Funding search · EIN 813973354 · Birmingham, MI
Aa Van Elslander 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.
- 75
- grants reported
- $18.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $75,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Full Circle Foundation1 grant · $4.0M
- Province of St Joseph of Capuchin Order3 grants · $3.6M
- Henry Ford Health System1 grant · $2.0M
- Benjamin'S Hope3 grants · $1.3M
- Racquet Up3 grants · $1.2M
- Say Detroit3 grants · $950,000
- New Day Foundation for Families2 grants · $750,000
- Solanus Casey2 grants · $614,200
- Sanctum House3 grants · $450,000
- Beyond Basics1 grant · $375,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 75 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.0M
Full Circle Foundation · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $2.5M
Province of St Joseph of Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $2.0M
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $1.0M
Benjamin'S Hope · Holland, MI · 2024
Humanitarian
- $700,000
Province of St Joseph of Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $590,000
Racquet Up · Detroit, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $550,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2024
Humanitarian
- $500,000
New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $500,000
Province of St Joseph of Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $375,000
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $353,200
Solanus Casey · Detroit, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $340,000
Racquet Up · Detroit, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $261,000
Solanus Casey · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $250,000
Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $250,000
New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $250,000
Racquet Up · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $200,000
Sanctum House · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $200,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2023
Humanitarian
- $200,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $200,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2022
Humanitarian
- $165,000
Dutton Farm · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $150,000
Sanctum House · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $125,000
Benjamin'S Hope · Holland, MI · 2023
Humanitarian
- $125,000
Benjamin'S Hope · Holland, MI · 2022
Humanitarian
- $100,000
Living & Learning Enrichment Center · Northville, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $100,000
Don'T Forget Me Foundation · Troy, MI · 2023
Humanitarian
- $100,000
Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $100,000
Sanctum House · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $100,000
The Holley Family Village · Brooklyn, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $100,000
Children'S Hospital of Michigan Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $100,000
Don'T Forget Me Foundation · Troy, MI · 2022
Humanitarian
- $100,000
Jefferson East · Detroit, MI · 2022
Humanitarian
- $100,000
Otsego County Community Foundation · Gaylord, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $100,000
Shades of Pink Foundation · Birmingham, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $100,000
The Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $75,000
Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $75,000
Passenger · Hamtramck, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $75,000
Dutton Farm · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $75,000
Living & Learning Enrichment Center · Northville, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $71,500
Hope Hospitality & Warming Center · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $60,000
Als of Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Camp Casey · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Hand2hand · Jenison, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Inclusively Fit Foundation · Livonia, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Michigan Humane · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of Detroit · Birmingham, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $50,000
Camp Casey · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $50,000
Hand2hand · Jenison, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $50,000
The Manna Food Project · Harbor Spgs, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $50,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of Detroit · Birmingham, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $50,000
Mariners Inn · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $50,000
Variety the Children'S Charity of Detroit · Birmingham, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $45,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $40,000
Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $40,000
Judson Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $30,000
Women'S Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $25,520
Kids On the Go · St Clair Shores, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $25,520
Kids On the Go · St Clair Shores, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $25,000
Kids On the Go · St Clair Shores, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $25,000
Livingston County Catholic Charities · Howell, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $25,000
Covenant House Michigan - Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $25,000
The Pink Fund · Southfield, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $25,000
Kids Kicking Cancer · Southfield, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $20,000
Cancer Care of Marquette County · Ishpeming, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $20,000
Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $20,000
McRest · Mt Clemens, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $18,000
Dutton Farm · Rochester Hills, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $10,000
Step Up Northern Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $10,000
The Rainbow Connection · Rochester, MI · 2024
Humanitarian
- $10,000
North Star Reach · Pinckney, MI · 2023
Operations support
- $10,000
The Rainbow Connection · Rochester, MI · 2023
Humanitarian
- $5,000
Leelanau Christian Neighbors · Lake Leelanau, MI · 2024
Operations support
- $5,000
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Humanitarian
- $5,000
Hand2hand · Jenison, MI · 2022
Operations support
- $1,000
Life Challenge Ministries · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operations support
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