Funding search · EIN 912119007 · Cincinnati, OH

The McKeen Foundation

Name: The McKeen 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.

42
grants reported: $434,500
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.

What they fund

daily operatoins scholarships

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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 “kirk” · $155,000

$50,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$30,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$30,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$45,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General support for daily

Top recipients

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

Kirk in the Hills4 grants · $155,000
University of Michigan3 grants · $48,500
Detroit Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $33,000
Province of St Joseph of the1 grant · $20,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank1 grant · $20,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange1 grant · $20,000
Henry Ford Health System2 grants · $12,000
Autism Alliance of Michigan1 grant · $10,000
United Cerebral Palsy1 grant · $10,000
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$76,000

2022

$69,500

2023

$67,000

2024

$222,000

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$45,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$30,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$30,000
Kirk in the Hills · Bloomfield, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$22,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$20,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$20,000
Province of St Joseph of the · Detroit, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$20,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange · Irvine, CA · 2025
Support of daily operations
$16,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$11,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$11,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$11,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York City, NY · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Autism Alliance of Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Electric Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Every Mother Counts · New York City, NY · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Oakland Hope · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Pen America · New York City, NY · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Pro Publica · New York City, NY · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
United Cerebral Palsy · Vienna, VA · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York City, NY · 2025
Support of daily operations
$10,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$6,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$2,000
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2025
Support of daily operations
$2,000
Emanuel United Church of Christ · Manchester, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$2,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan · Southfiled, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$2,000
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$2,000
Emanuel United Church of Christ · Manchester, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$2,000
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$2,000
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$1,000
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL · 2024
Support of daily operations
$1,000
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL · 2023
Support of daily operations
$1,000
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita · Bonita Springs, FL · 2022
General support for daily
$500
Matrix Theatre Company · Detroit, MI · 2024
Support of daily operatoins
$500
Penrickson Center for Blind · Taylor, MI · 2024
Support of daily operations
$500
Matrix Theatre Company · Detroit, MI · 2023
Support of daily operatoins
$500
Penrickson Center for Blind · Taylor, MI · 2023
Support of daily operations
$500
Matrix Theatre Company · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support for daily
$500
Penrickson Center for Blind · Taylor, MI · 2022
General support for daily

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