United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Public charity · Grantmaker Detroit, MI EIN: 20-3099071

United Way for Southeastern Michigan is a public charity based in Detroit, Michigan. It supports work addressing basic needs, youth opportunity, and family financial stability across Southeastern Michigan through community investments, partner programs, advocacy, and services that help people navigate social supports.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan at a glance

In short: United Way for Southeastern Michigan gave $81.1M across 360 grants in 2025 (avg $225K), mostly in Michigan. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$81,059,356
+54.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
360
-9.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$225,165
+69.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$59,892,872
-32.6% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
34% first-time grantees (122 of 359, 2025)
Primary geography
Michigan (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to United Way for Southeastern Michigan

How to Apply

The listed funds identify application materials, including information sheets, application questions, and scoring rubrics, but do not provide a complete application process.

Contact

Mailing address: 3011 W Grand Blvd Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 226-9200

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

Who United Way for Southeastern Michigan funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Detroit Public Schools Community District: $22.7MDetroit Public SchoolsCommunity District$22.7MSouthfield Public Schools: $1.9MSouthfield Public Schools$1.9MOak Park School Dist: $1.4MOak Park School Dist$1.4MSay Detroit: $1.2MSay Detroit$1.2MEntrepreneurial Ventures in Education: $1.2MEntrepreneurial Ventures inEducation$1.2MMatrix Human Services: $1.2MMatrix Human Services$1.2MDeveloping Kids: $1.1MDeveloping Kids$1.1MHype Athletics: $1.1MHype Athletics$1.1MPeace Players International: $1.0MPeace Players International$1.0MDowntown Boxing Gym Youth Program: $1.0MDowntown Boxing Gym YouthProgram$1.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Detroit Public Schools Community District ($22.7M). Together the top 10 received $33.9M.

Grant Size Distribution

1,663 grants across all recorded years

906<$50K310$50–100K258$100–250K110$250–500K57$500K–1M19$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 906 grants of 1,663 (54%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization describes its work as serving Southeastern Michigan. Its 2024 filing refers to a four-county region, and two listed funds specify Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. In 2025, 95% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan; the remaining reported shares went to Massachusetts (2%), the District of Columbia (1%), Kentucky (1%), and Indiana (1%).

Grant Distribution by State

26states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 360 itemized grants.

Cities

DetroitAnn ArborSouthfieldPontiacTroyLansingYpsilantiDearbornFarmington HillsWarrenMount ClemensRedfordWest BloomfieldRoyal OakFerndaleInksterNew YorkBloomfield HillsOak ParkHighland Park

Is United Way for Southeastern Michigan open to new grantees?

34%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 122 of 359 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $146K; repeat grants $267K. How we count

Medians: $19K first-time, $61K repeat.

  • 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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$25M$50M$75M$100M191 grants2019 386 grants2020 236 grants2021 366 grants2022* Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed)304 grants2023 397 grants2024 360 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21.9M (2019) to $81.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 360 grants totaling $81.1M.

*2022: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Detroit Public Schools Community District Detroit, MIGRANT$22,718,637
Southfield Public Schools Southfield, MIGRANT$1,930,564
Oak Park School Dist Oak Park, MIGRANT$1,360,000
Say Detroit Southfield, MIGRANT$1,249,592
Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education Quincy, MAGRANT$1,212,000
Matrix Human Services Detroit, MIGrant/Designation$1,153,210
Developing Kids Detroit, MIGRANT$1,147,121
Hype Athletics Dearborn, MIGRANT$1,104,000
Peace Players International Washington, DCGRANT$1,049,000
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program Detroit, MIGRANT$1,010,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

The organization’s 2024 filing states that it changed its fiscal year-end from June 30 to September 30; its fiscal year 2022 return was a short-year return because of that change.

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$59,892,872$112,317,221$115,291,584$81,059,356360$2,384,808
2024$88,922,499$93,127,658$101,827,424$52,618,992397$2,194,941
2023$59,051,977$51,188,539$62,687,280$23,090,186304$1,591,758
2022*$67,179,415$71,296,854$79,237,064$35,751,944366$3,242,050
2021$91,867,146$94,790,668$74,022,648$34,265,516236$956,123
2020$65,606,753$65,376,066$73,611,601$47,568,262386$1,571,129
2019$65,971,892$61,081,988$63,771,207$21,930,199191$1,689,029

*2022: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s 2024 filing describes three program areas: meeting basic needs, creating youth opportunity, and promoting prosperity. Its basic-needs work includes grants and social-service navigation; its youth work includes in-school and out-of-school learning and supplemental literacy and STEAM programming; and its prosperity work includes free tax preparation, financial coaching, and transportation support. The filing also describes racial-equity grants, volunteer and advocacy activities, and grants and designations to nonprofit agencies.

Examples of grantees show support for a range of community work. SAY Detroit describes its mission as providing pathways to success for Detroiters in need. Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education says it provides educational services, including summer learning, for children in underprivileged communities. Matrix Human Services says it serves vulnerable people in metropolitan Detroit and works to help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency. Other recipients include education-focused organizations such as the Community Education Commission, which works on resources and system-level solutions for Detroit families seeking quality education, and Math Corps, which supports children from underserved communities through mathematics instruction.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, United Way reported 360 grants totaling $81,059,356. Grant amounts ranged from $5,120 to $22,718,637, with a median grant of $50,000.

The largest reported grants included $22,718,637 to Detroit Public Schools Community District, $1,930,564 to Southfield Public Schools, $1,360,000 to Oak Park School District, and $1,249,592 to SAY Detroit. Other notable awards included $1,212,000 to Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education, $1,153,210 to Matrix Human Services, $1,010,000 to Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, and $1,000,000 to the Community Education Commission.

The funder’s listed grant opportunities include the Racial Equity Fund, which offers $10,000–$50,000 in flexible, unrestricted general operating grants to eligible BIPOC-led organizations based in and serving Washtenaw County residents. Its stated focus includes work addressing racial inequities or building power and infrastructure in communities of color. The listed Community Access and Response Fund and Wraparound Services and Stability Fund are proposal opportunities for nonprofits serving Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; the available descriptions do not provide further application requirements.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Luanne Thomas Ewald as director and chair; David Parent as director and vice chair; James Robinson as director and treasurer; Maria Dwyer as director and secretary; Lynda Rossi as director and secretary for part of the year; and Ed Siaje as director and immediate past chair. It also lists Tiffany Albert, Orlando Bailey (part of the year), Erik Bakker, and Lisa Cawley as directors.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan is led by Darienne D. Hudson, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 55 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Darienne D. Hudson

    Chief Executive Officer

    President & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $164K (2019) → $432K (2025)

  • Luanne Thomas Ewald

    Director & Chair

    Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024

    Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anup Popat

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl Newman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Siaje

    Director & Immediate Past Chair

    Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2024

    Director & Chair → Director & Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harry Kemp

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hassan Jaber

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Hogan

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Smallwood

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynda Rossi

    Director & Secretary -

    Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2022

    Director & Secretary → Director & Secretary -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Dwyer

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Stiers

    Director

    Director & Chair → Director & Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    Director & Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wanda Cook-Robinson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alycia Meriweather

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Emerson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Parent

    Director & Vice Chair

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023

    Director & Treasurer → Director & Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelle Ilitch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pancho Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Reyes

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jocelyn Howard

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Moreno

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Roy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Manzano

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Robinson

    Director & Treasurer

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Stafeil

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Dickerson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Resha

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saunteel Jenkins

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orlando Bailey

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Pappas

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allyson Waldman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Tucker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clare Willett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Bakker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Dill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Cawley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Rein

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Kontyko

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Chang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Hassan Duggan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Lewis Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Valenti

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Davis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Albert

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Fallon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonya Adair

    Former Chief People, Equity & Eng

    Interim CEO Aug22-Dec22, Chief Ppl & Eqty → Chief People, Equity & Engagement Officer, 2024

    Chief People, Equity & Engagement Officer → Former Chief People, Equity & Eng, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $28K (2019) → $273K (2025)

  • Brandon Lee

    Chief Operating Officer & Executive

    Executive Vice President, Strategy & Operations → Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, 2024

    Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President → Chief Operating Officer & Executive, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $130K (2021) → $276K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Miles

    Vice President & Community

    Senior Director, Economic Mobility & Social Nav → Vice President & Community Impact, 2024

    Vice President & Community Impact → Vice President & Community, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $143K (2023) → $200K (2025)

  • Kyle Dubuc

    Vice President & Communications

    Executive Director, Advocacy, Comms, Mkting & Event → Vice President, Communications & Advocacy, 2024

    Vice President, Communications & Advocacy → Vice President & Communications, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $160K (2023) → $186K (2025)

  • Lara Keathley

    Vice President, People, Culutre & Governance

    Executive Director, People & Culture → Vice President, People, Culutre & Governance, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $142K (2023) → $193K (2025)

  • Sarah Grutza

    Vice President Corporate Relations-

    Vice President & Corporate Relations → Vice President Corporate Relations-, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $168K (2023) → $223K (2025)

  • Ashleigh Imerman

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $175K (2024) → $208K (2025)

  • Karen Legendre

    Former Chief Financial Officer

    Interim CFO → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $157K (2025)

Former officers (61)
  • Former: Steven Schwartz (2019–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Faye Nelson (2021–2024) — Director -
  • Former: Wendell Anthony (2021–2024) — Director -
  • Former: Terrance Rhadigan (2022–2024) — Director -
  • Former: Pamela Smith (2024) — President of Uw for Washtenaw County
  • Former: David Foltyn (2019–2023) — Director & Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Elizabeth Alvarez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Eric Davis (2019–2023) — Vice President & Community Impact -
  • Former: John Cassidy (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Rhonda Powell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ora Pescovitz (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Deb Macon (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Susan McGuire (2023) — Senior Director & Information Services
  • Former: James Jacobs (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Rakolta III (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Echt (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Perry (2019–2021) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Cindy Pasky (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Macon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Denise Fleckenstein (2019–2021) — Major Gifts Officer
  • Former: Jeff Donofrio (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Robinson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ken Whipple (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Petroff (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Sam Fogleman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Garberding (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Terry Rhadigan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tonya Allen (2019–2021) — Director - · Filing note: Resigned 21221
  • Former: Chuck Browing (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffery Miles (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Early Childhood
  • Former: Peter Gumbleton (2021) — Senior Accounting Manager
  • Former: Tamara Bolden (2021) — Senior Director & Call Center Operations
  • Former: Bryan C. Barnhill II (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Clarinda Barnett-Harrison (2019–2020) — Director & Econmic Properity-
  • Former: Mark Davidoff (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Nikola Vitti (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Paul Dalpiaz (2019–2020) — Senior Director & Information Services-
  • Former: Sandra E. Pierce (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Susan E. Duncan-Murphy (2019–2020) — Vice President -
  • Former: Tamara Jones (2019–2020) — Vice President -
  • Former: Beth Chappell (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Brian D. Harlow (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Charles E. Hall (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Deirdre Young (2019) — Vice President - Partial Year
  • Former: Donna Satterfield (2019) — Vice President - Partial Year
  • Former: Gloria Larkins (2019) — CFO - Partial Year
  • Former: James G. Vella (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Jeneanne Hanley (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: John Rakolta Iiii (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kerri Gentry (2019) — Director & Uw Partner Network - Partial Year
  • Former: Leslie A. Murphy (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Lisa Ford (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Lizabeth Ardisana (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Michael Parker (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Michael T. Richie (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Reginald Turner (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Rick Blocker (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Srikant Inampudi (2019) — Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Tanya Heidelberg-Yopp (2019) — COO
  • Former: Terrence George (2019) — Director - Partial Year

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dr Darienne Hudson — Chief Executive Officer: $432KDr Darienne HudsonChief Executive Officer$432KBrandon Lee — Chief Operating Officer & Executive: $276KBrandon LeeChief Operating Officer &…$276KTonya Adair — Former Chief People, Equity & Eng: $273KTonya AdairFormer Chief People, Equity &…$273KSarah Grutza — VP Corporate Relations-Part Year: $223KSarah GrutzaVP Corporate Relations-Part Year$223KAshleigh Imerman — Chief Philanthropy Officer: $208KAshleigh ImermanChief Philanthropy Officer$208KJeffrey Miles — Vice President, Community: $200KJeffrey MilesVice President, Community$200KLara Keathley — Vice President, People, Culutre, & Governance: $193KLara KeathleyVice President, People…$193KKyle Dubuc — Vice President, Communicat: $186KKyle DubucVice President, Communicat$186KKaren Legendre — Former Chief Financial Officer: $157KKaren LegendreFormer Chief Financial Officer$157K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $432K, to Dr Darienne Hudson (Chief Executive Officer). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Way for Southeastern Michigan

How much does United Way for Southeastern Michigan give each year?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan gave $81.1M across 360 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $52.6M across 397 grants.

What is United Way for Southeastern Michigan's typical grant size?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $225,165, across 360 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way for Southeastern Michigan that year got $146K on average.

Where does United Way for Southeastern Michigan give grants?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan gives mostly in Michigan: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (104 grants), Ann Arbor, MI (53 grants), Southfield, MI (17 grants) and Pontiac, MI (15 grants).

Does United Way for Southeastern Michigan give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 360 grants with a stated purpose on United Way for Southeastern Michigan's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grant" (182 grants), "Designation" (137 grants) and "Grant/Designation" (41 grants).

Who are United Way for Southeastern Michigan's largest grantees?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan's largest 2025 grantees include Detroit Public Schools Community District ($22,718,637), Southfield Public Schools ($1,930,564) and Oak Park School Dist ($1,360,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is United Way for Southeastern Michigan?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan reported $59.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $112.3M.

What does United Way for Southeastern Michigan fund?

The organization’s 2024 filing describes three program areas: meeting basic needs, creating youth opportunity, and promoting prosperity. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from United Way for Southeastern Michigan?

The listed funds identify application materials, including information sheets, application questions, and scoring rubrics, but do not provide a complete application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is United Way for Southeastern Michigan's EIN?

United Way for Southeastern Michigan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3099071. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 6, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). United Way for Southeastern Michigan funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-for-southeastern-michigan-morg_2016448d72d44661a78121f5f9d2cced

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@misc{grantable_203099071_2026,
  author       = {{Grantable}},
  title        = {{United Way for Southeastern Michigan funder profile}},
  howpublished = {GrantGraph},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-for-southeastern-michigan-morg_2016448d72d44661a78121f5f9d2cced},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-06. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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