Comerica Charitable Trust

DETROIT, MI EIN: 65-1259308

THE COMERICA CHARITABLE TRUST IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND ADMINISTERING FUNDS TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION ENABLES DONORS TO CREATE A CHARITABLE FUND THAT CAN EITHER BE A DONOR ADVISED FUND OR A DONOR DESIGNATED FUND. GIFTS OR GRANTS MADE TO OTHER CHARITIES, WHICH QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, ARE DISBURSED FROM EACH ACCOUNT BY ADVISEMENT FROM THE DONOR, DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC CHARITIES SELECTED BY THE DONOR, OR AT THE ORGANIZATION'S DISCRETION FOR THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER WHICH IT HAS RETAINED VARIANCE POWER.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$87.1M

+3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$20.5M

+111.3% YoY

Grant Count

270

+19.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$76K

+76.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$19M$25M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$87,133,935$84,152,209$78,304,131
Revenue$22,635,118$10,806,039$12,994,069
Expenses$22,216,357$11,232,653$16,638,216
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,048,770$4,490,764$2,432,681
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M182 grants2021188 grants2022188 grants2023226 grants2024270 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Society for Protestant R…$5.0MGlobal Impact$4.0MChaldean Catholic Church…$1.7MBank of America Charitab…$573KThe Heritage Foundation$450KFidelity Investments Cha…$345KCampbell Hall-Episcopal$320KWatertown Area Community…$300KFellowship of Catholic U…$250KGeneva Camp & Retreat Ce…$250K

Grant Size Distribution

1,054 grants across all recorded years

835<$50K115$50–100K69$100–250K18$250–500K8$500K–1M8$1–5M1$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
COMERICA BANK AND TRUST NATRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

39states
+31 more states

Cities

AberdeenAlexandriaAllen ParkAllendaleAnn ArborAnthemArlingtonArthurdaleAshlandAspenAtlantaAustinBad AxeBaltimoreBeldingBellaireBellflowerBenningtonBerkeleyBeverly Hills

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

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