The Milton and Lois Shiffman Family Support Foundation

The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation

Bloomfield Hills, MI

The Irving and Ethel Palman Foundation supports Jewish communal, family-service, educational, religious, and other charitable organizations, with most 2024 funding going to Michigan recipients. It made 34 grants in 2024, ranging from $100 to $36,000, with a median of $2,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage Foundation

Troy, MI

The foundation supports education, religious activities, food assistance, and Israel youth travel, with most 2024 funding going to Michigan organizations (96%) and the remainder to New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25.3 million, with a median of $220,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

William Davidson Foundation

Birmingham, MI

The William Davidson Foundation funds economic, cultural, and civic initiatives in Southeast Michigan, Jewish life, and Israel, including jobs, arts and community spaces, Jewish education, and Israel-related work. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $6.09 million, with a median of $287,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

United Jewish Foundation

Bloomfield Hills, MI

United Jewish Foundation funds Jewish community continuity, including Jewish organizations, human services, education, and related community programs. Its 2025 grants had a median of $18,000, though awards ranged widely; 87% of grant dollars went to Michigan, with some support elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Cheryl Spencer Memorial Foundation

Newburyport, MA

The Cheryl Spencer Memorial Foundation makes grants to tax-exempt charitable organizations across varied fields, including Jewish organizations, hospitals, housing, and reproductive health. Its 2025 grants ranged from $600 to $275,000, with a median of $25,000; most funding went to organizations in New York and Massachusetts. It accepts requests without a required form, has no stated deadline, and asks applicants to contact Aaron Spencer.

ABR Family Foundation No 1

Shaker Heights, OH

ABR Family Foundation No. 1 funds charitable organizations, with recent support for Jewish community needs and museum expansion and redesign. Its 2025 grants ranged from $83,334 to $303,165 and went to Ohio recipients. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Ernst & Young Foundation

New York, NY

Ernst & Young Foundation supports higher education through employee and partner matching gifts, as well as educational and special-project grants, including research, education forums, and programs that expand educational opportunity. In 2025, it made 637 grants ranging from $5,056 to $316,005, with a median of $13,525, to recipients across multiple states; the largest shares went to New York, Texas, California, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Matthews Family Foundation

Farmington, MI

Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr Charitable Foundation III

Des Moines, IA

WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds work to help children, families, and communities thrive, including early education, health equity, food systems, family economic well-being, and racial equity. In 2025, its grants ranged from $50 to nearly $5 million, with a median of $100,000; it funds across the United States, with long-term commitments in several states and communities, as well as parts of Mexico and Haiti. It accepts unsolicited proposals online at any time.

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Detroit, MI

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan funds nonprofits working in economic opportunity, health equity, youth and education, arts and culture, and public space and the environment across seven southeast Michigan counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though awards varied widely; organizations begin with a brief proposal, and selected applicants are invited to submit a full application.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Flint, MI

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funds nonprofits working in civil society, youth engagement, environmental sustainability, and Flint-area community development, in Flint and communities around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $55,000, though awards ranged widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and supports preselected organizations.