Funding search · EIN 386087665 · Detroit, MI

Matilda R Wilson Fund

Name: Matilda R Wilson Fund grants, 2022–2024
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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.

74
grants reported: $4.2M
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Michigan State University3 grants · $1.2M
Meadow Brook Hall3 grants · $600,000
Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $250,000
Beloit College3 grants · $225,000
The Salvation Army3 grants · $200,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy3 grants · $200,000
College for Creative Studies3 grants · $150,000
Alma College3 grants · $150,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts3 grants · $125,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan3 grants · $125,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$400,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Capital improvements and scholarships
$400,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Capital improvements and scholarships
$400,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Capital improvements and scholarships
$200,000
Meadow Brook Hall · Rochester, MI · 2024
General operations
$200,000
Meadow Brook Hall · Rochester, MI · 2023
General operations
$200,000
Meadow Brook Hall · Rochester, MI · 2022
General operations
$100,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$100,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$100,000
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022
Capital improvements and staff training
$100,000
The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2022
General operations
$75,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2024
Capital campaign
$75,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
Endowment
$75,000
The Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Endowment campaign
$75,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2023
Capital campaign
$75,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
Endowment
$75,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2022
Capital campaign
$75,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
General operations
$75,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Max M Fisher Music Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$50,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2024
Capital improvements
$50,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations and scholarships
$50,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$50,000
The Purple Rose Theatre Co · Chelsea, MI · 2024
General operations
$50,000
The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2024
General operations
$50,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2023
Capital improvements
$50,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations and scholarships
$50,000
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Scholarship endowment
$50,000
The Purple Rose Theatre Co · Chelsea, MI · 2023
General operations
$50,000
The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2023
General operations
$50,000
Alma College · Alma, MI · 2022
Capital improvements
$50,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations and scholarships
$50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Capital improvements
$35,000
Childrens Center of Wayne County · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$35,000
Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2022
Capital campaign
$30,000
Covenant Christian Center · Mt Clemens, MI · 2024
General operations
$30,000
Covenant Christian Center · Mt Clemens, MI · 2023
General operations
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
General operations
$25,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Scholarship endowment
$25,000
Life Directions · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
General operations
$25,000
Childrens Center of Wayne County · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$25,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Max M Fisher Music Center · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2023
Capital campaign
$25,000
Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$25,000
Life Directions · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2022
Capital campaign
$20,000
Covenant Christian Center · Mt Clemens, MI · 2022
General operations
$20,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$15,000
American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$15,000
Detroit Public Television · Wixom, MI · 2024
General operations
$15,000
Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Program support
$15,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$15,000
University Presbyterian Church · Rochester, MI · 2024
General operations
$15,000
American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$15,000
Math Corps · Birmingham, MI · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
Racing for Kids · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
General operations
$15,000
Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
Program support
$15,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$15,000
Detroit Public Television · Wixom, MI · 2022
General operations
$15,000
Empowerment Plan · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operations
$15,000
Racing for Kids · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Catch · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Vista Maria · Dearborn Heights, MI · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
General operations
$10,000
University Liggett School · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2023
Learning collaborative
$10,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Michigan Humane · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Motor City Mitten Mission · St Clair Shores, MI · 2022
General operations
$5,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operations
$4,050
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Membership
$4,000
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General operations
$3,900
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General operations

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