Funding search · EIN 386081311 · Warren, MI
Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 151
- grants reported
- $2.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Franklin and Marshall College4 grants · $225,000
- Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit4 grants · $160,000
- University of Michigan3 grants · $150,000
- Fidelity Charitable Fund2 grants · $125,000
- The Parade Company4 grants · $100,000
- The Henry Ford4 grants · $70,000
- Michigan Opera Theatre4 grants · $60,000
- Forgotten Harvest4 grants · $60,000
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $50,000
- Detroit Cristo Rey High School4 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 151 grants.
- $125,000
Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $75,000
Fidelity Charitable Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Fidelity Charitable Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating
- $50,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Scholarship
- $50,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship
- $50,000
Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Scholarship
- $40,000
Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $40,000
Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $40,000
Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $40,000
Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $25,000
The Parade Company · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $25,000
US Charitable Gift Trust · Wilmington, DE · 2025
General operating
- $25,000
Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $25,000
The Parade Company · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
The Parade Company · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
The Parade Company · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $15,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $15,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
University of Michigan Athletic Department · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
University of Michigan Athletic Department · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Police Athletic League · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Waldorf School · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Gleaner'S Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Loyola High School Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Macomb Community College Foundation · Warren, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Michigan Humane Society · Southfield, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Penrickton Center for Blind Children · Taylor, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
Rose Hill Center · Holly, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
World Medical Relief · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Ywca of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Police Athletic League · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Waldorf School · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Girl Scouts of America · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Gleaner'S Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Loyola High School Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Macomb Community College Foundation · Warren, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Michigan Humane Society · Southfield, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Penrickton Center for Blind Children · Taylor, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Rose Hill Center · Holly, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
World Medical Relief · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Ywca of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Police Athletic League · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Waldorf School · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Girl Scouts of America · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Gleaner'S Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Loyola High School Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Macomb Community College Foundation · Warren, MI · 2023
General operating support
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