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Vaughan Foundation

Name: Vaughan Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

126
grants reported: $76.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $47,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ann Arbor Area Community Fdn1 grant · $69.7M
Umrc Heritage Found Annual Fund3 grants · $580,000
The Heat & Warmth Fund3 grants · $425,000
Shelter Association of Washtenaw3 grants · $375,000
St Joseph Mercy Health System3 grants · $300,000
Washtenaw Literacy3 grants · $240,000
Peace Neighborhood Center3 grants · $240,000
Fisher House Michigan3 grants · $240,000
Ann Arbor Hands On Museum3 grants · $210,000
Horses Haven3 grants · $210,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$2.3M

2024

$69.8M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 126 grants.

$69.7M
Ann Arbor Area Community Fdn · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$200,000
Umrc Heritage Found Annual Fund · Chelsea, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$200,000
Umrc Heritage Found Annual Fund · Chelsea, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$180,000
Umrc Heritage Found Annual Fund · Chelsea, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$150,000
The Heat & Warmth Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$150,000
The Heat & Warmth Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$125,000
Shelter Association of Washtenaw · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$125,000
Shelter Association of Washtenaw · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$125,000
Shelter Association of Washtenaw · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$125,000
The Heat & Warmth Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$120,000
Fisher House Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$120,000
Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$110,000
Ymca of Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$100,000
St Joseph Mercy Health System · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$100,000
St Joseph Mercy Health System · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$100,000
St Joseph Mercy Health System · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$100,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$80,000
Washtenaw Literacy · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$80,000
Washtenaw Literacy · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$80,000
Dawn Farms · Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$80,000
Washtenaw Literacy · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Ann Arbor Hands On Museum · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Horses Haven · Howell, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Ann Arbor Hands On Museum · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Horses Haven · Howell, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Ann Arbor Hands On Museum · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Canter · Commerce Township, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Horses Haven · Howell, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$70,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$65,000
Ann Arbor Teen Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$65,000
Ymca of Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Fisher House Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Leader Dogs for the Blind · Rochester, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Michigan Theatre Foundati · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Packard Health Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Fisher House Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Packard Health Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$60,000
Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Cascades Humane Society · Jackson, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Cheboygan County Humane Society · Cheboygan, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Dawn Farms · Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
St Louis Center · Chelsea, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Therapeutic Riding · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Cascades Humane Society · Jackson, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Cheboygan County Humane Society · Cheboygan, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Dawn Farms · Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Michigan Theatre Foundati · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
St Louis Center · Chelsea, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Therapeutic Riding · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Michigan Theatre Foundati · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
Packard Health Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$50,000
St Louis Center · Chelsea, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Domestic Violence Project · Canton, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Paws With a Cause · Auburn Hills, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Domestic Violence Project · Canton, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Paws With a Cause · Auburn Hills, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Cascades Humane Society · Jackson, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Cheboygan County Humane Society · Cheboygan, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$45,000
Domestic Violence Project · Canton, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Alatheia Riding Center · Wenatchee, WA · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Ann Arbor Summer Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Bird Center of Washtenaw County' · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Canter · Commerce Township, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Great Lakes Rabbits Sanct · Whittaker, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Purple Rose Theater Co · Chelsea, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Ronald McDonald House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Alatheia Riding Center · Wenatchee, WA · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Bird Center of Washtenaw County' · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Canter · Commerce Township, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Great Lakes Rabbits Sanct · Whittaker, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Purple Rose Theater Co · Chelsea, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Ronald McDonald House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Bird Center of Washtenaw County' · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Fair Food Network · Detroit, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Food Gatherers · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Great Lakes Rabbits Sanct · Whittaker, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$40,000
Therapeutic Riding · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Eles Place · Lansing, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Ann Arbor Teen Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Eles Place · Lansing, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Ann Arbor Teen Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Paws With a Cause · Auburn Hills, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$35,000
Ronald McDonald House · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$30,000
Trail'S End Wildlife Refuge · Martinsville, IN · 2025
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$30,000
Girls Grp · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status
$30,000
Ann Arbor Summer Festival · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/501(c)(3) status
$30,000
Girls Grp · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Used consistent w/ 501(c)(3) status

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