Benson & Edith Ford Fund

DETROIT, MI EIN: 38-6066333

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.3M

-17.3% YoY

Grant Count

24

-11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

-6.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$442K$885K$1M$2M38 grants202041 grants202133 grants202227 grants202324 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STU…$700KTEEN STREET SKILLS$300KDETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS$100KHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM$75KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$25KTHE HENRY FORD ESTATE - …$20KBAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLO…$15KCAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN$15KMICHIGAN HUMANE$15KRACING FOR KIDS$10K

Grant Size Distribution

163 grants across all recorded years

137<$50K6$50–100K8$100–250K7$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LYNN F ALANDTPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0.25
BENSON FORD JRVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0.25
DAVID P LARSENSECRETARY0.25
DAVID M HEMPSTEADDIRECTOR0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BINGHAM FARMSDEARBORNDETROITGROSS POINTE FARMSGROSSE POINTEGROSSE POINTE FARMSINTERLOCHENKEYLARGOMEMPHISMICHIGANPETOSKEYROYAL OAKSOUTHFIELDTACOMATAVERNIERTavernierWIXOMdetroit

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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