Funding search · EIN 386066333 · Detroit, MI

Benson & Edith Ford Fund

Name: Benson & Edith Ford Fund grants, 2022–2024
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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.

84
grants reported: $4.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $9,000
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.

What they fund

services benson campaign capital center edith ford hospital

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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.

Top recipients

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

College for Creative Studies5 grants · $2.1M
Teen Street Skills3 grants · $900,000
Henry Ford Health System8 grants · $300,000
Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $300,000
The Henry Ford2 grants · $260,000
Alzheimer'S Association3 grants · $75,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen3 grants · $45,000
Michigan Humane3 grants · $45,000
The Henry Ford Estate - Fairlane2 grants · $40,000
Tacoma Boat Builders1 grant · $30,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

$700,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
Benson & edith ford scholarship
$700,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
Benson & edith ford scholarship
$700,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2022
Benson and edith ford fund scholarship
$300,000
Teen Street Skills · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$300,000
Teen Street Skills · Michigan, MI · 2023
Program services
$300,000
Teen Street Skills · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$250,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2023
Inhub program
$100,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
Open forever
$100,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
Open forever
$100,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$75,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program s
$50,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
Suicide prevention fund
$50,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
Photobiology program fund
$30,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Photomedicine & photobiology unit
$30,000
Tacoma Boat Builders · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2024
Jubilee donation
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2023
Chocolate jubilee donation
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2022
Chocolate Jubilee Donation
$25,000
Fair Lane · Dearborn, IL · 2022
Program services
$25,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Department of psychiatry & behavioral health for suicide prevention
$25,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Interstitial lung disease program
$25,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
General fund
$20,000
The Henry Ford Estate - Fairlane · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Program services
$20,000
The Henry Ford Estate - Fairlane · Dearborn, MI · 2023
Program services
$20,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Multiple sclerosis program
$15,000
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation · Tavernier, FL · 2024
Mariners hospital wellness center
$15,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$15,000
Michigan Humane · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
Program services
$15,000
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation · Tavernier, FL · 2023
Mariners hospital wellness center
$15,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$15,000
Gleaner'S Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$15,000
Michigan Humane · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
Program services
$15,000
Baptist Health South Florida · Tavernier, FL · 2022
Mariners hospital wellness center
$15,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$15,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$15,000
Michigan Humane · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
Program services
$10,000
Racing for Kids · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Program services
$10,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Inhub program
$10,000
Racing for Kids · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
Annual appeal
$10,000
Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2022
Smith leadership circle
$10,000
Racing for Kids · Gross Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Program services
$10,000
St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Program services
$8,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Program services
$8,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Program services
$8,000
Interlochen Center of Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Program services
$7,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Program services
$5,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$5,000
Empowerment Plan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$5,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$5,000
Empowerment Plan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$5,000
Boy Scouts of America · Detroit, MI · 2022
Great lakes field service council
$5,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$5,000
Girl Scouts · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$4,089
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$4,000
Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
National historic landmark pottery
$3,605
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$3,000
Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Program services
$3,000
Detroit Artists Market · Detroit, MI · 2024
Dam annual fund
$3,000
Detroit Pbs · Wixom, MI · 2024
Program services
$3,000
Grosse Pointe Historical Society · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Capital campaign
$3,000
Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
Program services
$3,000
Detroit Artists Market · Detroit, MI · 2023
Dam annual fund
$3,000
Detroit Educational Television Foundation · Wixom, MI · 2023
Program services
$3,000
Grosse Pointe Historical Society · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
Capital campaign
$3,000
Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Program services
$3,000
Detroit Artists Market · Detroit, MI · 2022
Dam annual fund
$3,000
Grosse Pointe Historical Society · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Capital campaign
$3,000
The Greening of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$2,500
The Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$2,500
The Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$2,500
Mariners Inn · Detroit, MI · 2022
General fund
$2,500
The Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$2,000
Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$2,000
Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$2,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program services
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$2,000
Mariners Inn · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$2,000
Old Newsboy'S Goodfellow Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$2,000
Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
National historic landmark pottery
$2,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program services
$2,000
Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services
$2,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
program services
$2,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022
Program services

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