Funding search · EIN 386099935 · Bloomfield Hills, MI

The Carls Foundation

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$21.1M
in grants paid
162
grants
126
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $500,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2024

    Purchase and protection of northpoint preserve

  • $500,000

    Micha 6 · Pontiac, MI · 2024

    Renovation of webster school for community center

  • $500,000

    Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Capital campaign for children's rehabilitation hospital

  • $500,000

    Trinity Health Oakland · Pontiac, MI · 2024

    Relocation and renovation of nicu

  • $500,000

    Goodwill Industries Northern Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    Capital suppport for warehouse renovation for food rescue

  • $475,000

    Ascension Michigan - St John Hospital · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Equip and furnish two negative pressure rooms in picu

  • $325,000

    Keweenaw Land Trust · Hancock, MI · 2024

    Purchase of jacob's creek parcel for a preserve

  • $292,975

    Legacy Conservancy · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Farmland preservation through easement purchase

  • $250,000

    New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    Support for the endowment campaign

  • $250,000

    American Indian Health & Family Services · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Construction of family & children's exam rooms

  • $250,000

    Freedom House · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Capital improvements to the east campus project

  • $250,000

    New Community Vision · Northport, MI · 2024

    Support for purchase and preservation of timber shores property

  • $250,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    Acquisition and construction of a new warehouse

  • $250,000

    Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Capital funds for south campus facility

  • $250,000

    Judson Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024

    Centennial capital campaign

  • $200,000

    Mel Trotter Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Construction of family apartments - after hour emergencies

  • $195,000

    Six Rivers Land Conservancy · Rochester, MI · 2024

    Support for the catalytic capacity campaign in southeast mi

  • $120,000

    Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy · Marquette, MI · 2024

    Support for accelerating conservation campaign

  • $100,000

    Great Lakes Bay Health Centers · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    Purchase of mobile unit for dental and vision program

  • $100,000

    Ascension Michigan - the Holley Institute · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support for the community health and literacy program

  • $75,750

    North Star Reach · Pinkney, MI · 2024

    Support for an assistant maintenance specialist

  • $75,000

    Covenant House of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Hvac and roofing improvements

  • $75,000

    Oakland Hope · Pontiac, MI · 2024

    Support for the food pantry program

  • $70,000

    Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Capital improvements to kitchen

  • $70,000

    Chaldean American Ladies Charity - Dba United Community Family Services · Troy, MI · 2024

    Capital improvements to basic needs center and pantry

  • $70,000

    Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024

    Support for the van riper speech and hearing center

  • $50,000

    Children'S Advocacy Center of Lapeer County · Lapeer, MI · 2024

    Construction of new facility

  • $46,000

    Hurley Foundation · Flint, MI · 2024

    Purchase of two newborn hearing screeners for nicu & baby unit

  • $44,000

    Penrickton Center for the Blind · Taylor, MI · 2024

    Installation of a ceiling track system

  • $36,000

    The Davies Project · Lansing, MI · 2024

    Support for transportation program for families with sick children

  • $33,750

    Michigan Hand & Voices · Gaylord, MI · 2024

    Expansion of the astra program across the state

  • $25,000

    Greater Lansing Food Bank · Lansing, MI · 2024

    Suport for the nourishing children program

  • $23,260

    University of Michigan - Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $20,000

    Wedgewood Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Purchase of vehicle to transport children to therapy

  • $12,450

    Council of Michigan Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Membership dues for cmf programs

  • $5,286

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $4,833

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $4,000

    University of Michigan - Dearborn · Dearborn, MI · 2024

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $4,000

    Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI · 2024

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $600,000

    Munson Healthcare Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Nicu capital campaign

  • $500,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2023

    Purchase and protection of northpoint preserve

  • $500,000

    Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Purchase and protection of lands for the mitchell creek preserve

  • $300,000

    Avalon Healing Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support for pediatric safe director & purchase of equipment

  • $300,000

    Walloon Lake Association and Trust · Walloon Lake, MI · 2023

    Critical lands campaign

  • $272,500

    Keweenaw Natural Areas · Calumet, MI · 2023

    Merganser pond north preserve (est distribution 12/2022)

  • $250,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    Acquisition and construction of a new warehouse

  • $250,000

    Goodwill Industries Nothern Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Capital suppport for warehouse renovation for food rescue

  • $250,000

    Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capital funds for south campus facility

  • $250,000

    Lacasa · Howell, MI · 2023

    Support for the sane medical facilities

  • $250,000

    Samaritas · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Renovations to family center in westland

  • $250,000

    Ascension St John Foundation · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2023

    Capital renovation picu

  • $250,000

    United Way Northwest Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Capital support for dental clinic

  • $230,000

    Six Rivers Land Conservancy · Rochester, MI · 2023

    Support for the catalytic capacity campaign in southeast mi

  • $220,200

    Henry Ford Health · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Equipment purchases for henry ford hospital downtown nicu

  • $220,000

    Corewell Health Foundation Southeast Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2023

    Purchase of equipment for children's medical center

  • $200,000

    Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023

    Purchase of the lamkin property preserve

  • $200,000

    Children'S Healing Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Construction of children's healing center in southeast mi

  • $165,625

    Alternatives for Girls · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support for the miller grove affordable housing project

  • $150,000

    Streams of Hope · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Support for health starts here campaign

  • $125,000

    Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Destoit, MI · 2023

    Great lakes way program

  • $125,000

    Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy · Galesburg, MI · 2023

    Purchase of la grange valley property preserve

  • $100,000

    Food Bank of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2023

    Support fo the kitchen expansion project

  • $100,000

    Holley Institute · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support for the community health & literacy program

  • $100,000

    Thumb Land Conservancy · Marlette, MI · 2023

    Purchase of shorefood forrest property preserve

  • $100,000

    Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support for accelerating & strengthening conservation prgm, mi

  • $100,000

    Whaley Children'S Center · Flint, MI · 2023

    Renovation and improvements to hvac

  • $100,000

    Land Conservancy of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Mcguffee creek nature preserve

  • $80,562

    Washtenaw County Conservation District · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Farm link pilot project

  • $80,000

    Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Renovations to kitchen,waiting areas; child opportunity prgm

  • $75,000

    Children'S Leukemia Foundation Dba the Blood Cancer Fdn of Mi · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023

    Purchase of outreach vehicle in rural michigan

  • $75,000

    Matrix Human Services · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support fo the food for health program

  • $55,000

    Crossover Outreach · Flint, MI · 2023

    Construction of new facilty providing wrap around services

  • $54,000

    Abigayle Ministries · Sterling Heights, MI · 2023

    Installation of new boiler and electrical repairs

  • $51,664

    South Oakland Shelter Dba Lightouse Mi · Pontiac, MI · 2023

    Renovations to the theen path transitional housing facility

  • $50,000

    Catholic Charities of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Support for new baby and toddler pantry

  • $50,000

    South Michigan Food Bank · Battle Creek, MI · 2023

    Support for the fresh food & pantry distribution program

  • $50,000

    Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Support fot eh feeding our future capital campaign

  • $50,000

    Women'S Resource Center for the Traverse City Area · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Instalation of sprinkler system in thrift shop

  • $50,000

    Abide Ministries · Clawson, MI · 2023

    Trauma therapy for oxford students & scancuary program

  • $44,250

    Our House · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support for resilience mental health program for foster youth

  • $42,000

    Detroit Police Athletic League (Pal) · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Kitchen renovations for serving community

  • $38,777

    Oakland University · Rochester, MI · 2023

    Pediatric retinal research laboratory

  • $36,000

    The Davies Project for Mid Michigan Children · Lansing, MI · 2023

    Support for transportation program for families with sick children

  • $32,976

    University of Michigan - Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $32,443

    Ascension Borgess Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023

    Purchase of algo 7i newborn hearing screeners

  • $32,415

    Ascension Genesys Foundation · Grand Blanc, MI · 2023

    Purchase of algo 7i newborn hearing screeners

  • $30,000

    Chandler Park Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Maintainance of wetland

  • $30,000

    Variety Children'S Charity · Birmingham, MI · 2023

    Variety myoelectric center

  • $30,000

    Hearts Cri Michigan · Brighton, MI · 2023

    Purchase of interactive metronome for work with foster program

  • $30,000

    Northmen Den Youth Pantries · Petoskey, MI · 2023

    Support for pantries in schools in emmet county

  • $25,000

    Cass Community Social Services · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support for meals for families in emergency shelter

  • $20,000

    Wedgewood Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Support for the transforming services program

  • $18,241

    Trinity Health Muskegon · Norton Shores, MI · 2023

    Purchase of algo 7i newborn hearing screener

  • $17,500

    Aid in Milan · Milan, MI · 2023

    School/summer food program

  • $12,200

    Council of Michigan Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Membership dues for cmf programs

  • $10,000

    The Lennon Center · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2023

    Renovations to clinic

  • $10,000

    Children'S Advocacy Center of Kent County · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Support for the medical advocate program

  • $6,158

    Eversight International · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Purchase of computer for knan specular microscopes

  • $4,000

    University of Michigan - Dearborn · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

  • $4,000

    Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI · 2023

    Annual merit & financial needs for carls scholarship students

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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. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.