Detroit Children's Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$12.2M
Foundation funders
25
Grants recorded
75
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Detroit Children's Fund?
Detroit Children's Fund is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($4.3M), The Skillman Foundation ($3.0M), The Ford Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.2M in grants to Detroit Children's Fund between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2025) to $3.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $73K.
What grants has Detroit Children's Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Warburg Pincus Foundation | FUNDING PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS, QUALITY AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS. | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,400 |
| 2025 | Kegley Family Foundation | CHILDRENS EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Shiffman Family Foundation | PROGRAM | $2,500 |
| 2024 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $1,001,000 |
| 2024 | The Skillman Foundation | DCF INVESTMENT STRATEGY | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $116,667 |
| 2024 | Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Warburg Pincus Foundation | FUNDING PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS, QUALITY AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS. | $41,432 |
| 2024 | GHR Foundation | General Operations | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Skillman Foundation | SPECIAL GRANT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Skillman Foundation | SPECIAL GRANT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | United Jewish Foundation | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Skillman Foundation | DETROIT CHILDREN'S FUND 6TH ANNUAL DINNER | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Shiffman Family Foundation | PROGRAM | $2,500 |
| 2023 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | The Skillman Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $325,000 |
| 2023 | The Skillman Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $325,000 |
| 2023 | The Kresge Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE THREE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY PROGRAMS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF QUALITY SCHOOLS IN DETROIT AND PROVIDE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COACHING FOR THE NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE SCHOOL AT MARYGROVE. | $116,667 |
| 2023 | The Warburg Pincus Foundation | FUNDING PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS, QUALITY AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS. | $80,000 |
| 2023 | Deloitte Foundation | MARKETPLACE GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | GHR Foundation | General Operations | $15,000 |
| 2023 | Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,363 |
| 2023 | The Skillman Foundation | SPECIAL GRANTS | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Corewell Health | SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Others First Inc | — | $10,000 |
| 2023 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $200 |
| 2022 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $1,000,000 |
| 2022 | The Skillman Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $325,000 |
| 2022 | The Skillman Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $325,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 75 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Detroit Children's Fund?
Detroit Children's Fund is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($4.3M), The Skillman Foundation ($3.0M), The Ford Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.2M in grants to Detroit Children's Fund between 2019–2025.
Who is Detroit Children's Fund's largest funder?
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc is the largest recorded funder of Detroit Children's Fund, with $4.3M across 5 grants (2019–2024).
How much grant funding has Detroit Children's Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $12.2M in grants to Detroit Children's Fund across 75 grants from 25 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Detroit Children's Fund's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 25 funders
~2.9 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 25
~1 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Detroit Children's Fund's?