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 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationreligiouscarehealthmusicpeoplespecialyouth

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$404,600
2022
$456,460
2023
$277,667
2024

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

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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.