playground at its child welfare facility in redford
$50,000
Mi Work Matters · Livonia, MI · 2025
Equipment for a new livonia-based vocational training caf for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities
$50,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Eye exams and eyeglasses for low-income students in redford township
$50,000
Community Opportunity Center · Livonia, MI · 2024
Facility renovations at its group home in plymouth township
$50,000
Ecorse Public Schools · Ecorse, MI · 2024
Equipment for the automotive technician program at ecorse high school
$50,000
Living and Learning Enrichment Center · Northville, MI · 2024
Security improvements
$50,000
South Redford School District · Redford, MI · 2024
Automotive tools and equipment for thurston high school
$50,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Eye exams and eyeglasses for low-income students in redford township
$50,000
Arc of Northwest Wayne County · Redford Charter Twp, MI · 2023
Facility renovations
$50,000
Plymouth District Library · Plymouth, MI · 2022
Technology updates in its community meeting rooms
$48,000
Fitzgerald Public Schools · Warren, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for fitzgerald high school
$45,000
Friends of the Penn · Plymouth, MI · 2025
Facility renovations at the penn theatre
$45,000
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools · Plymouth, MI · 2025
New equipment in the auto technician and auto body programs at canton high school
$45,000
Community Opportunity Center · Livonia, MI · 2022
Facility renovations at its plymouth and redford opportunity houses
$45,000
Friends of the Rouge · Plymouth, MI · 2022
Purchase of a truck for river restoration work
$44,000
Macomb Community College Foundation · Warren, MI · 2023
Electric vehicle tools and equipment
$43,000
Utica Community Schools · Sterling Heights, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for henry ford ii high school
$43,000
Plymouth-Canton Schools · Plymouth, MI · 2024
A tire changer and electric vehicle equipment for the plymouth-canton advanced automotive training center
$42,000
Henry Ford College Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Automotive equipment at henry ford college
$42,000
Wayne-Westland Community Schools · Westland, MI · 2024
Equipment for the automotive program at the william d. Ford career-technical center
$41,000
South Lake Schools · St Clair Shores, MI · 2024
A scissor lift for the automotive program at south lake high school
$41,000
Hartland Consolidated Schools · Howell, MI · 2023
Automotive equipment upgrades at hartland high school
$41,000
Hegira Health · Livonia, MI · 2023
Facility improvements at its substance use recovery center in canton
$40,000
Kettering University · Flint, MI · 2024
Facility improvements for its automotive and transportation engineering lab
$40,000
Livonia Public Schools · Livonia, MI · 2024
Electrical and electronic training equipment for the automotive technology program at the livonia career technical center
$40,000
Community Opportunity Center · Livonia, MI · 2023
Facility renovations at its plymouth and redford opportunity houses
$38,000
Eastern Michigan University Foundation · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
A statewide high school automotive and transportation skills competition
$37,000
Lenawee Intermediate School District · Adrian, MI · 2024
Automotive equipment for the lisd tech center
$36,000
New Haven Community Schools · New Haven, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for new haven high school
$36,000
Dearborn Public Schools · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Automotive equipment for fordson high school
$36,000
Chippewa Valley Schools · Clinton Township, MI · 2022
Equipment upgrades to the automotive technology program at chippewa valley high school
$36,000
New Haven Community Schools · New Haven, MI · 2022
Equipment upgrades for the automotive program at new haven high school
$35,000
Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2023
Facility renovations
$35,000
Wyandotte Public Schools · Wyandotte, MI · 2023
Automotive equipment at theodore roosevelt high school
$35,000
Arc of Northwest Wayne County · Redford Charter Twp, MI · 2022
An educational advocacy program for children with special needs
$35,000
Ecorse Public Schools · Ecorse, MI · 2022
Equipment for its automotive technician program
$32,000
Roots Montessori School · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Equipment and supplies to establish a school library
$32,000
Plymouth Community Arts Council · Plymouth, MI · 2022
Improvements to the exterior of its facilities
$30,000
Lakeview Schools · Lakeview, MI · 2025
Student tool kits for the automotive program at lakeview high school
$30,000
New Hope Center for Grief Support · Northville, MI · 2025
Technology and facility upgrades
$30,000
Plymouth Historical Society · Plymouth, MI · 2025
Facility renovations
$30,000
South Lake Schools · St Clair Shores, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for south lake high school
$30,000
Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2025
A vehicle for youth transport
$30,000
Flint Institute of Science and History · Flint, MI · 2024
Facility improvements and a new classic car exhibit at the sloan museum
$30,000
Lakeview Schools · Lakeview, MI · 2024
Student tool kits for the automotive program at lakeview high school
$30,000
Lake Orion Public Schools · Lake Orion, MI · 2023
Automotive equipment upgrades at lake orion high school
$30,000
Redford Interfaith Relief · Redford Charter Twp, MI · 2022
Facility improvements
$30,000
Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division · Southfield, MI · 2022
Summer day camp at its plymouth corps
$30,000
Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2022
Crisis de-escalation room for girls recovering from trauma
$28,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022
Donor advised funds
$28,000
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2022
Donor advised funds
$28,000
The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Donor advised funds
$27,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2025
Facility improvements to document its automobile collection
$27,000
Flint Institute of Science and History · Flint, MI · 2025
Facility improvements and a new classic car exhibit at the sloan museum
$27,000
Wayne County Community College District · Detroit, MI · 2023
Equipment for use in electrical engineering, mechatronics technology, and automotive programs
$26,000
Wayne-Westland Community Schools · Westland, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment for the william d. Ford career-technical center
$25,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Donor advised funds
$25,000
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024
Donor advised funds
$25,000
Techforce Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Technical education for transportation and automotive technicians in western wayne county
$25,000
The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Donor advised funds
$25,000
Wyandotte Public Schools · Wyandotte, MI · 2024
Automotive equipment at theodore roosevelt high school
$25,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Donor advised funds
$25,000
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2023
Donor advised funds
$25,000
New Hope Center for Grief Support · Northville, MI · 2023
Early grief programming
$25,000
The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Donor advised funds
$25,000
New Hope Center for Grief Support · Northville, MI · 2022
Early grief programming
$24,000
Redford Brightmoor Initiative · Detroit, MI · 2025
Facility improvements
$22,000
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
Donor advised funds
$22,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2025
Donor advised funds
$22,000
Corewell Health Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2025
Facility renovations and new equipment at three school-based teen health centers
$22,000
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2025
Donor advised funds
$22,000
The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Donor advised funds
$22,000
Sanilac Intermediate School District · Sandusky, MI · 2023
Tire-balancing equipment at the sanilac career center
$21,000
Corewell Health Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2024
Facility renovations and new equipment at three school-based teen health centers
$20,000
Chippewa Valley Schools · Clinton Township, MI · 2025
Automotive equipment upgrades at chippewa valley high school
$20,000
Plymouth Community Arts Council · Plymouth, MI · 2025
New street signage
$20,000
Eastern Michigan University Foundation · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
A statewide high school automotive and transportation skills competition

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