Funding search · EIN 382637259 · Birmingham, MI

Shirley K Schlafer 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.

38
grants reported
$4.3M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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Grant history

All 38 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.5M

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Charitable; ; professorship; emerging scholar; women's health innovation fund

  • $1.4M

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021

    Charitable; research; professorship; emerging scholar; covid-19 ppe

  • $193,500

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Emerging scholars and women's health innovation fund

  • $125,000

    National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable; animal education & healthcare

  • $100,000

    Planned Parenthood · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Charitable; reproductive health care

  • $100,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $90,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Emerging scholars and women's health innovation fund

  • $60,000

    North Star Reach · Pinckney, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $60,000

    Planned Parenthood · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021

    Charitable; reproductive health care

  • $50,000

    North Star Reach · Pinckney, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Charitable; reproductive health care

  • $50,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Charitable; museum maintenance & education

  • $50,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Charitable; museum maintenance & education

  • $50,000

    National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable; animal education & healthcare

  • $50,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Charitable; museum maintenance & education

  • $50,000

    National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2021

    Charitable; animal education & healthcare

  • $50,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Ann Arbor Art Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Nroc · Carmel, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Nroc · Carmel, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021

    Charitable; operations and supplies

  • $25,000

    Nroc · Carmel, CA · 2021

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2021

    Charitable; support and education of environmental issues

  • $20,000

    North Star Reach · Pinckney, MI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024

    Charitable; scholarships

  • $10,000

    Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Charitable; museum maintenance & education

  • $10,000

    Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023

    Charitable; scholarships

  • $10,000

    Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022

    Charitable; scholarships

  • $10,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ann Arbor Art Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cranbrook Schools · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021

    Charitable; visiting artist sponsorship

  • $5,000

    Tomorrow Tomorrow · Hudson, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Pewabic Pottery Society · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Charitable; art & artist sponsorship

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Charitable; reproductive health care

  • $1,000

    Pewabic Pottery Society · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Charitable

  • $150

    Pewabic Pottery Society · Detroit, MI · 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.