Funding search · EIN 371451429 · Chicago, IL

Edward T & Ellen K Dryer Charitable

Name: Edward T & Ellen K Dryer Charitable grants, 2021–2024
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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.

57
grants reported: $359,558
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $1,000
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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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.

Seedlings Braille Books for Children4 grants · $79,558
Community Foundation for Southeast Mi4 grants · $51,500
University of Michigan2 grants · $50,000
Polish Museum of America4 grants · $45,000
Association for the Blind3 grants · $40,000
Penrickton Center for3 grants · $40,000
Winning Futures1 grant · $15,000
Grosse Pointe Library4 grants · $7,500
The Helm4 grants · $7,500
The Front Porch4 grants · $3,500

Giving over time

$114,000

2021

$90,000

2022

$56,000

2023

$99,558

2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Mi · Detroit, MI · 2024
General
$29,558
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2024
General
$25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General
$20,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2023
General
$15,000
Association for the Blind · Charleston, SC · 2022
General
$15,000
Penrickton Center for · Taylor, MI · 2022
General
$15,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2022
General
$15,000
Association for the Blind · Charleston, SC · 2021
General
$15,000
Penrickton Center for · Taylor, MI · 2021
General
$15,000
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
$15,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2021
General
$15,000
Winning Futures · Warren, MI · 2021
General
$10,000
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Association for the Blind · Charleston, SC · 2023
General
$10,000
Penrickton Center for · Taylor, MI · 2023
General
$10,000
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Polish Museum of America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$3,000
Grosse Pointe Library · Grossee Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
The Helm · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$2,500
Grosse Pointe Historical Society · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2021
General
$2,000
Grosse Pointe Library · Grossee Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General
$2,000
The Helm · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$2,000
The Helm · Washington, DC · 2021
General
$1,500
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2021
General
$1,500
Grosse Pointe Library · Grossee Pointe Farms, MI · 2021
General
$1,000
Charlevoix County Community Foundation · East Jordan, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
Full Circle Foundation · Grosee Pt Pk, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
The Family Center · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
The Front Porch · Ellsworth, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
The Family Center · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2023
General
$1,000
The Helm · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Freedom House Hq · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$1,000
Full Circle Foundation · Richmond, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Library · Grossee Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General
$1,000
The Family Center · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2022
General
$1,000
The Front Porch · Ellsworth, MI · 2022
General
$1,000
Challenge Mountain · Boyne, MI · 2021
General
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society · Harper Woods, MI · 2021
General
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Ed · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2021
General
$1,000
The Front Porch · Ellsworth, MI · 2021
General
$500
Challenge Mountain · Boyne, MI · 2024
General
$500
Challenge Mountain · Boyne, MI · 2023
General
$500
Charlevoix County Community Foundation · East Jordan, MI · 2023
General
$500
Community Foundation for Southeast Mi · Detroit, MI · 2023
General
$500
The Front Porch · Ellsworth, MI · 2023
General
$500
Challenge Mountain · Boyne, MI · 2022
General
$500
Charlevoix County Community Foundation · East Jordan, MI · 2022
General
$500
Community Foundation for Southeast Mi · Detroit, MI · 2022
General
$500
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre · Carmel, IN · 2022
General
$500
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society · Harper Woods, MI · 2022
General
$500
Rotary Club of Grosse Pointe-Sunrise Fou · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General
$500
Charlevoix County Community Foundation · East Jordan, MI · 2021
General
$500
Community Foundation for Southeast Mi · Detroit, MI · 2021
General
$500
Fowler Center · Mayville, MI · 2021
General
$500
Full Circle Foundation · Richmond, IL · 2021
General
$500
Grosse Pointe Rotary Club · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2021
General

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