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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$2.5M
2022
$3.0M
2023
$4.1M
2024

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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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.