Funding search · EIN 382510591 · West Bloomfield, MI

The Thomas Foundation

Name: The Thomas Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

51
grants reported: $700,000
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $8,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

social education scientific medical

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Intern3 grants · $244,500
Wayne State University4 grants · $88,000
Breakthrough T1d1 grant · $81,500
Detroit Institute for Children3 grants · $39,000
Forgotten Harvest4 grants · $38,000
United Negro College Fund4 grants · $34,000
Yad Ezra4 grants · $34,000
Horizons Upward Bound4 grants · $34,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank4 grants · $30,000
Higher Hopes4 grants · $28,000

Giving over time

$178,500

2021

$164,500

2022

$177,000

2023

$180,000

2024

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$82,000
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Intern · New York, NY · 2021
Scientific
$81,500
Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2024
Scientific
$81,500
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Intern · New York, NY · 2023
Scientific
$81,000
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Intern · New York, NY · 2022
Scientific
$29,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Scientific
$27,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023
Scientific
$15,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022
Scientific
$15,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2021
Scientific
$15,000
Detroit Institute for Children · Walled Lake, MI · 2021
Medical
$12,000
Boldli · Detroit, MI · 2024
Medical
$12,000
Detroit Institute for Children · Walled Lake, MI · 2023
Medical
$12,000
Detroit Institute for Children · Walled Lake, MI · 2022
Medical
$10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
Social
$10,000
Higher Hopes · Commerce Township, MI · 2024
Social
$10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
Social
$10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2021
Social
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2021
Social
$10,000
Horizons Upward Bound · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
Education
$10,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2021
Education
$10,000
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2021
Social
$8,000
Horizons Upward Bound · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
Education
$8,000
United Negro College Fund · Southfield, MI · 2024
Education
$8,000
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2024
Social
$8,000
Horizons Upward Bound · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
Education
$8,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
Education
$8,000
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2023
Social
$8,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
Social
$8,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022
Social
$8,000
Horizons Upward Bound · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Education
$8,000
United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022
Education
$8,000
Yad Ezra · Beerkley, MI · 2022
Social
$6,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024
Social
$6,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023
Social
$6,000
Higher Hopes · Commerce Township, MI · 2023
Social
$6,000
Higher Hopes · Commerce Township, MI · 2022
Social
$6,000
Higher Hopes · Commerce Township, MI · 2021
Social
$3,000
Special Olympics Michigan · Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Social
$3,000
St Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Social
$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro D · Detroit, MI · 2023
Social
$3,000
Special Olympics Michigan · Bloomfield, MI · 2023
Social
$3,000
St Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center · Detroit, MI · 2023
Social
$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro D · Detroit, MI · 2022
Social
$3,000
Special Olympics Michigan · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
Social
$3,000
St Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
Social
$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro D · Detroit, MI · 2021
Social
$3,000
Special Olympics Michigan · West Bloomfield, MI · 2021
Social
$3,000
St Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center · Detroit, MI · 2021
Social
$1,000
Michigan Aviation Educatin Foundati · St Clair Shores, MI · 2024
Education
$1,000
Michigan Aviation Educatin Foundati · St Clair Shores, MI · 2023
Education
$1,000
Michigan Aviation Educatin Foundati · St Clair Shores, MI · 2022
Education
$1,000
Michigan Aviation Educatin Foundati · St Clair Shores, MI · 2021
Education

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