Funding search · William Davidson Foundation · grants
William Davidson Foundation: all 277 grants
Largest first · $178.4M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $500,000
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
To support the LiveSecure Program.
- $500,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
To support the Winter Survival Initiative in Ukraine
- $500,000
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500,000
Gesher Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support the AMI initiative
- $500,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2022
To support the PJ Library program
- $500,000
Maoz-Seal · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500,000
Shabbat Project Inc Dba One Table · New York, NY · 2022
Readiness grant to support preparation for strategic plan implementation and scaling
- $475,000
Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To provide technical and other assistance for Detroit-based tech and growth-focused entrepreneurs and to conduct a benchmark analysis on SmartZone tax-capture financing
- $450,000
Downtown Detroit Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support Campus Martius Park upgrades and to support DDP's coordination efforts for major events in 2024
- $450,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2024
For general operating support and delegations to Israel
- $450,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support the Pontiac Funders Collaborative.
- $450,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support and VIP delegations to Israel.
- $450,000
Lawrence Technology University · Southfield, MI · 2022
Capacity-building for the centrepolis accelerator including support for underserved populations and communities
- $450,000
Mechon Hadar · New York, NY · 2022
To support the Pedagogy of Partnership's Midwest Fellowship and support of children and family programming
- $450,000
Venture for America · New York, NY · 2022
to support Detroit program operations, related national administration, and summer experiential learning in Detroit
- $425,000
Venture for America · New York, NY · 2023
To support Detroit program operations, administrative costs, and summer experiental learning in Detroit.
- $400,000
Venture for America · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $400,000
Sefaria · New York, NY · 2023
To support maintenance and improvements to the William Davidson Talmud and capacity building to activate small and new donors, with an improved CRM (Customer Relationship Management program).
- $400,000
Shalem College · 2023
To support the creation of two new majors focused on diplomacy, strategy, and economics.
- $400,000
Detroit Public Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2022
New facility and the Soar Fund
- $400,000
Eastern Market Corporation · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the authentic eastern market campaign and for general operating support of the public market
- $400,000
Michigan Municipal League Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To support the hamtramck park conservancy's (hpc) second phase for a recreation distric in hamtramck
- $350,000
Sefaria · New York, NY · 2024
To support maintenance and improvements to the William Davidson Talmud and capacity building
- $350,000
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support the 2024 JCC Maccabi Games in Detroit as a presenting sponsor.
- $350,000
Upstart Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support UpStart's programs, alumni services, and to serve as a partner for the Foundation's venture philanthropy work.
- $350,000
Friends of Elnet · New York, NY · 2022
To support the Brussels office and to support programming for Israel delegations.
- $350,000
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the capital campaign project, sustained support for operations and enhanced building and space activation
- $350,000
The Michigan Women'S Foundation Dba Michigan Women Forward · Detroit, MI · 2022
Organizational Capacity Support
- $350,000
Upstart Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2022
to support Upstart's programs, alumni services, and to serve as a partner for the Foundation's venture philanthropy work
- $320,000
Farber Hebrew Day School-Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support leading educators and project-based learning initiatives
- $317,227
Endeavor Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General operating support and for a matching grant to support fundraising efforts.
- $315,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the Senior International Fellow
- $315,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the Senior International Fellow.
- $307,500
Congregation Shaarey Zedek · Southfield, MI · 2023
For general operating support and support for the development of a campus and facilities master plan.
- $300,000
Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Hillel · East Lansing, MI · 2024
To support education and leadership development efforts of the Hillels of Michigan - U of M Hillel, MSU Hillel, and Hillel of Metro Detroit
- $300,000
Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2024
For general operating support and development capacity building
- $300,000
Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the HUB Capital Campaign
- $300,000
Mabua - Israeli Beit Midrash · 2024
General operating support
- $300,000
Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Hillel · East Lansing, MI · 2023
To support education and leadership development efforts of Hillels of Michigan - U of M Hillel, MSU Hillel, and Hillel of Metro Detroit.
- $300,000
Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2023
General Operating Support and development capacity building.
- $300,000
Global Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support programming, research, storytelling, and education to sustain the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program and the Global Talent Retention Initiative.
- $300,000
Israeli Beit Midrash Ein Prat · 2023
General operating support.
- $300,000
Chandler Park Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the detroit parks coalition's (dpc) management of the pistions neighbors program and capacity building for park programming
- $300,000
Congregation B'Nai Brith Hillel · East Lansing, MI · 2022
To support the education and leadership development efforts of the hillels of michigan - u of m hillel, msu hillel, and hillel of metro detroit
- $300,000
Congregation Shaarey Zedek · Southfield, MI · 2022
General Operating Support
- $300,000
Itrek · New York, NY · 2022
To support trips to israel for emerging leaders and to support programs for alumni
- $300,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support community security efforts
- $300,000
Joe Louis Greenway Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support start-up staffing and organizational infrastructure costs
- $275,000
Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised Funds · New York, NY · 2024
To support Natan's Jewish Connections, Confronting Antisemitism, and Reimagining Israel Education committees and for Natan to serve as a partner
- $275,000
Jewish Federation of Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support the Lauder Impact Initiative in Detroit
- $275,000
Upstart Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support UpSpark, UpLift, and UpSpring and to serve as a partner
- $275,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
To support JDC Entwine in Detroit
- $252,773
Endeavor Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
For general operating support and for a matching grant to support fundraising efforts
- $250,000
Congregation Shaarey Zedek · Southfield, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Israel On Campus Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
For general operating support of Academic Engagement Network's educational programs
- $250,000
Louis D Brandeis Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2024
To support the Rebooter Network, the Arts Lab, and to serve as a partner
- $250,000
The Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the Gargaro Directors Endowment
- $250,000
Chabad On Campus International · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To support Engagement Initiative and Chazak Professional Development Initiative.
- $250,000
Chandler Park Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support the Detroit Parks Coalition's 2023 Pistons Neighbors Program and capacity building for park programming.
- $250,000
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
General Operating Support.
- $250,000
Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised Funds · New York, NY · 2023
To support natan's direct grants of its jewish connections committee and to support natan's operations, wraparound supports for their grantees, and to serve as a partner for the foundation's venture philantropy work.
- $250,000
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue · Detroit, MI · 2023
General Operating Support.
- $250,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To establish the Byron and Dorothy Gerson Centennial Innovation Fund.
- $250,000
The Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support the Gargaro Directors Endowment.
- $250,000
American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot - the Museum of the Jewish People · New York, NY · 2022
supporting the Grantee's development of a comprehensive plan for a digital Jewish identity experience
- $250,000
Chabad On Campus International · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To support Engagement Initiative and Chazak Professional Development Initiative
- $250,000
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
to support the buildout of their new headquarters in Midtown Detroit,
- $250,000
Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised Funds · New York, NY · 2022
To support natan's direct grants of its jewish connections committee and to support natan's operations, wraparound supports for their grantees, and to serve as a partner for the foundation's venture philantropy work
- $250,000
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
To support the open space, open minds campaign with naming recognition of the track in honor of mr. Davidson
- $250,000
Nli USA · New York, NY · 2022
To support the development of the nli digital visitor experience in the william davidson permanent exhibition gallery
- $250,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2022
To support programming and partnerships in metro detroit, and to incubate creative entrepreneurs and projects in support of jewish education and engagement
- $225,000
Jewish Federation of Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support a new director position at JLive and for general operating support for JLive
- $225,000
Michigan Founders Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General operating support and sponsorship of Michigan Tech Week.
- $200,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
To support Cyberwell's Artificial Intelligence Initiative
- $200,000
Joe Louis Greenway Partnership · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support start-up staffing and organizational infrastructure costs
- $200,000
Repair the World · New York, NY · 2024
To support Detroit Service Corps, Powered by Repair partnerships, and teen and family engagement in Detroit
- $200,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
To sponsor the Opening Night Gala with Yo-Yo Ma and the Florida Tour.
- $200,000
Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support Experiential Education programming, Professional and Board Development, and Marketing and communication efforts.
- $200,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2023
To support their efforts as a partner for Venture Philanthropy work and for Reboot's Detroit-based work.
- $200,000
Repair the World · New York, NY · 2023
To support its Detroit-based work with Repair Fellows, service opportunity connections, Powered by Repair partnerships, and teen and family engagement.
- $200,000
Charles H Wright Museum of African American History · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support detroit historical museums' capacity and planning support project, a collaboration between the charles h. Wright museum of african american history and detroit historical society
- $200,000
Repair the World · New York, NY · 2022
To support its detroit-based work with repair fellows, service opportunity connections, powered by repair partnerships, and teen and family engagement
- $180,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support the Anniversary Gala with a gold level sponsorship honoring Charles Bronfman
- $175,000
Belle Isle Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support a sustainability study for the Belle Isle Aquarium and for general operating support
- $175,000
Detroit Parks Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the 2024 Pistons Neighbors Program and for capacity building for park management
- $175,000
United Jewish Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support the WDF Employee Matching Gift Philanthropic Fund.
- $175,000
Build Institute · Detroit, MI · 2022
capacity building to provide training and technical assistance for entrepreneurs in Detroit and Southeast Michigan
- $150,000
Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2024
General operating support
- $150,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2024
To support CANVAS's grants to Jewish arts organizations, Matters of the Art Network, Leadership Development Programs, and for CANVAS to serve as a partner
- $150,000
Keren Shituf Tormim (Keshet) Daf Baam (Heletz) (Daf Il Ltd (Cc)) · 2024
General operating support
- $150,000
The Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the Michigan Central Station Children's Endowment Campaign
- $150,000
United Jewish Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To fund the WDF Employee Matching Gift Philanthropic Fund
- $150,000
Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $150,000
Center for Educational Technology · 2023
General operating support for 929.
- $150,000
Ogen - Free Loan Fund · 2023
General operating support.
- $150,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022
To support the Leaders for Tomorrow program in Detroit
- $150,000
Center for Educational Technology · 2022
General Operating Support for 929
- $150,000
Israeli Beit Midrash - Ein Prat · 2022
General Operating Support

