Aa Van Elslander Foundation
Birmingham, MI · EIN 81-3973354. Reported 102 grants totalling $25.4M to 62 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Aa Van Elslander Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $200,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $4,050,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province of St Joseph of Capuchin Order | Detroit, MI | $7,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Full Circle Foundation | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Racquet Up | Detroit, MI | $1,680,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benjamin's Hope | Holland, MI | $1,375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Say Detroit | Southfield, MI | $1,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond Basics | Southfield, MI | $1,125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Day Foundation for Families | Rochester Hills, MI | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Solanus Casey | Detroit, MI | $614,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Acension St John & Providence Foundations | Grosse Pointe Wods, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanctum House | Royal Oak, MI | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson East Inc | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Motor City Mitten Mission | St Clair Shores, MI | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Se Michigan | Detroit, MI | $320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dutton Farm | Rochester Hills, MI | $258,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Don't Forget Me Foundation | Troy, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Variety the Children's Charity of Detroit | Birmingham, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Living & Learning Enrichment Center | Northville, MI | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Casey | Farmington Hills, MI | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| HAND2HAND | Jenison, MI | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kids on the Go | St Clair Shores, MI | $100,790 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Angels' Place | Southfield, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Otsego County Community Foundation | Gaylord, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shades of Pink Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Holley Family Village Inc | Brooklyn, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Passenger Inc | Hamtramck, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Hospitality & Warming Center | Pontiac, MI | $71,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als of Michigan Inc | Southfield, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House Michigan - Detroit | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Institute for Children | Commerce Charter Twp, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fisher House Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inclusively Fit Foundation | Livonia, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariners Inn | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Humane | Bingham Farms, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Manna Food Project | Harbor Spgs, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judson Center | Farmington Hills, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | Traverse City, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deaf Community Advocacy Network Inc | Sylvan Lake, MI | $36,041 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families Against Narcotics Inc - Washtenaw Chapter | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rainbow Connection | Rochester, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asbury Community Development Corp | Flint, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Southfield, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Livingston County Catholic Charities | Howell, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midmichigan Health Foundation | West Branch, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rose Hill Center | Holly, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pink Fund | Southfield, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Care of Marquette County | Ishpeming, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcrest | Mt Clemens, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Villages Community Development Corp | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Step Up Northern Michigan | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seedlings Braille Books for Children | Livonia, MI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Pontiac, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leelanau Christian Neighbors Inc | Lake Leelanau, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Safety | Detroit, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Challenge Ministries | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
22 of 62 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $7,093,791 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $6,885,520 | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $3,385,220 | $75,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $8,010,000 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Aa Van Elslander Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 35975 Woodward Ave Ste 200, Birmingham, MI, 48009. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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