Funding search · EIN 383407098 · Grosse Pointe, MI

Mary I McLeod Foundation

Name: Mary I McLeod 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.

112
grants reported: $630,406
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
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

journalism school scholarship athletics mcleod broadcast dickerson elephant

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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 State2 grants · $156,000
Wayne State University4 grants · $46,000
The Helm Meals On Wheels3 grants · $36,000
Mercy High School3 grants · $35,000
Shaw Festival Foundation4 grants · $27,000
Grosse Pointe Theater4 grants · $26,550
University of Detroit Mercy4 grants · $26,500
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society3 grants · $25,000
Michigan State University5 grants · $25,000
Children'S Movement of Florida2 grants · $19,000

Giving over time

$49,049

2022

$248,885

2023

$141,122

2024

$191,350

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$147,500
Wayne State · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$27,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Mcleod scholarship fund.
$18,000
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support
$18,000
The Helm Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support
$13,500
Children'S Movement of Florida · Miami, FL · 2025
General support.
$13,000
Mercy High School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General support
$12,500
Grosse Pointe Theater · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2025
General support.
$12,000
Mercy High School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
General support.
$12,000
The Helm at the Boll Life Center · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Meals on wheels.
$12,000
The Helm Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$11,500
Grosse Pointe Theater · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
General support.
$10,000
Mercy High School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2025
General support.
$10,000
Shaw Festival Foundation · 2025
General support.
$10,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support.
$10,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society · Harper Woods, MI · 2024
General support.
$10,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society · Harper Woods, MI · 2023
General support
$10,000
Shaw Festival Foundation · 2023
General support
$9,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025
Mcleod scholarship fund.
$9,500
Dunvegan Foundation · Southern Pines, NC · 2023
General support
$8,500
Wayne State · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$8,000
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support
$8,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2025
General support.
$7,500
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
School of journalism
$7,000
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support.
$7,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
General support.
$7,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support.
$6,250
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support.
$6,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$6,000
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
General support.
$6,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2025
School of journalism
$6,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2025
General support.
$6,000
Regina High School · Warren, MI · 2025
General support
$6,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support
$6,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024
General support
$6,000
The Helm Meals On Wheels · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$5,500
Children'S Movement of Florida · Miami, FL · 2024
General support.
$5,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society · Harper Woods, MI · 2025
General support.
$5,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support.
$5,000
Marian High School · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
School of journalism
$5,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$4,500
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025
Athletics
$4,500
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2024
General support.
$4,500
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$4,500
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$4,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2025
General support
$4,000
Marian High School · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2025
General support.
$4,000
Princeton Theological Seminary · Princeton, NJ · 2025
Rev garrett & rev sarah mostowski scholarship
$4,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025
Athletics.
$4,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023
General support
$3,500
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$3,500
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
School of journalism
$3,500
Shaw Festival Foundation · 2024
General support.
$3,500
Shaw Festival Foundation · 2022
General support
$3,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2025
La & dan dickerson broadcast sports journalism
$3,000
Marian High School · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General support.
$3,000
Dunvegan Foundation · Southern Pines, NC · 2022
General support
$2,800
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Fort Street Presbyterian · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Grosse Pointe Theater · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General support
$2,122
The Detroit Athletic Club Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Wayne state university 4.0 luncheon
$2,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2025
General support.
$2,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
General support.
$2,000
The Helm at the Boll Life Center · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support.
$2,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Socie · Harper Woods, MI · 2022
General support
$1,800
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support.
$1,500
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support.
$1,500
Grosse Pointe Symphony · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$1,250
Grosse Pointe Historical Society · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$1,200
American House Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support.
$1,000
Fort Street Presbyterian · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$1,000
Pilots To the Rescue · Merrifield, VA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Symphony · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
General support.
$1,000
Community Foundation of Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Artists Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Guardian Angels Medical Serv Dogs · Williston, FL · 2023
General support
$1,000
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Community Foundation of Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Grosse Pointe South High School · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Guardian Angels Medical Serv Dogs · Williston, FL · 2022
General support
$1,000
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$500
Ted Lindsay Foundation · Troy, MI · 2025
General support
$500
Neighborhood Club · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022
General support
$350
Michigan Audobon · Okemos, MI · 2022
General support
$250
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
General support
$225
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
General support
$200
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2022
General support
$200
St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
General support
$128
Sidekick Foundations · Carmel, IN · 2022
Mara elephant project
$100
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
General support
$100
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General support

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