Acts of Kindness Foundation INC

Rose and Lawrence C Page Sr Family

Bingham Farms, MI

The foundation supports universities, hospitals, food banks, and social-service organizations, primarily in Michigan, with a small share of giving in Tennessee. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $20,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Christian Financial Outreach and Impact

Sterling Heights, MI

Christian Financial Outreach and Impact funds Michigan 501(c)(3) organizations serving Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, or St. Clair counties, with priorities including housing, health and quality of life, financial well-being, and support for children and youth. Recent grants ranged from $451 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts applications through an online grant process.

Consumers Energy Foundation

Jackson, MI

Consumers Energy Foundation funds Michigan projects focused on basic needs, education and workforce readiness, environmental protection, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and arts and culture, mainly in Lower Peninsula communities served by Consumers Energy. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $500,000, with a median of $5,000; its 2026 Community Impact program offers up to $20,000 per project. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Shared Mission Foundation

Rochester, MI

Strunk Foundation

Warren, MI

The Strunk Foundation supports organizations working in areas including music, foster care, children’s health, domestic and sexual violence services, wildlife, and higher education, primarily in Michigan. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $8,000, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund

Grosse Pointe, MI

The fund supports nonprofits in health care, youth, education, hunger relief, the environment, arts, and community work, primarily in Michigan, with most grants going to the Detroit area. Its 2024 grants ranged from $7,500 to $1.1 million, with a median of $25,000. It has no formal application procedure; submissions are preferred in November, and the fund does not award grants to individuals.

The Frank and Ethel Bresto Family

Shelby Township, MI

The foundation supports educational institutions, churches, community organizations, and social-service groups, primarily in Michigan. In 2025, it awarded 36 grants totaling $39,550, typically small grants (median $600; range $250–$5,000). It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Detroit, MI

United Way for Southeastern Michigan funds basic needs, youth opportunity, family financial stability, and racial-equity work, primarily across Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; listed opportunities include specific funds, but the profile does not state a general policy on unsolicited requests.

Herrick Foundation

Ann Arbor, MI

The Herrick Foundation funds housing, lifelong learning, and community wellbeing, with emphasis on underserved, vulnerable, and rural communities, primarily in specified Michigan counties and in parts of Arizona and Montana. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $1,555,500, with a median of $15,500. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; it directs applicants to its website or to request application materials by email.

John D & Jean E Dinan Foundation

Livonia, MI

The John D & Jean E Dinan Foundation funds a range of charitable organizations, including education, disability services, and community support programs, with nearly all 2024 grant dollars going to Michigan. Its 73 grants ranged from $250 to $32,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

TLC Foundation

Chesterfield TWP, MI

TLC Foundation supports charitable organizations, with 2022 grants focused on food access, veterans, survivors of violence, and services for people who are blind or visually impaired. It gave $2,500–$10,000 per grant, with a median of $5,000, primarily in Michigan and a small share in Illinois. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

L & H Foundation

Portland, OR

L & H Foundation funds charitable organizations working in areas including environmental education, youth services, housing, violence prevention, LGBTQ+ equality, and the arts, with grants reported in Oregon, Idaho, Michigan, New York, and Washington. In 2025, grants ranged from $200 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.