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Henry Ford College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Dearborn, MI EIN: 38-2421276 Website

The mission of the hfc foundation is to raise charitable support for henry ford college by building long-term relationships with business, civic and community leaders; alumni; corporate and philanthropic foundations; and individuals of influence and affluence, in support of the goals and objectives of the college and the educational and career aspirations of hfc students.

Henry Ford College Foundation at a glance

In short: Henry Ford College Foundation gave $1.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.7M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,727,772
+19.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,727,772
+19.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,727,772
Total assets
$26,775,848
+11.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Henry Ford College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Henry Ford College: $1.7MHenry Ford College$1.7M

The largest 2025 recipient was Henry Ford College ($1.7M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Dearborn

How Henry Ford College Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $745K (2020) to $2.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Henry Ford College Dearborn, MITo Provide Support to Henry Ford College$1,727,772
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$26,775,848$3,614,052$2,457,253$1,727,7721$1,297,189
2024$24,097,104$4,706,652$2,063,184$1,443,7491$1,070,119
2023$20,018,212$2,815,277$2,721,247$2,095,6981$608,657
2022$18,566,113$3,308,397$2,174,133$1,625,3751$1,510,246
2021$22,250,998$3,456,033$2,162,652$1,653,9151$1,645,973
2020$17,395,299$1,357,687$1,295,984$744,9481$255,949

About Henry Ford College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Henry Ford College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dearborn, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Henry Ford College Foundation is led by A. Reginald Best, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • A. Reginald Best

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Kavalhuna

    President of Hfc

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Michael Kirk

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen J. Quinlan

    Chair -

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Chair -, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan R. Osborne

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony C. Morton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bahiya Fawaz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Hanes Berry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fay Beydoun

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Lovejoy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Dickey

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Hennessey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Blohm

    Director

    Former Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Abraham

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Zakar

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt O'Bryan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renata Crooms

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L. Turfe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyrone A. Carter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Watts

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise McDonald

    Former Chair

    Chair → Former Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Longs

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Martens

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Grenke

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Alfonso Avila Jr. (2021–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Eric Rader (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick D'ambrosio (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Thorpe (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: John McDonald (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: John Satkowski (2020–2022) — Hfc Vice President
  • Former: Walter J. Talamonti (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Abe Munfakh (2020) — Former Chair
  • Former: Roxanne McDonald (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tallal Turfe (2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Henry Ford College Foundation

How much does Henry Ford College Foundation give each year?

Henry Ford College Foundation gave $1.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 1 grant.

How large is Henry Ford College Foundation?

Henry Ford College Foundation reported $26.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.

What is Henry Ford College Foundation?

Henry Ford College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dearborn, MI. It holds $26.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Henry Ford College Foundation operate?

Henry Ford College Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Henry Ford College Foundation's EIN?

Henry Ford College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2421276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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