Funding search · EIN 381359097 · St Clair Shores, MI

Mary Thompson 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.

120
grants reported
$874,800
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
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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Top recipients

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  • Wings Home4 grants · $67,500
  • The Helm4 grants · $64,000
  • Pope Francis Center4 grants · $59,000
  • Little Brothers4 grants · $43,000
  • Detroit Opera4 grants · $40,000
  • Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council4 grants · $36,000
  • Motor City Mitten Mission2 grants · $30,000
  • Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee4 grants · $30,000
  • Evangelical Homes of Michigan Foundation3 grants · $28,600
  • Accounting Aid Society3 grants · $28,000

Giving over time

$203,000
2022
$214,500
2023
$217,700
2024
$239,600
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 120 grants.

  • $21,000

    The Helm · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Wings Home · Allegan, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Wings Home · Allegan, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $17,500

    Wings Home · Allegan, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    The Helm · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    The Helm · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $14,000

    Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council · Alpena, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $14,000

    Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $13,000

    The Helm · Grosse Point Farms, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $13,000

    Little Brothers · Hancock, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,500

    Evangelical Homes of Michigan Foundation · Saline, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council · Alpena, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Hannan Center · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Ironwood Carnegie Library · Ironwood, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Jewish Family Services · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Little Brothers · Hancock, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Lori'S Hands · Ypsilanti, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Lourdes · Waterford, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee · Owosso, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Hannan Center · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Little Brothers · Hancock, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Lourdes · Waterford, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Presbyterian Village - Bethany Manor · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Gilda'S Club Metro Detroit · Royal Oak, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Wings Home · Allegan, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Little Brothers · Hancock, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee · Owosso, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $9,500

    Evangelical Homes of Michigan Foundation · Saline, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $8,600

    Evangelical Homes of Michigan Foundation · Saline, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $8,500

    Mittens for Detroit · Berkley, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $8,000

    Accounting Aid Society · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $8,000

    Mittens for Detroit · Berkley, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $8,000

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $8,000

    Gilda'S Club Metro Detroit · Royal Oak, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Better Business Bureau of Western Mi Educational Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Alzheimer'S Association Michigan Chapter · Southfield, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Jewish Family Services · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Lourdes · Waterford, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,200

    Caring Connections · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Shiawasee Council On the Aging · Owosso, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council · Alpena, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,000

    Salvation Army · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association Michigan Chapter · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology · Grosse Point Park, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Dexter Senior Citizens · Dexter, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Greater Emmanuel Ministries · Newport News, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Next Steps 4 Seniors Foundation · Rochester Hills, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Pace Southeast Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels · Ypsilanti, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council · Alpena, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology · Grosse Point Park, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Jewish Family Services · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Lori'S Hands · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Next Steps 4 Seniors Foundation · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee · Owosso, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Housing Network · Troy, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology · Grosse Point Park, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Hannan Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Jackson Friendly Home · Jackson, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    John George Home · Jackson, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mittens for Detroit · Berkley, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    National Council of Dementia Minds · Elwell, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Next Steps 4 Seniors Foundation · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee · Owosso, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology · Grosse Point Park, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Rochester Area Neighborhood House · Rochester, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $4,500

    Great Lakes Chamber Music · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $4,500

    Great Lakes Chamber Music · Southfield, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $4,500

    Next - Birmingham Seniors Coordinating Council · Birmingham, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $4,500

    Great Lakes Chamber Music · Southfield, MI · 2022

    General purpose

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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.