Funding search · EIN 650501566 · Birmingham, MI

Edwin and Jeanette May Foundation

Name: Edwin and Jeanette May Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

48
grants reported: $4.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $75,000
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.

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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.

Canines for Service4 grants · $800,000
Southwestern Community College4 grants · $487,500
Warrior Health Foundation2 grants · $350,000
Hope Against Trafficking4 grants · $333,000
A21 Campaign4 grants · $315,000
Cape Fear Community College4 grants · $250,000
Lees-McRae College3 grants · $245,000
Golden Paws Assistance Dogs2 grants · $200,000
St Bernadette Catholic Church1 grant · $200,000
Soar3 grants · $190,000

Giving over time

$795,000

2022

$948,000

2023

$1.6M

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$212,500
Southwestern Community College · Sylva, NC · 2025
Charitable activities
$200,000
Canines for Service · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Charitable activities
$200,000
Warrior Health Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2025
Charitable activities
$200,000
Canines for Service · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$200,000
Lees-McRae College · Banner Elk, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$200,000
St Bernadette Catholic Church · Hollywood, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$200,000
Canines for Service · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Charitable activities
$200,000
Canines for Service · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Charitable activities
$150,000
Operation Light Shine · Hermitage, TN · 2025
Charitable activities
$150,000
Warrior Health Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$150,000
Southwestern Community College · Sylva, NC · 2023
Charitable activities
$108,000
Hope Against Trafficking · Pontiac, MI · 2022
Charitable activities
$100,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Charitable activities
$100,000
Golden Paws Assistance Dogs · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$100,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$100,000
Golden Paws Assistance Dogs · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$100,000
First Things Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable activities
$90,000
A21 Campaign · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Charitable activities
$85,000
Wings of Shelter International · Estero, FL · 2022
Charitable activities
$75,000
A21 Campaign · Fort Worth, TX · 2025
Charitable activities
$75,000
Hope Against Trafficking · Pontiac, MI · 2025
Charitable activities
$75,000
A21 Campaign · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Charitable activities
$75,000
Hope Against Trafficking · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Charitable activities
$75,000
Soar · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$75,000
Southwestern Community College · Sylva, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$75,000
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$75,000
A21 Campaign · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Charitable activities
$75,000
First Things Foundation · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$75,000
Hope Against Trafficking · Pontiac, MI · 2023
Charitable activities
$75,000
Soar · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable activities
$75,000
Wings of Shelter International · Estero, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$50,000
Awake · Clinton, MD · 2025
Charitable activities
$50,000
Adopt An Angel · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Awake · Clinton, MD · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Focus · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Laces of Love · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Lorenzo Walker Technical College · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable activities
$50,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Charitable activities
$50,000
Lorenzo Walker Technical College · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable activities
$50,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Charitable activities
$50,000
Lorenzo Walker Technical College · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable activities
$50,000
Southwestern Community College · Sylva, NC · 2022
Charitable activities
$40,000
Reading Is Fundamental · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable activities
$40,000
Soar · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable activities
$23,000
Lees-McRae College · Banner Elk, NC · 2023
Charitable activities
$22,000
Lees-McRae College · Banner Elk, NC · 2022
Charitable activities
$5,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2025
Charitable activities

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