Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund
Grosse Pointe, MI · EIN 38-6052198. Reported 241 grants totalling $12.3M to 77 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. Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $1,100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St John Foundation | Warren, MI | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way for Southeastern Mi | Detroit, MI | $870,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $570,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Se Mi | Detroit, MI | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University Liggett School | Grosse Pointe, MI | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huron Pines | Gaylord, MI | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy (the) | Lansing, MI | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $277,175 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Math Corps | Birmingham, MI | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Center | Detroit, MI | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | $212,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accounting Aid Society | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition on Temporary Shelter | Detroit, MI | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation | Grosse Pointe, MI | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Old Newsboy's Goodfellow Fund | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Point Inc | Mt Clemens, MI | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Education Project | Detroit, MI | $142,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Elmwood Foundation | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pheasants Forever | St Paul, MN | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Southeastern Mi | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Crossroads Council | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Mi Foundation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Keep Detroit Growing | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mariners Inn | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capuchin Charities | Detroit, MI | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter | Mt Clemens, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Club | Grosse Pointe, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey | Detroit, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hobe Sound Community Chest | Hobe Sound, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Trout Unlimited | Bay City, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute for Children | Commerce Township, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anglers of the Au Sable | Grayling, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Cross Services | Saginaw, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moross Greenway Project | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Motor City Mitten Mission | St Clair Shores, MI | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Upper Black River Council | Hillman, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition on Temporary Shelter | Detroit, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avalon Healing Center | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Phoenix Center | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Step | Plymouth, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alma College | Alma, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Prep School | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boldi | Commerce Township, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Stewardship Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Macomb County Warming Center | Mt Clemens, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Detroit River | Taylor, MI | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| We the People of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Center (the) | Pontiac, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Education Group | Royal Oak, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornerstone Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rose Hill Center | Holly, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adult Well-Being Services | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henry Ford Estates | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Organization for Women | Washington, DC | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Media-Wbez | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We the People Detroit | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
64 of 77 (83%) 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 87%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 173 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | $2,636,440 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $2,507,135 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $3,024,500 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 57 | $4,084,500 | $25,000 |
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. 93% 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 $25,000. 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 Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund'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: 17152 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe, MI, 48230. 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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