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Adient Foundation Inc

Milwaukee, WI · EIN 81-2058838. Reported 167 grants totalling $3,643,105 to 106 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$3,643,105granted, 2020-2023
106organizations funded
46%of grantees funded again the next year
$33.0Massets, latest filing

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. Adient Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,061 and $10,000; the smallest was $16 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
9 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
34 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
69 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
28 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
15 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
4 grants
$100,000 and Up
8 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Detroit Police Athletic LeagueDetroit, MI$900,000332023
Plymouth Community United WayPlymouth, MI$801,482442023
Detroit PalDetroit, MI$400,000112020
Habitat for Humanity of Huron ValleyAnn Arbor, MI$160,000442023
Detroit Regional Chamber FoundationDetroit, MI$100,000222022
Focus HopeDetroit, MI$100,000332022
United Way of Bluegrass KyLexington, KY$97,791442023
Aucc IncAtlanta, GA$90,000332023
United Way of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI$76,741442023
Racquet Up DetroitDetroit, MI$75,000442023
Detroit Regional ChamberDetroit, MI$50,000112020
MichautoDetroit, MI$50,000112020
Junior Achievement of Southeastern MichiDetroit, MI$35,725222021
Life RemodeledDetroit, MI$34,000112023
Junior Achievement of the Michigan GrGrand Rapids, MI$30,000332022
American Red CrossDetroit, MI$27,500442023
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DC$25,000112023
United Way of Rutherford and Cannon CMurfreesboro, TN$21,039442023
American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA$20,000332023
Detroit Area Pre College EngineeringChicago, IL$20,000112020
Milwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee, WI$20,000442023
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$20,000112020
Tides FoundationSan Fransisco, CA$20,000222021
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesChattanooga, TN$17,500332023
Detroit Cristo Rey High SchoolDetroit, MI$15,000222023
March of DimesArlington, VA$15,000112020
Victory CenterToledo, OH$13,000222023
Junior Achievement of SoutheasternDetroit, MI$12,500112023
CASA of Cannon County TennesseeWoodbury, TN$12,000222023
National Merit Scholarship CorporationEvanston, IL$11,630112023
Children's Literacy NetworkAnn Arbor, MI$10,550222023
5 Strong Scholarship FoundationPeachtree City, GA$10,000222021
Big Brothers Big SistersDetroit, MI$10,000112021
Canines for Change IncGrand Ledge, MI$10,000222023
Gilda's Club of Metro DetroitRoyal Oak, MI$10,000112023
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee IncNashville, TN$10,000222023
Impact Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services IncMilwaukee, WI$10,000112020
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great LakesGrand Rapids, MI$10,000112023
Second Harvest Food BankCamden, TN$10,000222022
Securefutures IncMilwaukee, WI$10,000222023
Sme Education FoundationSouthfield, MI$10,000112023
Together We Rise CorporationBrea, CA$10,000222022
Turning Point IncMt Clemens, MI$10,000112021
Women Are Dreamers TooAlpharetta, GA$10,000222022
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TnNashville, TN$8,000222023
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$7,500112023
Upper Arlington Education FoundationColumbus, OH$7,000112023
United Way of Central MissouriJefferson City, MO$6,556442023
American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GA$5,000112023
Armada RoboticsArmada, MI$5,000112023
Arts Alliance of Southern IndianaNew Albany, IN$5,000112020
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Se MiYpsilanti, MI$5,000112023
Birthday DreamsRenton, WA$5,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI$5,000112022
Brilliant DetroitDetroit, MI$5,000112020
Capuchin Soup KitchenDetroit, MI$5,000112021
Detroit Speaks IncSouthfield, MI$5,000112021
Discovery World LtdMilwaukee, WI$5,000112021
Fox in the DNovi, MI$5,000112023
Funding the FutureCheyenne, WY$5,000222022
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$5,000112022
Journeys in Community Living IncMurfreesboro, TN$5,000112023
Joyce Ivy FoundationAnn Arbor, MI$5,000112020
Kids Food BasketGrand Rapids, MI$5,000112023
Liberty Learning FoundationHuntsville, AL$5,000112021
Macc FundWauwatosa, WI$5,000112020
Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitDetroit, MI$5,000112023
Mother Kathryn Daniels ConferenceMilwaukee, WI$5,000112021
Museum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroit, MI$5,000112020
Refugee Education CenterKentwood, MI$5,000112020
Rise RecoverySan Antonio, TX$5,000112021
Safe Harbor Childrens Advocacy Center Attn Lori AntkroviakAllegan, MI$5,000112020
Sanctum House IncNovi, MI$5,000112023
STEM Forward IncMilwaukee, WI$5,000222022
Tenor High School Project Lead the WayMilwaukee, WI$5,000112020
The Files Arts ProjectBirmingham, AL$5,000112020
The Salvation ArmyEl Paso, TX$5,000112021
The Walsh College FoundationTroy, MI$5,000112020
Toledo Community Service CenterToledo, OH$5,000112022
Walsh CollegeTroy, MI$5,000112022
Gotr Northwest IllinoisCrystal Lake, IL$3,500112020
United Way of Greater ToledoToledo, OH$3,061112022
Georgetown Citizen Police AcademyGeorgetown, KY$3,000332023
Arts Council of Southern IndianaNew Albany, IN$2,500112021
Citizen's Motorcar CompanyDayton, OH$2,500112022
Jackson Michigan Giving BackJackson, MI$2,500112021
Milwaukee County Historical SocietyMilwaukee, WI$2,500112021
Pads to Hope IncPalatine, IL$2,500112021
The Children's ShelterSan Antonio, TX$2,500112022
The Society of Saint Andrew IncBig Island, VA$2,500112022
Wisconsin American Legion FoundationPortage, WA$2,500112020
Wisconsin Equal Justice FundMadison, WI$2,500112020
Greater Ottawa County United WayGrand Haven, MI$2,307222021
Fr Gabriel Richard High SchoolAnn Arbor, MI$2,000112022
Inter Faith Health ClinicKnoxville, TN$1,200112020
Girls on the Run of Southeastern WiMilwaukee, WI$1,000112022
Growing Hope IncYpsilanti, MI$1,000112022
Highland County Homeless ShelterHillsboro, OH$1,000112022
National Kidney Foundation of MiAnn Arbor, MI$1,000112021
United Way of West GeorgiaLagrange, GA$605222022
United Way of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA$158112020
United Way of San Antonia and Bexar CSan Antonio, TX$79112020
United Way of Washtenaw CountyAnn Arbor, MI$76112020
United Way for Southeastern MichiganDetroit, MI$57112021
United Way of Northwest LouisianaShreveport, LA$32112020
Livingston County United WayBrighton, MI$16112020

36 of 106 (34%) 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 46%, 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 111 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
27 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
19 grants
Education
10 grants
Youth Development
9 grants
Arts & Culture
8 grants
Diseases & Disorders
6 grants
Recreation & Sports
6 grants
Food & Nutrition
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202045$1,070,201$5,000
202142$1,023,224$5,000
202241$897,051$5,000
202339$652,629$7,500

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 81% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Michigan
$2.9M
Wisconsin
$153K
Georgia
$116K
Kentucky
$101K
Tennessee
$85K
Illinois
$38K
Virginia
$38K
New York
$32K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund44 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc38 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc37 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America30 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund27 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust23 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Adient Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 0634, Milwaukee, WI, 53201. 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.

EIN 81-2058838 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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