Funding search · EIN 412184583 · Cincinnati, OH

F Ross Birkhill and Laura Jean Birkhill

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

55
grants reported
$260,889
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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  • The Salvation Army4 grants · $55,958
  • Corning Museum of Glass3 grants · $45,000
  • Wayne State University4 grants · $28,310
  • Humane Society of Huron Valley4 grants · $14,956
  • Gleaners Community Food Bank2 grants · $11,417
  • Purple Rose Theatre Company1 grant · $9,915
  • Forgotten Harvest3 grants · $9,695
  • The Henry Ford3 grants · $9,500
  • Edchoice4 grants · $9,000
  • A2ethics Org3 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$67,164
2022
$64,082
2023
$61,913
2024
$67,730
2025

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

  • $25,708

    The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $16,000

    Corning Museum of Glass · Corning, NY · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $15,000

    Corning Museum of Glass · Corning, NY · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $14,000

    Corning Museum of Glass · Corning, NY · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $13,310

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $12,000

    The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $10,500

    The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $9,915

    Purple Rose Theatre Company · Chelsea, MI · 2023

    Support daily operations

  • $7,750

    The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $7,500

    Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $5,500

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $5,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $5,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $5,000

    Orlando Health Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $5,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $4,583

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    Support for daily operation

  • $4,500

    House N2 Home · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $4,500

    Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $4,457

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    Support for daily operation

  • $4,015

    Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $4,000

    Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $4,000

    Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $4,000

    Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $3,917

    Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $3,500

    A2ethics Org · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for daily operation

  • $3,000

    A2ethics Org · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $3,000

    Fisher House Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for daily operation

  • $3,000

    Oakland Literacy Council · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $3,000

    Team Red White & Blue · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Suppoert for daily

  • $3,000

    Ann Arbor Film Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,500

    Hospice of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,500

    The University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,500

    Warrior Dog Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Support for daily operation

  • $2,500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,456

    Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,000

    Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $2,000

    Fisher House Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,000

    Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support for daily operation

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,000

    Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    Support for daily operation

  • $2,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $2,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022

    Support of daily operations

  • $1,500

    A2ethics Org · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for daily operation

  • $1,500

    Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $1,500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,478

    Ann Arbor Film Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $1,478

    Hospice of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support of daily operations

  • $1,417

    Hospice of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support

  • $1,000

    Ann Arbor Film Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support of daily operations

  • $750

    Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear · Empire, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

  • $655

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    Support for daily operation

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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.