The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI EIN: 38-3452975

The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 34 grants totaling $221K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$221K

+19.2% YoY

Grant Count

34

+21.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-1.9% YoY

About The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 34 grants totaling $221K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ALBERTA LEAANN ARBORBERKLEYBLOOMFIELD HILLSBLOOMFILED HILLSDETROITEAST LANSINGFARMINGTON HILLSINKSTERNEW YORKOAK PARKSHORT HILLSSOUTHFIELDWEST BLOOMFIELDblOOMFIELD HILLSnEW YORKsOUTHFIELDwEST BLOOMFIELD

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$55K$111K$166K$221K26 grants201926 grants202026 grants202128 grants202228 grants202334 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION$36KJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE$35KJEWISH FEDERATION OF MET…$20KMSU HILLEL STUDENT CENTER$18KYESHIVAS DARCHEI TORAH$16KFARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL$13KYESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH$13KYESHIVA GEDOLAH$10KTEMPLE BETH EL$10KHILLEL OF METRO DETROIT$7K

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants across all recorded years

142<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JONATHAN D LOWETRUSTEE$15KBETH DENENBERG LOWE MDPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE$15KAARON H LOWESECRETARY, TRUSTEE$5K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JONATHAN D LOWETRUSTEE3$15,000
AARON H LOWESECRETARY, TRUSTEE0.3$5,000
BETH DENENBERG LOWE MDPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE0.3$15,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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