JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bloomfield Hills, MI EIN: 20-2916790

The taxpayer acts as a supporting organization to the jewish historical society of Michigan ("jhs"), a 501 (c) (3) organization. Income from the investments by the taxpayer is available for distribution to the jhs.

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation at a glance

In short: JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $61K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$61,318
-35.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$61,318
-35.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$61,318
Total assets
$1,900,779
+17.0% 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 JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Jewish Historical Society of Michig: $61KJewish Historical Society ofMichig$61K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Historical Society of Michig ($61K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Farmington HillsBloomfield Hills

How JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. 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$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2021) to $132K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $61K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Historical Society of Michig Bloomfield Hills, MISupport Organization$61,318
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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$1,900,779$40,989$64,330$61,3181$40,989
2024$1,625,003$34,667$97,822$94,5401$34,667
2023$1,543,889$32,052$81,244$77,8831$32,052
2022$1,376,330$42,702$81,330$77,7281$42,702
2021$1,673,727$205,733$49,665$45,7321$160,442
2020$1,517,659$115,066$98,922$89,1721$114,870
2019$1,501,515$225,971$142,555$131,7151$225,588

About JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation

Based on IRS filings

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $61K. Net investment income was $41K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation is led by Ken Bernard, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ken Bernard

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ann J. Conrad

    Director

    Investment A → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Arnold Collens

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James D. Grey

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Ungar

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Risha Ring

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Robert D. Kaplow

    Treasurer

    President → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Rock

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Michael W. Maddin (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Neil Gorosh (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stan Meretsky (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mort Finkelstein (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ellen S. Cole (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gerald S. Cook (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mary Lou Zieve (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sidney Simon (2019–2020) — Director

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 JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation

How much does JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation give each year?

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $95K across 1 grant.

How large is JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation?

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $41K.

What is JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation?

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation operate?

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation's EIN?

JHS of Michigan Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2916790. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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