Funding search · EIN 383505951 · Southfield, MI
The Sherman Family 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.
- 90
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
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.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit3 grants · $204,100
- Jafina Jewish Agency of Israel-Na2 grants · $110,000
- Beaumont Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- American Friends of Orr Shalom2 grants · $69,500
- Ort America2 grants · $57,000
- Brilliant Detroit2 grants · $55,000
- Jewish Federation of North America1 grant · $50,000
- American Israel Education Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit3 grants · $45,100
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $42,400
Giving over time
Grant history
All 90 reported grants, largest first.
- $117,100
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Annual campaign, challenge
- $100,000
Jafina Jewish Agency of Israel-Na · New York, NY · 2023
Religious
- $64,500
American Friends of Orr Shalom · Washington, DC · 2022
Religious
- $55,000
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
Annual campaign, challenge
- $50,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Beaumont Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2023
Health care
- $50,000
Jewish Federation of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Beaumont Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022
Health care
- $41,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $33,500
Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Youth
- $32,000
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Annual campaign, challenge
- $30,000
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
Music
- $25,000
Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $17,000
Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Music
- $16,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $15,000
Washington Institute of Near East Policy · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $12,400
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
Music
- $10,000
Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Religious
- $10,000
University of Michigan Hillel · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
Assistance for people with special needs
- $10,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
Religious
- $10,000
American Friends of Peres Center · Miami, FL · 2022
Health care
- $10,000
Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
Assistance for people with special needs
- $10,000
Jafina Jewish Agency of Israel-Na · New York, NY · 2022
Religious
- $9,800
Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
Youth
- $9,500
Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Music
- $8,900
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $8,167
Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Music
- $8,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Youth
- $8,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,800
Zekelman Holocaust Memorial Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
Religious
- $6,500
Holocaust Memorial Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
Religious
- $6,000
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Health care
- $6,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
Health care
- $6,000
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,500
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2023
Food bank
- $5,000
American Friends of Orr Shalom · Washington, DC · 2024
Religious
- $5,000
Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Clal National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Jewish Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda · Southfield, MI · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Zekelman Holocaust Memorial Center · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Religious
- $5,000
Clal National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Momentum Unlimited · Rockville, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
American Friends of Israel · W Hollywood, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Detroit Jewish News Fdn · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Opendor Media · Sunrise, FL · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
Religious
- $5,000
Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Tamarack Camps · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda · Southfield, MI · 2022
Education
- $4,000
Jarc · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Disability
- $4,000
Jarc · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
Disability
- $3,700
Aish Ha Torah · Oak Park, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
American Friends of Israel · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Farber Hebrew Day School · Southfield, MI · 2024
Education
- $2,500
McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Moishe House · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2024
Food bank
- $2,500
Aish Ha Torah · Oak Park, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Tamarack Camps · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Jewish Creativity International · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2022
Food bank
- $2,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
Art
- $1,800
Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
Youth
- $1,500
Jewish Community Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,300
Mental Illness Research Association · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Assistance for people with special needs
- $1,200
Wrcj · Wixom, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $1,200
Wrcj · Wixom, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Health care
- $1,000
Mental Illness Research Association · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
Assistance for people with special needs
- $1,000
National Council of Jewish Women · Southfield, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Farber Hebrew Day School · Southfield, MI · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Farber Hebrew Day School · Southfield, MI · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Fdn · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Jewish Senior Life · Oak Park, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $360
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.

