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Jenkins 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.

78
grants reported
$3.5M
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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  • University of Michigan Depression Center3 grants · $650,000
  • Emu Foundation3 grants · $286,500
  • Peace Neighborhood Center3 grants · $250,000
  • Food Gatherers3 grants · $200,000
  • Shelter Association of Washtenaw County3 grants · $200,000
  • Vista Maria3 grants · $200,000
  • Safehouse Center3 grants · $150,000
  • Avalon Housing2 grants · $110,000
  • Girls Group3 grants · $105,000
  • Corner Health Center3 grants · $105,000

Giving over time

$790,000
2022
$920,000
2023
$1.8M
2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

  • $600,000

    University of Michigan Depression Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $101,500

    Emu Foundation · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $100,000

    Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $100,000

    Safehouse Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $100,000

    Emu Foundation · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $100,000

    Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $100,000

    Dexter Community Schools · Dexter, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $85,000

    Emu Foundation · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Avalon Housing · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Shelter Association of Washtenaw County · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Shelter Association of Washtenaw County · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $75,000

    Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $51,000

    Neutral Zone · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $50,000

    Ozone House · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support of activities

  • $50,000

    Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $50,000

    Homeless Action Network · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $50,000

    Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $50,000

    Shelter Association of Washtenaw County · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $50,000

    Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $42,132

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Community Action Network · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Corner Health Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Dawn Farm · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Michigan Foster Care Closet · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Sos Community Services · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Michigan Foster Care Closet · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $40,000

    Corner Health Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $35,000

    Avalon Housing · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $35,000

    Sos Community Services · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Alpha House · Taft, CA · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Faith in Action · Chelsea, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Our House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    The Women'S Center of Southeastern Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Community Action Network · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Corner Health Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Dawn Farm · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Faith in Action · Chelsea, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Michigan · Lansing, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Our House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Ozone House · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support of activities

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Safehouse Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    University of Michigan Depression Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Community Action Network · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Dawn Farm · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Michigan · Lansing, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Michigan Foster Care Closet · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Our House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Ozone House · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Support of activities

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Safehouse Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $25,000

    University of Michigan Depression Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $15,000

    Educational Foundation of Dexter · Dexter, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $15,000

    True North Community Services · Fremont, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $15,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    A Brighter Way · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Friends in Deed · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Washtenaw Refugee Welcome · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    We the Prople Opportunity Farm · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Educational Foundation of Dexter · Dexter, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Great Lakes Regional Field Hockey · Chelsea, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Neutral Zone · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

  • $10,000

    Educational Foundation of Dexter · Dexter, MI · 2022

    Support for activities

  • $6,100

    Council of Michigan Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Support for activities

  • $5,000

    Petosky-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation · Petoskey, MI · 2023

    Support for activities

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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.