Bishai Family Foundation
Bishai Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Clinton Township, Michigan. Its 2025 filing reports no grants and no assets, indicating that the foundation appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.
Bishai Family Foundation at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $903,793
- +323.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,198
- -94.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,550
- -31.1% vs 2024
- 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 Bishai Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 40996 Harvest Ln, Clinton Township, MI 48038
Phone: (313) 492-6770
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bishai Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Bishai Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 0 of 14 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. How we count
- 100% of 2022 grantees were also funded in 2021. Method
- Giving grew 142% from 2019 to 2022. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2022). 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 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $16K (2022). In 2022 it made 14 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Association Southfield, MI | General Support | $1,160 |
| American Cancer Society Lansing, MI | General Support | $1,160 |
| American Heart Association Phoeniz, AZ | General Support | $1,160 |
| American Kidney Fund Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $1,160 |
| American Red Cross Detroit, MI | General Support | $1,160 |
| Arthritis Foundation Atlanta, GA | General Support | $1,160 |
| Hillsdale College Washington, DC | General Support | $1,160 |
| Humane Society of the US Washington, DC | General Support | $1,160 |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, MI | General Support | $1,160 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Ranson, WV | General Support | $1,160 |
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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 | — | $903,793 | $2,550 | — | — | — | $10,198 | — |
| 2024 | $2,851,367 | $213,462 | $3,703 | — | — | $2,412 | $179,302 | $137,938 |
| 2023 | $349,434 | $13,556 | $3,925 | — | — | $2,507 | $9,741 | $20,999 |
| 2022 | $353,791 | $108,274 | $19,688 | $16,240 | 14 | $18,863 | $8,025 | $17,581 |
| 2021 | $285,474 | $64,637 | $20,213 | $14,400 | 14 | $18,763 | $3,614 | $14,070 |
| 2020 | $287,943 | $55,392 | $21,248 | $11,900 | 12 | — | $5,129 | $12,881 |
| 2019 | $238,031 | $59,533 | $21,053 | $6,700 | 14 | — | $4,576 | $9,884 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. A listed grantee, the Arthritis Foundation Inc., describes its mission as pursuing a cure for arthritis and providing resources, science, advocacy, and community connections. The foundation gave that organization $1,160 in 2022.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports zero grants. The 2024 and 2023 filings also report zero grants. A listed 2022 grant was $1,160 to the Arthritis Foundation Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia; no typical grant size is established by these figures.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert N Bishai as president, James C Bishai as treasurer, and Shirley A Bishai-Rosen as secretary.
Bishai Family Foundation is led by Robert N. Bishai, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert N. Bishai
President
Secretary & Director → Secretary & D, 2023
Secretary & D → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James C. Bishai
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Shirley A. Bishai-Rosen
Secretary
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Turid Eileen Bishai (2019–2023) — V.p. & Treasurer
- Former: Yousef B. Bishai MD (2019–2023) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Bishai Family Foundation
What does Bishai Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. A listed grantee, the Arthritis Foundation Inc., describes its mission as pursuing a cure for arthritis and providing resources, science, advocacy, and community connections. The foundation gave that organization $1,160 in 2022. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bishai Family Foundation?
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bishai Family Foundation's EIN?
Bishai Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1291534. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Bishai Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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