Funding search · EIN 383443921 · Waterford, MI

The Myron P Leven Foundation

Name: The Myron P Leven 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.

71
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $6,500
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

scholarships student arts research cancer appreciation chicano individuals

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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 “chicano” · $170,000

$53,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$41,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$36,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$39,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022
Student scholarships for chicano studies

Top recipients

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

La Sed (Latin American for Social & Economic Dev)4 grants · $313,450
Detroit Symphony and Metro Youth Orchestra3 grants · $199,100
Wayne State University4 grants · $170,000
Other Colleges and Universities4 grants · $138,842
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor & Dearborn)4 grants · $105,500
Misc Other Charities1 grant · $55,000
Detroit Symphony & Metro Youth Symphony Orchestra1 grant · $52,500
Gesher Human Services3 grants · $37,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces3 grants · $35,000
Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $26,500

Giving over time

$269,400

2022

$309,878

2023

$341,782

2024

$388,710

2025

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$103,900
La Sed (Latin American for Social & Economic Dev) · Detroit, MI · 2025
Student scholarships
$74,600
La Sed (Latin American for Social & Economic Dev) · Detroit, MI · 2024
Student scholarships
$73,500
Detroit Symphony and Metro Youth Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
To promote appreciation of the arts
$73,300
La Sed (Latin American for Social & Economic Dev) · Detroit, MI · 2023
Student scholarships
$63,600
Detroit Symphony and Metro Youth Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
To promote appreciation of the arts
$62,000
Detroit Symphony and Metro Youth Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2025
To promote appreciation of the arts
$61,650
La Sed (Latin American for Social & Economic Dev) · Detroit, MI · 2022
Student scholarships
$59,000
Other Colleges and Universities · Various, MI · 2025
Student scholarships
$55,000
Misc Other Charities · Various, MI · 2022
Charitable
$53,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$52,500
Detroit Symphony & Metro Youth Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
To promote appreciation of the arts
$41,842
Other Colleges and Universities · Various, MI · 2024
Student scholarships
$41,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$39,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$36,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023
Student scholarships for chicano studies
$34,000
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor & Dearborn) · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Student scholarships
$33,500
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor & Dearborn) · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Student scholarships
$23,500
Other Colleges and Universities · Various, MI · 2023
Student scholarships
$22,000
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor & Dearborn) · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Student scholarships
$16,000
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor & Dearborn) · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Student scholarships
$15,000
Jewish Federation & Vocational Services of Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To help under priviledged individuals
$14,500
Other Colleges and Universities · Various, MI · 2022
Student scholarships
$12,500
Gesher Human Services · Southfield, MI · 2025
To support various programs
$12,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Walled Alke, MI · 2024
To support needs of fidf soldiers
$12,500
Gesher Human Services · Southfield, MI · 2024
To support various programs
$12,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Walled Alke, MI · 2023
To support needs of fidf soldiers
$12,500
Gesher Human Services · Southfield, MI · 2023
To support various programs
$10,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Walled Alke, MI · 2025
To support needs of fidf soldiers
$9,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support the arts
$8,750
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2025
To support the arts
$8,750
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the arts
$8,000
St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
To support st. Jude to battle diseases
$8,000
St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
To support st. Jude to battle diseases
$8,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2022
Student scholarships
$7,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025
Student scholarships
$6,500
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Student scholarships
$6,375
Michigan Science Center · Detroit, MI · 2025
Charitable
$6,000
Wrcj 909 Fm Radio · Wixom, MI · 2025
To support love for jazz
$6,000
Gilda'S Club of Metro Detroit · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
To support cancer patients
$6,000
Michigan Science Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable
$6,000
Wrcj 909 Fm Radio · Wixom, MI · 2024
To support love for jazz
$6,000
Gilda'S Club of Metro Detroit · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
To support cancer patients
$6,000
Wrcj 909 Fm Radio · Wixom, MI · 2023
To support love for jazz
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Troy, MI · 2025
To support research and development
$5,000
Michigan Jazz Festival · Livonia, MI · 2025
Stage sponsorship
$5,000
St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
To support st. Jude to battle diseases
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Troy, MI · 2024
To support research and development
$5,000
Michigan Jazz Festival · Livonia, MI · 2024
Stage sponsorship
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Troy, MI · 2023
To support research and development
$5,000
Kibbutz Israel · Various, MI · 2023
To support jewish families
$5,000
Michigan Jazz Festival · Livonia, MI · 2023
Stage sponsorship
$3,500
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Student scholarships
$3,078
La Sed & Mpl Learning Center · Various, MI · 2023
Charitable supplies
$3,000
Gilda'S Club of Metro Detroit · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
To support cancer patients
$2,990
La Sed & Mpl Learning Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable supplies
$2,500
Jewish Family Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2025
To help under priviledged individuals
$2,500
Jewish Family Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To help under priviledged individuals
$2,500
Jewish Family Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To help under priviledged individuals
$2,500
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2022
Research and education
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2025
Charitable
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2023
Student scholarships
$1,750
La Sed & Mpl Learning Center · Various, MI · 2022
Charitable supplies
$1,685
La Sed & Mpl Learning Center · Detroit, MI · 2025
Charitable supplies
$1,500
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
To support the jewish community
$1,500
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
To support the jewish community
$1,500
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
To support the jewish community
$1,000
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2025
To support cancer research
$1,000
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support cancer research
$1,000
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support cancer research

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