Funding search · EIN 383605133 · West Bloomfield, MI

The Lisa and Brian Meer Foundation

Name: The Lisa and Brian Meer Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

107
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $750,000
Bais Refoel Foundation1 grant · $92,000
Friendship Circle of Michigan3 grants · $30,200
Yad Esra3 grants · $30,200
Gesher Human Services2 grants · $28,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit2 grants · $25,000
James Madison Education Foundation1 grant · $24,000
Oakland University3 grants · $15,000
Jvs1 grant · $14,000
St Johns Armenian Church3 grants · $11,400

Giving over time

$450,553

2022

$339,766

2023

$333,705

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 107 grants.

$250,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$250,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$250,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$92,000
Bais Refoel Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$24,000
James Madison Education Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General use
$15,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$14,000
Gesher Human Services · Southfield, MI · 2024
General use
$14,000
Gesher Human Services · Southfield, MI · 2023
General use
$14,000
Jvs · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$10,300
St Johns Armenian Church · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$10,100
Friendship Circle of Michigan · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
General use
$10,100
Friendship Circle of Michigan · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General use
$10,100
Yad Esra · Berkley, MI · 2023
General use
$10,100
Yad Esra · Berkley, MI · 2022
General use
$10,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$10,000
Yad Esra · Berkley, MI · 2024
General use
$10,000
Friendship Circle of Michigan · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General use
$10,000
The Jewish Federation of North America · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General use
$7,000
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$5,000
Oakland Family Services · Pontiac, MI · 2024
General use
$5,000
Oakland University · Rochester, MI · 2024
General use
$5,000
Oakland Family Services · Pontiac, MI · 2023
General use
$5,000
Oakland University · Rochester, MI · 2023
General use
$5,000
University of Michigan Alumni Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General use
$5,000
Friends of Oakland Family Services · Pontiac, MI · 2022
General use
$5,000
Oakland University · Rochester, MI · 2022
General use
$4,500
Umhs Office of Medical Development · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General use
$3,800
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$3,500
Cranbrook Collections & Research · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$2,640
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$2,500
Cranbrook Educational Community Development · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$2,500
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$2,200
Jarc · Southfield, MI · 2023
General use
$2,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$2,000
Jarc · Southfield, MI · 2024
General use
$2,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$2,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$2,000
Jarc · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$1,850
The Village Club Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General use
$1,600
Jewish Community Center · West Bloomfield Townsh, MI · 2024
General use
$1,500
Agbu Alex & Marie Mangoogian Schools · Southfield, MI · 2023
General use
$1,340
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$1,200
Karmanos Cancer Institute · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$1,000
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$1,000
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$1,000
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$1,000
Los Gatos High School · Los Gatos, CA · 2024
General use
$1,000
The Zekelman Holocaust Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General use
$1,000
University of Michigan Office of Development · Palatine, IL · 2024
General use
$1,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$1,000
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$1,000
The Zekelman Holocaust Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General use
$1,000
Agbu Alex & Marie Mangoogian Schools · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$1,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$1,000
Detriot Opera · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$1,000
Horizons Upward Bound - Cranbrook · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General use
$600
St Johns Armenian Church · Southfield, MI · 2023
General use
$500
American Speech Language and Hearing Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2024
General use
$500
Cranbrook House and Gardens · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$500
Oakland Literacy Council · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General use
$500
St Johns Armenian Church · Southfield, MI · 2024
General use
$500
Variety the Childrens Charity · Birmingham, MI · 2024
General use
$500
American Speech Language and Hearing Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
General use
$500
American University of Armenia · Oakland, CA · 2023
General use
$500
Armenian Eye Care Project · Rockville, MD · 2023
General use
$500
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$500
Cots · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$500
Cranbrook H&G · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General use
$500
Armenian Eye Care Project · Rockville, MD · 2022
General use
$500
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$500
Cranbrook Collections & Research · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$500
Cranbrook House and Gardens · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General use
$350
Sister'S Hope · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
General use
$300
Evans Scholar Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
General use
$300
Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General use
$300
Lighthouse of Oakland County · Pontiac, MI · 2022
General use
$250
Detroit Chamber Wings & Strings · Southfield, MI · 2024
General use
$250
Detroit Histroical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$250
Detroit Histroical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$250
American Speech Language and Hearing Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
General use
$250
American University of Armenia · Oakland, CA · 2022
General use
$250
Detroit Chamber Wings & Strings · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$200
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2024
General use
$200
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2023
General use
$200
Southwest Solutions · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$200
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2022
General use
$200
Coalition of Temporary Shelters · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$200
Southwest Solutions · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use
$200
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
General use
$150
Pewabic · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$150
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$150
Pewabic · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$140
The Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
General use
$140
The Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
General use
$125
Pine Lake Cc Employee Scholarship Foundation · Orchard Lake, MI · 2024
General use
$125
Pine Lake Cc Employee Scholarship Foundation · Orchard Lake, MI · 2023
General use
$125
Pine Lake Cc Employee Scholarship Foundation · Orchard Lake, MI · 2022
General use
$125
The Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
General use

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