Funding search · EIN 383302112 · Grosse Pointe, MI

Joanne Nicolay Foundation

Name: Joanne Nicolay Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

53
grants reported: $438,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

daniel endowment staperfene research athletics diabetes epilepsy

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Wayne State University2 grants · $126,000
Vanderbilt University4 grants · $100,000
De La Salle High School4 grants · $57,500
Help Hope Live2 grants · $22,000
Warrior Dog Foundation1 grant · $20,000
Steph Saves1 grant · $20,000
Regina High School3 grants · $17,000
Gettysburg College3 grants · $11,000
The Helm - Meals On Wheels3 grants · $9,500
Grosse Pointe South High School3 grants · $9,500

Giving over time

$104,000

2022

$262,000

2023

$57,500

2024

$14,500

2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$35,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Epilepsy research
$35,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Diabetes research
$26,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$25,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General support
$20,000
De La Salle High School · Warren, MI · 2024
Daniel staperfene endowment
$20,000
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Steph Saves · Mesa, AZ · 2023
General support
$20,000
Warrior Dog Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$17,500
De La Salle High School · Warren, MI · 2023
Daniel staperfene endowment
$15,000
De La Salle High School · Warren, MI · 2022
General support
$10,000
Regina High School · Warren, MI · 2022
General support
$5,000
De La Salle High School · Warren, MI · 2025
Daniel staperfene endowment
$5,000
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Regina High School · Warren, MI · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Helm - Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support
$5,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2022
General support
$4,500
Detroit Athletic Club Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$3,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption · Harper Woods, MI · 2024
General support
$3,000
Phoenix Rescue Mission · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Helm - Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support
$2,500
Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2024
General support
$2,500
Grosse Pointe Theater · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
General support
$2,500
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption · Harper Woods, MI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Regina High School · Warren, MI · 2025
General support
$2,000
Grosse Pointe North · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2024
Athletics
$2,000
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$2,000
Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Detroit Athletic Club Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Old Newsboys Goodfellows Club · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
The Helm - Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
McC Foundation · Warren, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$1,000
George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2025
General support
$1,000
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2025
General support
$1,000
Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support
$1,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
General support
$1,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2024
General support
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Southfield, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022
General support
$500
Pilots To the Rescue · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$500
East Valley Women'S League · Tempe, AZ · 2022
General support

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