Butzel Long Charitable Trust
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2510263. Reported 175 grants totalling $252,812 to 113 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. Butzel Long Charitable Trust 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,800; the smallest was $100 and the largest $10,825. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids in Need Foundation | Roseville, MN | $42,403 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | $9,849 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc | Detroit, MI | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Foundation of Michigan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $9,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond Basics | Southfield, MI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse of Michigan | Pontiac, MI | $8,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation | Detroit, MI | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars | Detroit, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patroit Week Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Brighton, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosa Parks Scholarship Doundation Inc | White Lake, MI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Television | Wixom, MI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Bar Association Foundation | Detroit, MI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Second Mile Center | Detroit, MI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pokagon Band of Potawatoni | Dowagiac, MI | $4,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plymouth-Canton Little League | Canton, MI | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sophia's Rainbow-Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $3,325 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Abc Semi Build the Future Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Birth Detroit | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Se Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan United Cerebral Palsy | Southfield, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Duluth Newman Catholic Ministries | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $2,270 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth for the Future | Baltimore, MD | $2,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brillant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clark Park Coalition | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jamie Daniels Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love One Another | St Clair Shores, MI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Noah Project | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Heights, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne County Jail Outreach Ministry | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tamarack Camps | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coats for the Cold-Oakland County Sherriff | Pontiac, MI | $1,502 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Avalon Healing Center | Detroit, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bed Race to Aid Children | Monroe, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cure Rare Disease | Woodbridge, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Squirrelwood Equine Sanctuary | Montgomery, NY | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Love for a Child | Oxford, MI | $1,040 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Oakland | Pontiac, MI | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access to Bankruptcy Court | Southfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ava's Heart | Holt, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Inc | Okemos, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cns Healthcare | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judson Center Development | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metro Food Rescue | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Crossroads Council Inc Boys Scouts of America | Eagle, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle League of Plymouth | Plymouth, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland County Bar Foundation | Bloomfield Township, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxford Community Memorial & Victims Fund | Oxford, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Noah Project of Central United Methodist Church of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Shull Chabad Lubavitch | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vetlife | Howell, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary's Mantle | Southfield, MI | $875 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Livonia Public Schools District-End of Year Buckets | Livonia, MI | $792 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boggs Park | Detroit, MI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope for Justice | Nashville, TN | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macomb Symphony Orchestra | Clinton Twp, MI | $655 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Animal Welfare Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $640 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $575 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Haven | Pontiac, MI | $551 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pink Fund | Bingham Farms, MI | $543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William Booth Legal Aid Clinic | Detroit, MI | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ava Maria School of Law Service Project | Naples, FL | $518 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citizens Research Council | Livonia, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community House-Birmingham Michigan | Birmingham, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Furniture Bank of Southeast Michigan | Pontiac, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grosse Isle Rowing Club | Grosse Isle, MI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifelab Kids Foundation | Ferndale, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Church | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Michigan-Hearts of the Holidays | Southfield, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friedrich's Atazia Research Alliance | Dowington, PA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish | Plymouth, MI | $380 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson Douglas Academy | Detroit, MI | $374 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beauty for Ashes Isaiah 61 | Birch Run, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care of Southeastern Michigan | Fraser, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Beginnings Community Development | Detroit, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shades of Pink Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Cerebal Palsy Metro Detroit | Southfield, MI | $345 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom House Detroit | Detroit, MI | $325 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Scleroderma Foundation | Danvers, MA | $325 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rolling Valley Elementary School PTA | Springfield, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army Booth Legal Aid Fund | Detroit, MI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shlama Foundation | Troy, MI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | New York, NY | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southfield, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angela Hospice Home Care | Livonia, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Anti Cruelty Society | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Bingham Farms, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strangers No Longer | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Association for Child Development | East Lansing, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Art Experience | Pontiac, MI | $240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ford Piquette Avenue Plant-Model T Automotive Heritage Complex | Detroit, MI | $225 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Romeo Goodfellows | Romeo, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
39 of 113 (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 38%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Kids in Need Foundation
A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED - Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc
THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN PROVIDING ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES. - Beyond Basics
A 501(C)(3) LITERACY NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ONE-ON-ONE READING INTERVENTION AND HOLOSTIC LITERACY ENRICHMENT - Make a Wish Foundation
PROVIDE STRENGTH, HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLESSES. - Patroit Week Foundation
THE PATROIT WEEK FOUNDATION IS A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO RENEWING AMERICA'S SPIRIT BY DEEPENING THE APPRECIATION OF THE FIRST PRINCIPLES, FOUNDING FATHERS AND OTHER PATROITS, VITAL DOCUMENTS AND SPEECHES, AND FLAGS THAT MAKE AMERICA THE GREATEST NATION IN WORLD HISTORY. - Focus Hope
FOCUS HOPE IS A 501 (C) (3) DETROIT BASED, NON-DENOMINATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE AIM IS TO OVERCOME RACISM AND POVERTY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND OTHERS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 97 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $66,819 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $57,283 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $65,830 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $62,880 | $1,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 79% 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.
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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 $1,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Butzel Long Charitable Trust'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: 150 West Jefferson Avenue 100, Detroit, MI, 48226. 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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