Applebaum Family Support Foundation
Based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Applebaum Family Support Foundation is a public charity formed in 1989. It supports the Jewish community and the community as a whole, with its 2025 grants including support for health, education, Jewish community organizations, and other community services.
Applebaum Family Support Foundation at a glance
In short: Applebaum Family Support Foundation gave $805K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Michigan. 54% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $805,000
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $61,923
- -30.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,469,851
- -17.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 54% first-time grantees (7 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Applebaum Family Support Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2030 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: (248) 642-4260
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Applebaum Family Support Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Beaumont Health Foundation ($150K). Together the top 10 received $775K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 12 grants of 36 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 80% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, 19% to recipients in Massachusetts, and 1% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Applebaum Family Support Foundation open to new grantees?
54%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 13 grantees (54%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $41K; repeat grants $87K. How we count
Medians: $35K first-time, $88K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $805K (2025) to $4.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $805K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Health Foundation Southfield, MI | To Support the Community | $150,000 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | To Support Education | $125,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institue Inc Boston, MA | To Support the Community | $100,000 |
| Henry Ford Dearborn, MI | To Support the Community | $100,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Detroit West Bloomfield, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $75,000 |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | To Support Education | $60,000 |
| Fresh Air Society - Tamarack Camps Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $50,000 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation Agawam, MA | To Support the Jewish Community. | $50,000 |
| Gesher Human Services Southfield, MI | To Support the Community | $35,000 |
| Jarc Farmington Hills, MI | To Support People with Disabilities. | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,469,851 | $502,238 | $832,329 | $805,000 | 13 | $65,567 |
| 2024 | $1,771,713 | $93,497 | $1,004,467 | $975,000 | 11 | $93,497 |
| 2023 | $2,642,950 | $57,588 | $4,266,106 | $4,235,000 | 7 | $57,525 |
| 2022 | $6,805,372 | $7,623,458 | $835,663 | $810,000 | 5 | $1,731 |
| 2021 | — | $8,292 | $20 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | $18,517 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states its mission as “to support the Jewish community and community as a whole.” Its 2025 grants included education, healthcare, support for people with disabilities, and community and Jewish community programs.
Among the recipients, Gesher Human Services describes its work as providing workforce development, behavioral health, and inclusion programming across Metro Detroit, while also meeting the needs of the Jewish community. JARC says it enriches the lives of people with disabilities through support, relationships, and community engagement in accordance with Jewish values. Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network describes providing care navigation, spiritual care, life enrichment, and grief support to Jewish patients and families facing terminal illness.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $805,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $150,000, with a median of $50,000. Among the larger reported grants were $150,000 to Beaumont Health Foundation, $125,000 to the University of Michigan, $100,000 each to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Henry Ford, and $75,000 to Jewish Family Service of Detroit.
Other reported grants included $60,000 to Wayne State University, $50,000 each to Fresh Air Society–Tamarack Camps and Harold Grinspoon Foundation, $35,000 to Gesher Human Services, and $30,000 to JARC. The foundation also awarded $10,000 each to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit, and Central Fund of Israel.
The University of Michigan describes its mission as representing and advocating for its member physicians. Beaumont Health Foundation describes its mission as improving health, instilling humanity, and inspiring hope. These are the recipients’ descriptions of their own missions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pamela Applebaum as president; Steven Ingber as secretary; Dorothy Benyas as treasurer; and Lisa Applebaum, Sandy Danto, and Terri Farber as directors.
Applebaum Family Support Foundation is led by Pamela Applebaum, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela Applebaum
President
President & Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Applebaum
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Danto
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Farber
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Benyas
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Ingber
Secretary
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Doreen Hermelin (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Marcia Applebaum (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Mark Hauser (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Penny Blumenstein (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Robert P. Aronson (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Howard Neistein (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary
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 Applebaum Family Support Foundation
How much does Applebaum Family Support Foundation give each year?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation gave $805K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $975K across 11 grants.
What is Applebaum Family Support Foundation's typical grant size?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $61,923, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Applebaum Family Support Foundation that year got $41K on average.
Where does Applebaum Family Support Foundation give grants?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Southfield, MI (2 grants) and West Bloomfield, MI (2 grants).
Does Applebaum Family Support Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Applebaum Family Support Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support the Community" (5 grants) and "To Support the Jewish Community" (4 grants).
Who are Applebaum Family Support Foundation's largest grantees?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Beaumont Health Foundation ($150,000), University of Michigan ($125,000) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institue Inc ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Applebaum Family Support Foundation?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $502K.
What does Applebaum Family Support Foundation fund?
The foundation states its mission as “to support the Jewish community and community as a whole.” Its 2025 grants included education, healthcare, support for people with disabilities, and community and Jewish community programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Applebaum Family Support Foundation?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Applebaum Family Support Foundation's EIN?
Applebaum Family Support Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2870708. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Applebaum Family Support Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/applebaum-family-support-foundation-morg_12157fdfdd5a405dba6a92c3ea8b0b5a
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