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Cousineau Family Charity

Bloomfield Hills, MI · EIN 84-5033022. Reported 243 grants totalling $115,442 to 120 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100median grant
$115,442granted, 2021-2024
120organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$44,980assets, 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. Cousineau Family Charity 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 $100. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $200; the smallest was $10 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
215 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
22 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
5 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
1 grant

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
St Hugo Church and SchoolBloomfield Hills, MI$17,633442024
Father Joe Poor Family ProgramDelray Beach, FL$15,549332023
St Vincent De Paul St HugoBloomfield Hills, MI$10,350332024
Jasper Majestic KingdomBloomfield Hills, MI$10,000112023
CnewaWashington, DC$9,000332024
Lighthouse of Oakland CountyPontiac, MI$4,586442024
Archdiocese of DetroitDetroit, MI$4,550442024
Heal Trafficking IncLos Angeles, CA$4,000222023
Aid to Church in NeedBrookland, NY$3,700332024
Maryknoll Fathers and BrothersMaryknoll, NY$2,565332024
Cross Catholic OutreachBoca Raton, FL$2,500442024
Knights of Columbus CharitiesNew Haven, CT$2,200222024
Rotary Club of PontiacPontiac, MI$1,734442024
Ave Maria RadioAnn Arbor, MI$1,350332024
Catholic Relief ServicesHanover, PA$1,000112024
Madison Family PlanningMadison Heights, MI$1,000112022
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the EucharistAnn Arbor, MI$860442024
Disabled American VeteransCincinnati, OH$800442024
Heritage FoundationWashington, DC$790442024
Right to Life LifespanLivonia, MI$753332023
Human Life InternationalFront Royal, VA$650332024
Thomas Moore SocietyChicago, IL$650222024
VFW Erie #3925Erie, MI$575222024
Seraphic Mass AssociationPittsburgh, PA$561442024
Dynamic Catholic InstituteErlanger, KY$555442024
Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL$525112023
Salesian MissionsNew Rochelle, NY$508332024
Life Legal Defence FoundationNapa, CA$500332024
My Mass RequestPittsbburgh, PA$480222023
Trinity MissionsSilver Springs, MD$475442024
A Vision for Clean WaterTroy, MI$455112021
Special Olympics MichiganMount Pleasant, MI$450442024
Coming Home NetworkZanesville, OH$400442024
Kettering UniversityFlint, MI$400442024
Paralyzed American VeteransWashington, DC$400442024
Wounded WarriorsJacksonville, FL$400442024
Boy Scout Troop 1761West Lake Village, CA$350222024
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$350222022
Special Olympics Team FarmingtonFarmington, MI$350442024
USOWashington, DC$320332024
Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, TX$300332023
American Red CrossDetroit, MI$300332024
Michigan Knights of ColumbusSterling Heights, MI$300112022
Tax FoundationWashington, DC$300222022
VFWLansing, MI$300332023
Lang Ranch Elementary PTAThousand Oaks, CA$280222022
Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, MI$270332024
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI$255442024
Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchThousand Oaks, CA$250112024
Lifesite NewsFront Royal, VA$250332024
Priests for LifeCocoa, FL$250332023
American LegionIndianapolis, IN$235332023
Catholic Medical MissionsNew York, NY$235222024
Capuchin FranciscanDetroit, MI$220112021
Sacred Heart Southern MissionWalls, MS$210332023
American Cancer SocietyLansing, MI$200222024
Birmingham Ski TeamBloomfield Hills, MI$200112023
Birmingham Unified Ski TeamBirmingham, MI$200112024
Committee for a Constructive TomorrowWashington, DC$200222022
Guitars for VeteransKenosha, WI$200112021
Help Heal VeteransWinchester, CA$200222023
Make a WishBrighton, MI$200112021
Pinnacle Ski RacingBloomfield Hills, MI$200112022
Rails to TrailsWashington, DC$200222022
Saint Bonaventure Indian Mission SchoolThoreau, MN$200222022
St Paul Lutheran ChurchFort Dodge, IA$200112023
Tau Beta PiKnoxville, TN$200222024
Students for Life of AmericaFredricksburg, VA$185222024
Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC$180332024
Ww II War MuseumNew Orleans, LA$179332024
Catholic AnswersEl Cajon, CA$171112021
Population Research InstituteFront Royal, VA$170442024
Cardinal Newman SocietyMerrifield, VA$150222023
Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NY$150112021
Society Little FlowerDarien, IL$135222024
Franciscan Mnastery Holy LandWashington, DC$130112023
Live Action - Lila RoseArlington, VA$125332024
Tradition Family PropertyHanover, PA$125222023
Saint Joseph ChapelPontiac, MI$120112024
Loscerritos Ms (school Fund Raiser Amelia Los Alamitos)Thousand Oaks, CA$104112024
Marygrove CnservancyDetroit, MI$103112022
Alzheimer's Disease ResearchClarksburg, MD$100112022
Covenent HouseDetroit, MI$100112021
Crown of Life Lutheran ChurchRochester Hills, MI$100112022
Eternal Word Television NetworkIrondale, AL$100112024
Faith on Fire MinistryLawrenceville, GA$100112023
Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MI$100112023
Habitat for HumanityPontiac, MI$100112021
Hunters for LifeWaterford, MI$100112022
Internal Fellowship of Chrisians and JewsMerrifield, VA$100112024
MissionhurstArlington, VA$100112023
Missionry OblatesBelleville, IL$100112023
Oakland County Pioneer and Historical SocietyPontiac, MI$100112022
Pp American Life LeagueFalmouth, VA$100222022
PrimeDetroit, MI$100112024
Ray & Millie Mccarthy Cahritable FundChicago, IL$100112022
Saint Joseph Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD$100112022
Saint Jude's HospitalMemphis, TN$100112021
St Joseph Indian SchoolChamberlin, SD$100112024
Tax FoundationPontiac, MI$100112024
Thomas Moore Law CenterAnn Arbor, MI$100112023
Vietnam Veterans Memorial FundArlington, VA$100112023
Companions of the CrossHouston, TX$74112023
National Ww II War MuseumNew Orleans, LA$60112021
Priests of the Sacred HeartHales Corners, WI$60222022
Citizens Against Governmental WasteWashington, DC$50112021
Judicial WatchWashington, DC$50112021
Pro Life for AmericaMinneapolis, MN$50112023
Saint Vincent & Sister SarahDetroit, MI$50112021
St Vincent De PaulDetroit, MI$50112023
Student for Life of AmericaFredricksburg, VA$50112021
Terra Sancta MinistriesPontiac, MI$40112024
Capuchin Franciscan (province of St Joseph)Detroit, MI$30112023
Paulist FathersNew York, NY$25112021
Rotary Club of Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Township, MI$25112022
Association of the Miraculous MedalPerryville, MO$22112021
Usdsa Deputy Sheriff AssociationMerrifield, VA$20112024
40 Days for LifeBryan, TX$10112023
America Needs FatimaHanover, PA$10112024
Volunteer Firefighter AllianceHouston, TX$10112024

63 of 120 (52%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 75 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Religion
13 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
11 grants
Human Services
11 grants
Education
10 grants
Environment
4 grants
Health Care
4 grants
Social Science
4 grants
International Affairs
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202161$16,960$100
202262$36,235$100
202363$34,890$100
202457$27,357$100

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. 51% 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
$59K
Florida
$19K
District of Columbia
$12K
New York
$7K
California
$6K
Connecticut
$2K
Pennsylvania
$2K
Virginia
$2K

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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 Fund33 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc31 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust25 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program24 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation21 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc20 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $100. 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 Cousineau Family Charity'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: 1875 Long Pointe Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48302. 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 84-5033022 · 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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