Funding search · EIN 382770140 · Farmington Hills, MI
Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman 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.
- 189
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $450
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit4 grants · $1.5M
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $390,000
- Michigan State University4 grants · $150,000
- University of Michigan4 grants · $135,173
- Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit4 grants · $116,510
- Hillel Day School2 grants · $111,135
- National Jewish Health1 grant · $100,000
- Adat Shalom Synagogue4 grants · $84,033
- Beaumont Health Foundation2 grants · $75,000
- Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 189 grants.
- $878,880
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $311,599
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $190,000
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $151,544
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $130,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $130,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $130,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $110,791
Hillel Day School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $100,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2024
General purpose grant
- $92,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $60,350
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $56,720
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $56,000
Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $56,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $42,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $40,000
Beaumont Health Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $35,000
Beaumont Health Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $35,000
Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $26,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
- $25,500
Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $25,000
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose grant
- $25,000
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue · Detroit, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $25,000
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
- $25,000
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue · Detroit, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $22,323
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $20,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $20,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $20,000
Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $16,375
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $14,300
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $14,000
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $13,000
Walsh College · Troy, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $12,500
Ort · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
- $11,072
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $10,100
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
- $10,000
Tamarack Camps · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $10,000
Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose grant
- $10,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $10,000
Clal · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose grant
- $8,250
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $7,500
Hillel of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $7,500
St John'S University · Queens, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
- $7,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
- $6,185
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $6,000
Jewish Federations of North America - Women'S Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose grant
- $6,000
Walsh College · Troy, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $5,552
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $5,180
Jewish Theological Seminary · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $5,050
Holocaust Museum · Farmington Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $5,000
Cabaret 313 · Southfield, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $5,000
Central Fund of Israel - Yad Adhava · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
General purpose grant
- $5,000
Hebrew Benevolent Society · Oak Park, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $5,000
Jarc · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $4,753
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $3,600
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General purpose grant
- $3,600
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose grant
- $3,600
Tamarack Camps · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $3,550
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $3,500
Art Opscabaret 313 · Southfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $2,800
Ort · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,700
Ort · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $2,654
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $2,610
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $2,600
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $2,500
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $2,500
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,500
Zekelman Holocaust Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,275
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,098
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $2,000
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
- $2,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
- $1,800
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Northbrook, IL · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,800
Jewish Family and Community Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,800
Zekelman Holocaust Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,759
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $1,581
Hadassah - Greater Detroit Chapter · West Bloomfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $1,500
Cabaret 313 · Southfield, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,400
United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose grant
- $1,250
Cabaret 313 · Southfield, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Janice Charach Gallery · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $1,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Jamie Daniels Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy · West Bloomfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $1,000
Kadima · Southfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $900
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose grant
- $500
Yoga Moves Ms · Franklin, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $500
Hillel of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $500
Zionist Organization Ofo America · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose grant
- $500
Hillel of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $450
Variety the Children'S Charity · Birmingham, MI · 2024
General purpose grant
- $400
Variety the Children'S Charity · Birmingham, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $360
Jewish Family Service - Sharsheret · West Bloomfield, MI · 2021
General purpose grant
- $344
Hillel Day School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
General purpose grant
- $306
Detroit Jewish News · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General purpose grant
- $298
Jewish Federation of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
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