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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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Funding pattern

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4 grants matching “seedling · $40,000

  • $10,000

    Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2025

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2022

    General operating support

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

$577,500
2022
$547,500
2023
$512,500
2024
$502,500
2025

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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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.