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Funding search · EIN 202709293 · Pontiac, MI

Charles and Demetra Leonard 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.

99
grants reported: $54,013
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $250
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Kemp Klein Law Firm1 grant · $5,164
Diane Bentley1 grant · $5,000
Pontiac United Education Coalition2 grants · $5,000
Lake County Merry Makers1 grant · $2,500
Danita Ray3 grants · $1,500
Sabrinna Jefferson1 grant · $1,200
Michelle McClanahan1 grant · $1,000
Deonna Ray2 grants · $1,000
Alexandria Riley1 grant · $1,000
No Name1 grant · $1,000

Giving over time

$8,250

2022

$17,799

2023

$11,950

2024

$16,014

2025

Grant history

All 99 reported grants, largest first.

$5,164
Kemp Klein Law Firm · Troy, MI · 2025
Legal Assistance
$5,000
Diane Bentley · Madison Heights, MI · 2023
Medical Expenses
$2,500
Lake County Merry Makers · Idlewild, MI · 2024
Donation/Scholarship
$2,500
Pontiac United Education Coalition · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,500
Pontiac United Education Coalition · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Donation
$1,200
Sabrinna Jefferson · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Hardship
$1,000
Alexandria Riley · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Question - Campaign contribution
$1,000
No Name · Pontiac, MI · 2023
College Choice 529 Direct Saving Plan
$1,000
Jerron Horn · None, MI · 2022
Furnace
$1,000
Melody Woods · Portage, MI · 2022
God bless
$1,000
Michelle McClanahan · Detroit, MI · 2022
U of d for k nelson
$800
Michigan Gators · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Donation
$600
Pontiac High School Athletics Dept · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Donation
$500
Doran Ray · Dallas, GA · 2025
Graduation
$500
Kanaiya Williams · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$500
Kerrigan Gist · Auburn Hills, MI · 2025
Graduation
$500
Danita Ray · Riverdale, GA · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Danita Ray · Riverdale, GA · 2024
Donation
$500
Deonna Ray · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Frederick C Smith Jr · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation
$500
Prospect Missionary Bapt Ch · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation
$500
Shaylor Ray · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation
$500
Stephanie Woods · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Andrea Cade · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Asa Nelson · Keego Harbor, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Cameron Skinner · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Cedric Love · Pontiac, MI · 2023
B Love Homegoing-God Bless
$500
Christopher Jackson · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Danita Ray · Riverdale, GA · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Deonna Ray · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Jayden Harrison · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Kalynn Grandberry · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Lawrence E Moon · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Donation
$500
Lawrence Williams Iii · Rochester, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Lead Foundation · Hamburg, MI · 2023
Donation
$500
Makayla Green · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Micah Peters · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Tre Jon Busbee Chapman · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Tyree Long · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$500
Doran Ray Jr · Detroit, MI · 2022
University of toledo
$500
Jennifer Gardener · Auburn, GA · 2022
Graduation
$500
Michigan Gators · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Football scholarship
$500
Pontiac United Education Coalition · Keego Harbor, MI · 2022
Donation
$500
Trinity Missionary Baptist Church · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Donation
$300
Work 365 Fitness · Keego Harbor, MI · 2022
Donation
$299
Micah Sasnett Jones · Pontiac, MI · 2023
scholarship
$250
Alijah Grigsby · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Amari Ray · Dallas, GA · 2025
Graduation
$250
Brandon Fleurissaint · Waterford, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Bria Lewis · Acworth, GA · 2025
Zoe Education
$250
Caitlin Smith · Troy, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Cameron Washington · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
David Moulder · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation ck1675
$250
Denai Dorkins · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Gabrielle Phillips · Clarkston, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Hayden Howard · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Hill Howard Iv · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Jayson Sasnet-Cowart · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Kamren Jacob · Pontiac, MI · 2025
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$250
Madisyn Black · Pontiac, MI · 2025
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$250
Max Checkley · Auburn Hills, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Melody Payne · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Graduation ck 1678
$250
Michael Lewis · Pontiac, MI · 2025
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$250
Michigan Education Savings Plan · Boston, MA · 2025
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$250
Michigan Education Savings Plan · Boston, MA · 2025
Scholarship
$250
Samuel Braxton Phillips · Clarkston, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Skylar Clark · Farmington, MI · 2025
Graduation
$250
Skylar Edwards · Alma, MI · 2025
Congrats
$250
Terrence Amerine · Detroit, MI · 2025
Medical Supplies
$250
Arielle Newsome · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Billy Roberson Ii · Lake Orion, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Brandon Rush · Rochester, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Brian Transou · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Brooke Bursey · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Duke Holley · Highland Park, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Frank Grandberry · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Jayla Silver · Farmington, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Micah Sasnett-Jones · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Paris Woods · Portage, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Prospect Missionary Bapt Ch · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation
$250
Quincy Davis · Novi, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
Shani Adams · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$250
A Miyah Gordon · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Damilola Adissa · None, MI · 2022
Scholarship
$250
Destini Dorkins · Rochester, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Evan Knox · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Jalen Silver · Farmington, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Marsha Easley · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Donation
$250
Nate Sstoutermire · Rochester, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Richelle Donaldson · Rochester, MI · 2022
Graduation
$250
Tania Dirden · Southfield, MI · 2022
Graduation
$200
Alvis Jackson · Laurel, MS · 2025
God Bless
$200
Isaac Owens · Grand Blanc, MI · 2025
God Bless
$200
Michigan Dolphins · Detroit, MI · 2025
God Bless
$200
Ryan Woods · Alma, MI · 2025
God Bless
$200
Golden Opportunity Club of Pontiac · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Donation
$200
Tolling for Education Foundation · Rochester, MI · 2022
Donation
$100
Carolyn Smith · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation
$100
Kingyon Nelson · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Donation

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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.