Funding search · EIN 386052198 · Grosse Pointe, MI
Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 178
- grants reported
- $9.6M
- 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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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.
- Ascension St John Foundation3 grants · $1.3M
- Henry Ford Health System3 grants · $725,000
- United Way for Southeastern Mi3 grants · $670,000
- Racquet Up Detroit3 grants · $650,000
- Community Foundation for Se Mi3 grants · $350,000
- University Liggett School3 grants · $350,000
- Detroit Riverfront Conservancy3 grants · $310,000
- Nature Conservancy (the)3 grants · $275,000
- Forgotten Harvest3 grants · $255,000
- Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $212,135
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 178 grants.
- $1.1M
Ascension St John Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $300,000
Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $300,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $300,000
Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $275,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $260,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $230,000
United Way for Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $220,000
United Way for Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $220,000
United Way for Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Nature Conservancy (the) · Lansing, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $150,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $125,000
Community Foundation for Se Mi · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $125,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $125,000
Community Foundation for Se Mi · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $125,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $115,000
Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Ascension St John Foundation · Warren, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Ascension St John Foundation · Warren, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Community Foundation for Se Mi · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $90,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $77,500
Alternative for Girls · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Math Corps · Birmingham, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Math Corps · Birmingham, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $75,000
The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $70,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $70,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $65,000
Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $65,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $62,135
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $60,000
Coalition On Temporary Shelter · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $60,000
Coalition On Temporary Shelter · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $60,000
Coalition On Temporary Shelter · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Alternative for Girls · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Huron Pines · Gaylord, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Old Newsboy'S Goodfellow Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Turning Point · Mt Clemens, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Huron Pines · Gaylord, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Nature Conservancy (the) · Lansing, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Old Newsboy'S Goodfellow Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Turning Point · Mt Clemens, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Boys and Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Children'S Hospital of Mi Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Huron Pines · Gaylord, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Math Corps · Birmingham, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $47,500
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $40,000
Alternative for Girls · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $35,000
Historic Elmwood Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $35,000
Historic Elmwood Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $35,000
Historic Elmwood Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $35,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $30,000
American Red Cross · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $30,000
American Red Cross · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $30,000
American Red Cross · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Mi · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $30,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Detroit, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Anglers of the Au Sable · Grayling, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Avalon Healing Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Boldi · Commerce Township, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Capuchin Charities · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Detroit Cristo Rey · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
First Step · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Holy Cross Services · Saginaw, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Keep Detroit Growing · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter · Mt Clemens, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mariners Inn · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Michigan Trout Unlimited · Bay City, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Moross Greenway Project · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
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