Funding search · EIN 383137832 · Detroit, MI
Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker 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.
- 72
- grants reported
- $2.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Right To Life Education Fund3 grants · $350,000
- Trinity Lutheran School3 grants · $300,000
- Thomas More Law Center3 grants · $245,000
- University of Michigan Transplant Center3 grants · $225,000
- Heartbeat of Monroe3 grants · $125,000
- Redeemer Lutheran Church2 grants · $120,000
- Lutheran Special Education Ministries3 grants · $120,000
- St John Lutheran School2 grants · $103,400
- Mission To North America2 grants · $100,000
- Covenant College2 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Right To Life Education Fund · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General
- $105,000
Thomas More Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
- $100,000
Right To Life Education Fund · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General
- $100,000
Trinity Lutheran School · Monroe, MI · 2024
General
- $100,000
Right To Life Education Fund · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General
- $100,000
Trinity Lutheran School · Monroe, MI · 2023
General
- $100,000
Trinity Lutheran School · Monroe, MI · 2022
General
- $80,000
University of Michigan Transplant Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $80,000
Thomas More Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General
- $80,000
Redeemer Lutheran Church · Interlochen, MI · 2022
General
- $75,000
University of Michigan Transplant Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
- $70,000
University of Michigan Transplant Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General
- $60,000
Thomas More Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $60,000
St John the Divine Anglican Church · 2023
General. Equivalency determination pursuant to treasury regulation sections 53.4942(a)-3(a)(6) and 53.4945-5(a)(5) is available upon request.
- $53,400
St John Lutheran School · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General
- $50,000
Covenant College Foundation · Lookout Mountain, GA · 2024
General
- $50,000
St John Lutheran School · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General
- $50,000
Covenant College · Lookout Mountain, GA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Mission To North America · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General
- $50,000
Covenant College · Lookout Mountain, GA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Mission To North America · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General
- $45,000
Heartbeat of Monroe · Monroe, MI · 2022
General
- $40,000
Heartbeat of Monroe · Monroe, MI · 2024
General
- $40,000
Lutheran Special Education Ministries · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $40,000
Redeemer Lutheran Church · Interlochen, MI · 2024
General
- $40,000
Heartbeat of Monroe · Monroe, MI · 2023
General
- $40,000
Lutheran Special Education Ministries · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General
- $40,000
Lutheran Special Education Ministries · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
- $35,000
Care Net of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2022
General
- $30,000
Care Net of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024
General
- $30,000
Care Net of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Thrive Medical Clinic Fka Pregnancy Care Center · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
- $25,000
Gabby'S Grief Center · Monroe, MI · 2024
General
- $25,000
Lutheran Hour Ministries · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
Samaritan'S Purse International · Boone, NC · 2024
General
- $25,000
Thrive Medical Clinic Fka Pregnancy Care Center · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $25,000
Young Life of Canada · St Blaine, WA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Gabby'S Grief Center · Monroe, MI · 2023
General
- $25,000
Thrive Medical Clinic Fka Pregnancy Care Center · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
- $25,000
Arborwoman · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General
- $20,000
Arborwoman · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Arborwoman · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General
- $20,000
Concordia Seminary · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $20,000
Concordia Seminary · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $15,000
1517 · Irvine, CA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Bible League · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General
- $15,000
Concordia Seminary · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $15,000
Concordia Theological Seminary · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General
- $15,000
Lutheran Braille · Yucaipa, CA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Lutheran Womens' Missionary League · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $15,000
Mission India Grant · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General
- $15,000
1517 · Irvine, CA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Bible League · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General
- $15,000
Lutheran Braille · Yucaipa, CA · 2023
General
- $15,000
Mission India Grant · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General
- $15,000
1517 · Irvine, CA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Bible League · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General
- $15,000
Lutheran Braille · Yucaipa, CA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Mission India Grant · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General
- $10,000
Island Christian Academy · Langley, WA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Island Christian Academy · Langley, WA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
General
- $7,500
St Bartholomew'S Anglican Church · Swartz Creek, MI · 2024
General
- $7,500
St Bartholomew'S Anglican Church · Swartz Creek, MI · 2023
General
- $7,500
St Bartholomew'S Anglican Church · Swartz Creek, MI · 2022
General
- $6,600
St John Lutheran Church · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General
- $3,500
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church · Monroe, MI · 2024
General
- $3,500
St Mary Catholic School · Lake Leeelanau, MI · 2024
General
- $3,500
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church · Monroe, MI · 2023
General
- $3,500
St Mary Catholic School · Lake Leeelanau, MI · 2023
General
- $3,500
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church · Monroe, MI · 2022
General
- $3,500
St Mary Catholic School · Lake Leeelanau, MI · 2022
General
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