The Barry H Tigay Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bloomfield Hills, MI EIN: 81-2771517

The Barry H Tigay Family is a private foundation based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It made 35 grants totaling $130,896 in 2025 to organizations with cultural, educational, and religious purposes, among others.

The Barry H Tigay Family at a glance

In short: The Barry H Tigay Family gave $131K across 35 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$130,896
+34.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
35
+45.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,740
-7.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$850
Total assets
$140,373
-19.8% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
43% first-time grantees (15 of 35, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to The Barry H Tigay Family

How to Apply

The filing names Barry H Tigay as the contact. It specifies no application form or materials, and lists no restrictions on awards. The filing says deadlines are not applicable.

Contact

Application contact: Barry H Tigay
Mailing address: 3938 Wabeek Lake Dr E, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Phone: (248) 568-4313

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Barry H Tigay Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Jewish National Fund: $65KJewish National Fund$65KAmerican Friends of Reichman Univer: $25KAmerican Friends of ReichmanUniver$25KZionist Organization of America: $10KZionist Organization ofAmerica$10KDetroit Symphony Orchestra: $7KDetroit Symphony Orchestra$7KAdat Shalom Synagogue: $6KAdat Shalom Synagogue$6KBnai Jehashua Beth Elohim: $3KBnai Jehashua Beth Elohim$3KAmerican Friends of Ariel: $1KAmerican Friends of Ariel$1KAmerican Friend of Darchei Avot: $1KAmerican Friend of DarcheiAvot$1KBais Chabat Torah Center: $1KBais Chabat Torah Center$1KCamera: $1KCamera$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish National Fund ($65K). Together the top 10 received $119K.

Grant Size Distribution

174 grants across all recorded years

173<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 173 grants of 174 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 71% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 22% to recipients in Michigan. The remaining reported shares were Illinois (3%), Florida (1%), and New Jersey (1%).

Grant Distribution by State

16states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 35 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWashing TonBloomfield HillsFarmington HillsDetroitChicagoSouthfieldBoca RatonBrooklynDeerfieldWest BloomfieldBostonLos AngelesPhiladelphiaCederhurstEaton RapidsLake BluffTroyWatertownAnn Arbor

Is The Barry H Tigay Family open to new grantees?

43%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 15 of 35 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $300 first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 49% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$50K$100K$150K41 grants2020 45 grants2021 46 grants2022 24 grants2023 24 grants2024 35 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2023) to $131K (2025). In 2025 it made 35 grants totaling $131K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish National Fund New York, NYCultural$65,000
American Friends of Reichman Univer New York, NYEducational$25,000
Zionist Organization of America Southfield, MIEducational$10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit, MICultural$6,588
Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills, MIReligious$5,669
Bnai Jehashua Beth Elohim Deerfield, ILReligious$2,975
American Friends of Ariel Boca Raton, FLEducational$1,000
American Friend of Darchei Avot Long Brranch, NJCultural$1,000
Bais Chabat Torah Center W Bloomfield, MIReligious$1,000
Camera Boston, MAEducational$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$140,373$107,511$142,083$130,89635$139,360$104,788
2024$174,945$80,019$108,375$97,04724$105,537$76,768
2023$203,301$27,443$69,635$56,61024$67,865$22,323
2022$245,493$40,630$119,593$106,43546$118,108$9,008
2021$324,456$60,927$108,002$101,02745$106,665$9,838
2020$371,531$37,408$70,295$63,34441—$10,139

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for cultural, educational, and religious purposes. The recipients’ own descriptions show a range of work: the Detroit Symphony Orchestra says it serves audiences through performances, community initiatives, and music education; Fisher House Michigan says it supports comfort homes near Michigan VA medical centers for military members, veterans, and their families; and the Jewish Federation of Detroit describes its work as meeting the needs of Jewish people and building a vibrant Jewish future in Detroit, Israel, and around the world.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 35 grants totaling $130,896. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $65,000, with a median grant of $850. Its largest awards included $65,000 to Jewish National Fund for cultural purposes, $25,000 to American Friends of Reichman University for educational purposes, and $10,000 to Zionist Organization of America for educational purposes. Other notable grants included $6,588 to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for cultural purposes and $5,669 to Adat Shalom Synagogue for religious purposes.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Barry H Tigay as president.

The Barry H Tigay Family is led by Barry H. Tigay, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barry H. Tigay

    President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Barry H Tigay Family

How much does The Barry H Tigay Family give each year?

The Barry H Tigay Family gave $131K across 35 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 24 grants.

What is The Barry H Tigay Family's typical grant size?

The Barry H Tigay Family's median grant in 2025 was $850, and its average grant was $3,740, across 35 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Barry H Tigay Family that year got $2K on average.

Where does The Barry H Tigay Family give grants?

The Barry H Tigay Family gives mostly in New York: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants), Southfield, MI (3 grants), Detroit, MI (2 grants) and Farmington Hills, MI (2 grants).

Does The Barry H Tigay Family give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 35 grants with a stated purpose on The Barry H Tigay Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (15 grants), "Cultural" (10 grants) and "Religious" (5 grants).

Who are The Barry H Tigay Family's largest grantees?

The Barry H Tigay Family's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish National Fund ($65,000), American Friends of Reichman Univer ($25,000) and Zionist Organization of America ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Barry H Tigay Family?

The Barry H Tigay Family reported $140K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $108K.

What does The Barry H Tigay Family fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for cultural, educational, and religious purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Barry H Tigay Family?

The filing names Barry H Tigay as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Barry H Tigay Family's EIN?

The Barry H Tigay Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2771517. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). The Barry H Tigay Family funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-barry-h-tigay-family-morg_194f59146a0c44ee8a214aaf85e584aa

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