Community Social Services of Wayne County

Niles Foundation

Fenton, MI

The Niles Foundation supports charitable organizations and individuals, and also provides painting equipment, supplies, and volunteer labor to community organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $250 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000; most funding went to Michigan, with some support in Kentucky and Tennessee. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Charles F Yeager Foundation Inc

Troy, MI

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Flint, MI

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funds nonprofits working in civil society, youth engagement, environmental sustainability, and Flint-area community development, in Flint and communities around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $55,000, though awards ranged widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and supports preselected organizations.

Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation

Frankenmuth, MI

The foundation funds community betterment and basic needs, including affordable housing, food, health and disease research, the arts, and certain insurance-related education and career programs. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500, for organizations serving states where Frankenmuth Insurance operates. It accepts applications through an online form; the filing states there is no deadline.

Rite Aid Healthy Futures

Etters, PA

Rite Aid Healthy Futures supports children’s health equity and racial equity, including work on hunger, education, housing, health, and other needs in communities across Rite Aid’s business footprint. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,250 to $500,000, with a median of $10,250. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are by invitation only.

Vernon a Martin Trust

Columbus, OH

Terrence S Kaiser

Millington, MI

The foundation funds special projects—not operating support—including community events, schools, children’s programs, camps, and scholarships, with first consideration for the greater Millington, Michigan area though it may fund elsewhere. In 2025, grants ranged from $600 to $17,750, with a median of $3,000. It accepts unsolicited requests; applicants must request an official application by email.

Yeo & Yeo Foundation

Saginaw, MI

The Yeo & Yeo Foundation supports Michigan organizations in areas including community services, health, research, education, and animal care. In 2025, grants ranged from $750 to $12,958, with a median award of $2,000. It accepts inquiries by email to Michael Tribble; no deadline is listed.

The Hougen Foundation

Swartz Creek, MI

The Hougen Foundation supports charitable and educational organizations, including medical care, schools, food assistance, and community services; most of its giving goes to Michigan, with grants also reaching other states. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Gino and Luciana Diclemente

Southfield, MI

The Southfield, Michigan-based foundation supports health and medical research, veterans, religious purposes, education, animal welfare, and other charitable work, with a focus on Michigan but grants also going to organizations elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $22,500, with a median of $2,500. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable

Naples, FL

The foundation primarily supports Catholic education, along with religious, educational, community, and social-service organizations, with 2026 grants ranging from $500 to $37,100 and a median of $5,000. Recent grants went to organizations in multiple states, especially Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, and South Dakota. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter, and its filing lists the deadline as open.

Craig C and Nancy Elliott Irrev Charitable Tr

Columbus, OH