Clannad Foundation
Clannad Foundation is a private foundation based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in education, human services, health care, and the arts, including Michigan and North Carolina organizations.
Clannad Foundation at a glance
In short: Clannad Foundation gave $176K across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Michigan. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $176,000
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,745
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $864,400
- -19.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (6 of 47, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Clannad Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applicants should send William A. Graham a letter explaining how the funds will be used, along with a copy of their exemption letter. The filing states there are no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: William A Graham
Mailing address: 41000 Woodward Avenue Suite 120 Eas, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phone: (248) 594-5770
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Clannad Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cranbrook Educational Community (Japanese Garden) ($25K). Together the top 10 received $76K.
Grant Size Distribution
226 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 226 grants of 226 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 65% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan and 22% to recipients in North Carolina. Smaller shares went to California (6%), New York (3%), and South Carolina (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Clannad Foundation open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 47 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 124% 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 $150K (2022) to $220K (2021). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $176K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Educational Community (Japanese Garden) Bloomfield Hills, MI | Education | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Los Angeles, CA | Human Services | $10,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest Southfield, MI | Human Services | $6,000 |
| Cots Detroit, MI | Human Services | $5,000 |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomnfield Hills, MI | Education | $5,000 |
| Crossroads of Michigan Detroit, MI | Human Services | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | Health Care | $5,000 |
| Domestic Violence Shelter of Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Human Services | $5,000 |
| Cranbrook Center for Collection & Research Bloomfield Hills, MI | ART | $5,000 |
| Good Shepherd Ministries Wilmington, NC | Human Services | $5,000 |
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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 | $864,400 | $24,489 | $237,276 | $176,000 | 47 | $176,000 | $6,101 | $141,647 |
| 2024 | $1,077,171 | $256,366 | $206,205 | $155,500 | 44 | $155,500 | $210,938 | $138,374 |
| 2023 | $578,645 | $149,778 | $201,768 | $152,500 | 44 | $152,500 | $157,791 | $125,514 |
| 2022 | $631,686 | $368,705 | $202,517 | $149,500 | 46 | $149,500 | $3,283 | $134,948 |
| 2021 | $465,995 | $73,588 | $271,505 | $220,000 | 45 | — | $68,569 | $152,684 |
| 2020 | $747,478 | $169,312 | $235,586 | $190,500 | 44 | — | $50,788 | $132,191 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clannad Foundation reported a distributable amount of $142K 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 is provided. The 2025 grants show support for education, human services, health care, and art. Examples include the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, whose mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger, and Forgotten Harvest, whose mission is to relieve hunger in Metro Detroit and prevent nutritious food waste. COTS describes its work as creating opportunities for families in poverty to build strong households, neighborhoods, and communities. Good Shepherd Ministries says its mission is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and foster transition to housing.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 47 grants totaling $176,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median grant of $3,000. Its largest grant was $25,000 to Cranbrook Educational Community (Japanese Garden) for education. Other notable grants included $10,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for human services; $6,000 to Forgotten Harvest for human services; and $5,000 each to COTS and Crossroads of Michigan for human services, Doctors Without Borders for health care, and Cranbrook Academy of Art for education. The foundation also awarded $5,000 to the Women’s Resource Center, which describes its mission as protecting, sheltering, and empowering people impacted by domestic and sexual violence.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William A. Graham as president and treasurer; Annie West Graham as secretary; and Mary M. Lyneis, James H. LoPrete, and ML Graeme Campbell as directors.
Clannad Foundation is led by William A. Graham, President & Treasurer since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William A. Graham
President & Treasurer
Presdent & Treasurer → President & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $5K (2025)
James H. Loprete
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary M. Lyneis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ml Graeme Campbell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie West Graham
Secretary
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $16K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Annie West Graham (Secretary). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Clannad Foundation
How much does Clannad Foundation give each year?
Clannad Foundation gave $176K across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $156K across 44 grants.
What is Clannad Foundation's typical grant size?
Clannad Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,745, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Clannad Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Clannad Foundation give grants?
Clannad Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (22%) and California (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (11 grants), Wilmington, NC (9 grants), Bloomfield Hills, MI (4 grants) and Pontiac, MI (3 grants).
Does Clannad Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 4% of Clannad Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 47) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Human Services" (21 grants), "Education" (8 grants) and "Health Care" (6 grants).
Who are Clannad Foundation's largest grantees?
Clannad Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cranbrook Educational Community (Japanese Garden) ($25,000), Los Angeles Regional Food Bank ($10,000) and Forgotten Harvest ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Clannad Foundation?
Clannad Foundation reported $864K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $176K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $142K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Clannad Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for education, human services, health care, and art. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Clannad Foundation?
The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Clannad Foundation's EIN?
Clannad Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3209484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Clannad Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/clannad-foundation-morg_a1b0d5b3e9de49e687c393f462612262
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