Adray Foundation
Adray Foundation is a private foundation based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $60,000 to organizations working in areas including hunger relief, health, and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Adray Foundation at a glance
In short: Adray Foundation gave $60K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Michigan. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,455
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $604,065
- +16.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Adray Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists Jon P. Everly as the person to contact. No form is provided; information required varies depending on the proposal. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Jon P Everly
Mailing address: 33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway Suite, 125, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phone: (248) 540-2300
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Adray Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tunnels to Towers Foundation ($15K). Together the top 10 received $58K.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan (62%), New York (25%), Tennessee (8%), and West Virginia (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Adray Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2020) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | To help honor the sacrifice of first responders who laid down their lives to save others on september 11, 2001. | $15,000 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank Detroit, MI | Support to Fight Hunger in Southeastern Michigan. | $10,000 |
| Adray Comm Hockey League Big Rapids, MI | Support Local Hockey League | $5,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation Detroit, MI | Suppport Foundation to Improve Children's Health and Wellness. | $5,000 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind Rochester Hills, MI | Provide support for organization that provides leader dogs trained to assist people who are blind or visually impaired with lifelong skills for independent travel. | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Memphis, TN | Support Children's Medical Research | $5,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest Oak Park, MI | Relieving hunger in metro detroit and distributing it to those in need. | $5,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Inc Ranson, WV | Support the work of the shriner's hospitals for children. | $2,500 |
| South Oakland Shelter DBA Lighthouse MI Pontiac, MI | Support the Work of the South Oakland Shelter. | $2,500 |
| Penrickton Center for Blind Children Taylor, MI | To be used to provide care and support programs that promote independent living in blind and multi-disabled children. | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $604,065 | $167,109 | $78,970 | $60,000 | 11 | $60,000 | $163,997 | $59,801 |
| 2024 | $517,554 | $87,211 | $62,632 | $52,500 | 9 | $52,500 | $83,980 | $55,060 |
| 2023 | $493,964 | $56,235 | $65,014 | $49,500 | 9 | $49,500 | $52,757 | $47,487 |
| 2022 | $502,743 | $50,524 | $57,307 | $44,000 | 8 | $44,000 | $46,627 | $48,409 |
| 2021 | $511,466 | $86,795 | $59,630 | $44,500 | 9 | $44,500 | $81,972 | $53,101 |
| 2020 | $484,757 | $26,955 | $46,480 | $35,000 | 8 | — | $23,480 | $41,912 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adray Foundation reported a distributable amount of $60K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for food banks and hunger-relief organizations, children’s health and medical research, services for people who are blind or visually impaired, and other organizations.
The grantees describe their own work as follows: Gleaners Community Food Bank says it provides households with access to nutritious food and related resources to help achieve a hunger-free community in southeastern Michigan. Leader Dogs for the Blind says it empowers people who are blind or visually impaired with skills for safe, independent daily travel. Forgotten Harvest says its mission is relieving hunger in Metro Detroit and preventing nutritious food waste. Michigan Parkinson Foundation says it supports people impacted by Parkinson’s and related movement disorders, along with their care partners, families, and healthcare professionals.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 11 grants totaling $60,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $15,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Notable awards included $15,000 to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, $10,000 to Gleaners Community Food Bank, and $5,000 each to ADRAY Community Hockey League, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, Leader Dogs for the Blind, St. Jude Children’s Research, and Forgotten Harvest.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Deborah Adray and Jaclyn Adray as directors, and Jon P. Everly as director/officer.
Adray Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah Adray
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jaclyn Adray
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jon P. Everly
Director & Officer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Adray Foundation
How much does Adray Foundation give each year?
Adray Foundation gave $60K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $53K across 9 grants.
What is Adray Foundation's typical grant size?
Adray Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,455, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Adray Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Adray Foundation give grants?
Adray Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (25%) and Tennessee (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (2 grants).
Does Adray Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Adray Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Adray Foundation's largest grantees?
Adray Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tunnels to Towers Foundation ($15,000), Gleaners Community Food Bank ($10,000) and Adray Comm Hockey League ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Adray Foundation?
Adray Foundation reported $604K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $60K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Adray Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for food banks and hunger-relief organizations, children’s health and medical research, services for people who are blind or visually impaired, and other organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Adray Foundation?
The filing lists Jon P. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Adray Foundation's EIN?
Adray Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2435251. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Adray Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/adray-foundation-morg_9bc8724ae2f94b10915df8fb41fff499
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