The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bloomfield Hills, MI EIN: 38-2824407

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation is a public charity, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $146K in total assets.

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$145,611
+11.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,684
+223.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$24,693
+11.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

New YorkBloomfield HillsSouthfieldAnn ArborMilwaukeeOak Park

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M5 grants2019 7 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $1.2M (2019) to $1.6M (2020). In 2020 it made 7 grants totaling $1.6M.

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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$145,611$9,684$24,693———
2024$131,094$2,994$22,227———
2023$104,958$123,066$28,046———
2022—$95,428$256,181———
2021$341,275$26,105$453,783———
2020$677,668$1,577,676$1,576,213$1,555,1757$-94,888
2019$278,728$1,171,516$1,260,765$1,239,7075$-16,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation is led by Gary Shiffman, President & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Shiffman

    President & Director

    President → President & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur A. Weiss

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey Shiffman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Hermelin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Benyas

    Treasurer & Director

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Shiffman Hennes

    Vice President & Director

    Director → Vice President & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel S. Golden

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Ingber

    Secretary & Director

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Lois Shiffman (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Scott Kaufman (2019–2020) — Secretary -

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 The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation

How large is The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation?

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation reported $146K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $10K.

Where does The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation operate?

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, New York, Wisconsin.

What is The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation's EIN?

The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2824407. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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