Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey
Birmingham, MI · EIN 38-6061846. Reported 251 grants totalling $946,166 to 92 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $33,600. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council of Jewish Woman | Southfield, MI | $101,650 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Life Remodeled | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Theater | Detroit, MI | $46,666 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Building Better Men | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gary Burnstein Community Health | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eversight | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Temple Emanu El | Oak Park, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle | West Bloomfield, MI | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of Camp Make-a-Dream | West Bloomfield, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Society | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Television | Wixom, MI | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan | East Lansing, MI | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hillel Msu | East Lansing, MI | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Developing Kids | Detroit, MI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hillel University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jarc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southwest Solutions | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Goodfellows | Detroit, MI | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prosperus | Detroit, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit 2 Nepal Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation | Pontiac, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Share Ukraine | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati | Southfield, MI | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Historical Society of Michig | Farmington Hills, MI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metro Food Rescue | West Bloomfield, MI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bookstock | Southfield, MI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Mi | Brighton, MI | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wrcj | Wixom, MI | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| DETROIT2NEPAL Foundation | West Bloomfield Twp, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jcc Maccabi Games | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Dental Clinic | Farmington Hills, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kadima | Southfield, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United Way | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Community Resources | Detroit, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Youth Appreciation Fnd | Warren, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Waterofrd Twp, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Humble Design | Pontiac, MI | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Troy | Troy, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gilda's Club | Royal Oak, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inside Out Literary Arts | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pewabic Pottery | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Score Detroit | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen Adom | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Leaders Detroit | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aish Detroit | Oak Park, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Soar | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community House | Birmingham, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cabaret 313 | Southfield, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wsu School of Social Work | Detroit, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Net | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Birth Detroit Cares | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornell University | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Food Academy | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven | Pontiac, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| L'dor V'dor Up Great Lakes Consort C/O Temple B'nai Israel | Petoskey, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rochester Area Neighborhood House | Rochester Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shua Group Arts | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sisterhood Braille Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Well | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Bnai David Cemetery | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | Oak Park, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Hopes | Commerce Twp, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund Israel Resilience Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Beth El | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
62 of 92 (67%) 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 81%, 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 131 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | $261,134 | $2,000 |
| 2021 | 64 | $212,882 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $234,300 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $237,850 | $2,500 |
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. 98% 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 $2,000. 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 Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey'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: 260 East Brown Street Suite 340, 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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