Funding search · EIN 386066335 · Detroit, MI

William & Martha Ford Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

202
grants reported
$4.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Henry Ford Health System4 grants · $2.3M
  • The Children'S Foundation1 grant · $500,000
  • Christ Church Grosse Pointe5 grants · $303,000
  • The Henry Ford4 grants · $302,000
  • Henry Ford Health System Foundation1 grant · $150,000
  • Our Lady of the Elms School3 grants · $100,000
  • Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $100,000
  • Princeton University3 grants · $60,000
  • Fair Lane3 grants · $45,000
  • Catch3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$621,200
2022
$613,200
2023
$3.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 202 grants.

  • $2.1M

    Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $500,000

    The Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $150,000

    Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $150,000

    Henry Ford Health System Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $101,000

    Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $100,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $100,000

    Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $100,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $100,000

    Christ Church Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $100,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $50,000

    Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $50,000

    Our Lady of the Elms School · Akron, OH · 2024

    Program services

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Southfield, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $25,000

    Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $25,000

    Our Lady of the Elms School · Akron, OH · 2023

    Program services

  • $25,000

    Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $25,000

    Our Lady of the Elms School · Akron, OH · 2022

    Elms fund for excellence

  • $25,000

    Schaap Center for Performing Arts · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $20,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Program services

  • $20,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    Program services

  • $20,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    Parents annual giving

  • $15,000

    Fair Lane · Dearborn, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $15,000

    Fair Lane · Dearborn, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $15,000

    Fair Lane · Dearborn, MI · 2022

    Annual fundraiser

  • $10,000

    Catch · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Freedom Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Catch · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Freedom Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Hebe Sound Community Chest · Hebe Sound, FL · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    The Helm · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $10,000

    Catch · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Night of champions fundraiser

  • $10,000

    Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022

    Annual gala

  • $10,000

    Freedom Insititute · New York, NY · 2022

    Annual drive

  • $10,000

    Hobe Sound Community Chest · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Annual campaign

  • $10,000

    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2022

    Program Services

  • $10,000

    Racquet Up Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program Services

  • $7,500

    Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $7,500

    Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $6,000

    Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $6,000

    Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Christ Memorial Chapel · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Focushope · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Jupiter Island Medical Clinic · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Southampton Hospital Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The Greening of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Christ Memorial Chapel · Hebe Sound, FL · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    East Hampton Healthcare Foundation · East Hampton, NY · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Focushope · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Mistletoe Magic · Grosse Pointe Park, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Southampton Hospital Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The Greening of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Chocoalte jubilee factory

  • $5,000

    Arthritis Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Annual fund drive

  • $5,000

    Christ Memorial Chapel · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2022

    Program Services

  • $5,000

    Southampton Hospital Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2022

    Program Services

  • $5,000

    Tau Beta Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation · East Hampton, MI · 2022

    Fund programs at east hampton healthcare center and east hampton urgent medical care

  • $5,000

    The Greening of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $5,000

    The Helm Life Center · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $3,000

    Festival of Trees · Livonia, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $3,000

    Festival of Trees · Livonia, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $2,500

    Detroit Riverfront Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $2,500

    Belle Isle Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program Services

  • $2,000

    The Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $1,500

    The War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,500

    Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023

    Program services

  • $1,500

    Detroit Pal · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Program services

  • $1,500

    Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Belle Isle Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Camp Casey · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Children'S Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Detroit Artists Market · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Detroit Public Safety Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    East Hampton Historical Society · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    George & Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

  • $1,000

    Goodwill of Greater Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Program services

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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.