Mcgregor Fund
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-0808800. Reported 728 grants totalling $51.0M to 246 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$51.0Mgranted, 2020-2024
246recipients, as named on its returns
58%of grantees funded again the next year
$235.1Massets, 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. Mcgregor 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.
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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $650,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Oakland Shelter Dba Lighthouse Mi | Pontiac, MI | $2,300,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | $1,944,020 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Phoenix Center | Detroit, MI | $1,913,000 | 15 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Community Housing Coalition | Detroit, MI | $1,730,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition on Temporary Shelter | Detroit, MI | $1,600,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central United Methodist Church Community Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $1,450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | $1,450,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ruth Ellis Center | Highland Park, MI | $1,402,510 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Step | Plymouth, MI | $1,200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avalon Healing Center | Detroit, MI | $1,182,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Keep Growing Detroit | Detroit, MI | $1,100,600 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Developing Kingdoms in Different Stages | Redford, MI | $1,057,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | $1,050,206 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mariners Inn | Detroit, MI | $1,009,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turning Point | Mount Clemens, MI | $950,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | $908,070 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services (access) | Dearborn, MI | $856,000 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Urban Neighborhood Initiatives | Detroit, MI | $750,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Haven | Pontiac, MI | $740,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Freedom House | Detroit, MI | $700,200 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $666,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $650,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Community Resources | Detroit, MI | $610,100 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Family Assistance for Renaissance Men | Detroit, MI | $585,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empowerment Plan | Detroit, MI | $569,647 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $552,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Non-Profit Enterprise at Work Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $550,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Techtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $550,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | New York, NY | $540,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Force Detroit | Detroit, MI | $540,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Accounting Aid Society | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Develop Detroit | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Here to Help Foundation | Huntington Woods, MI | $500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caleb's Kids | Detroit, MI | $435,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community & Home Supports Inc | Detroit, MI | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corp | Detroit, MI | $400,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | Detroit, MI | $365,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Black Leaders Detroit | Detroit, MI | $360,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atlantic Impact | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Solutions Inc | Detroit, MI | $322,500 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Make Food Not Waste | Birmingham, MI | $320,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heritage Works | Detroit, MI | $316,600 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Se Mi | Detroit, MI | $310,039 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Center for Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $304,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | $302,250 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | New York City, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Detroit Black Community Food Network | Detroit, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Black Community Food Security Network | Detroit, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| First Step - the Western Wayne County Project on Domestic Assault | Plymouth, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency | Ecorse, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wayne Metro Community Action Agency | Ecorse, MI | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Color of Autism | Franklin, MI | $260,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Development Incubator | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Racquetup Detroit | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zaman International | Inkster, MI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Genesishope | Detroit, MI | $240,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Yunion | Detroit, MI | $235,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Defender Service | Detroit, MI | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $220,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $206,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Central City Community Mental Health Inc | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Children - National Office | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Genesis Harbor of Opportunity Promoting Excellence Community Development Co | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeless Action Network of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ser-Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress Inc | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Street Democracy | Birmingham, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $196,657 | 11 | 2 | 2021 |
| Forum for Youth Investment | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mosaic Youth Theatre | Detroit, MI | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation | Detroit, MI | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Detroit Food Academy | Detroit, MI | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy | Detroit, MI | $166,600 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $165,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc | Detroit, MI | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dawn Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Parent Network | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Faith in Action | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metro Food Rescue | West Bloomfield, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Okemos, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Positive Images | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | $141,600 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan Center for Youth Justice | Ann Arbor, MI | $140,020 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Grace in Action | Detroit, MI | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wayne Metropolitan Community Service | Ecorse, MI | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Association of Black Organizations | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Rapids, MI | $127,600 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jefferson East Inc | Detroit, MI | $126,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Genesis Harbor of Opportunities Promoting Excellent | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | $116,603 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Give Merit Inc | Detroit, MI | $115,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metro Solutions | Southfield, MI | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Schwab Charitable Trust | Orlando, FL | $106,971 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citizens Research Council of Michigan Inc | Livonia, MI | $101,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith in Action Network | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Hospitality & Warming Center Inc | Pontiac, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Heights, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Funders Together to End Homelessness Inc | Boston, MA | $99,680 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | $88,718 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | $80,001 | 7 | 2 | 2021 |
| Black Family Development Inc | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mothering Justice | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace in Action Collectives | Detroit, MI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chance for Life Organization | Southfield, MI | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Genesis Hope | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $60,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central State University | Wilberforce, OH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | Ypsilanti, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Foundations | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| 482 Forward | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mcrest | Roseville, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team | Roseville, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michigan Disability Rights Coalition | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human I-T | Long Beach, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $42,770 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sphinx Organization Inc | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross - Southeast Michigan Regional Chapter | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miami University Foundation | Oxford, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Micah 6 Community | Pontiac, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michigan College Access Network | Lansing, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nonprofit Enterprise at Work | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Patrick Senior Center Inc | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives (abfe) | New York, NY | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Afrourbanism | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bailey Park Project | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | $15,680 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eberwhite School PTO | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| KIPP Texas Fundraising Dfw | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy High School | Farmington Hills, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Public Schools | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St John's Jesuit High School | Toledo, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Liggett School | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Preparatory Academy | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Funders Together for Housing Justice | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peak Grantmaking | Washington, DC | $10,550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Helm at the Boll Life Center | Grosse Pointe, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $9,050 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | Mountain View, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Skills Coalition | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Local Circles | Detroit, MI | $8,250 | 22 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Augustine's University | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | New York, NY | $6,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cass Community Social Services Inc | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,300 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Opportunity Resource Fund | Lansing, MI | $5,270 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Minority Freedom Community Fund | Warren, MI | $5,095 | 11 | 2 | 2021 |
| Abfe | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wcccd Scholarship Committee | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Service Organization | Detroit, MI | $4,262 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womens Centers International | Oakland, CA | $4,100 | 7 | 2 | 2021 |
| Progressive Lifestyles Inc | Waterford Township, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Workforce Matters | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Child for All | Stafford, VA | $3,860 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | Memphis, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pasteur Elementary School Alumni Foundation | Huntington Woods, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Luke Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Service Builders Foundation Inc | Inkster, MI | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schoolcraft College Foundation | Livonia, MI | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CAMP45 Contemporary | Portland, OR | $2,527 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| B3 Elevation | Humble, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michigan Florida Snowbirds | Lake Worth, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judith Dianne Jackson Scholarship Fund | Detroit, MI | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boardsource | Washington, DC | $1,887 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teen Tech Titans | Rosemount, MN | $1,125 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Common Ground | Ruther Glen, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Future City | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Women Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council of Nonprofits | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spaulding for Children | Southfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wdet | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wdet-Fm | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $755 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace & Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church | Detroit, MI | $700 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $670 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dig Deep | Los Angeles, CA | $520 | 5 | 1 | 2020 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | $520 | 5 | 1 | 2020 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $511 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Bar Association Foundation | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| E Solutions LLC Dba Ellavate Solutions | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Gatherers | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friendship Circle | West Bloomfield, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom, MI | $440 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grosse Pointe Library Foundation | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $416 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Capuchin Soup Kitchen | Detroit, MI | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Food Policy Council | Detroit, MI | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Global Giving Foundation | Washington, DC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Technology Affinity Group | Chicago, IL | $385 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center | Detroit, MI | $259 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Designconnect | Birmingham, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Society of Artists | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Hagerstown, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Detroit | Detroit, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Neighborhood Club | Grosse Pointe, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Racing for Kids | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Millan Theatre Dba Detroit Repertory Theatre | Detroit, MI | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Wellness | Dallas, TX | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art Ops | Southfield, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens for a Fair Ferndale | Ferndale, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Money Matters 4 Youth | Detroit, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center | Detroit, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mental Health Association of New York City Inc | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
121 of 246 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 58%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Alternatives for Girls
General Operations and the Workforce Development Hub - South Oakland Shelter Dba Lighthouse Mi
General Operations and Capital Support - Developing Kingdoms in Different Stages
General operations and capital - Avalon Healing Center
General Operations and Multi-Year Campaign - Central United Methodist Church Community Development Corporation
General operations for NOAH and CDC - Detroit Phoenix Center
General operations and working capital
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 565 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 201 | $9,385,123 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 142 | $9,549,594 | $12,704 |
| 2022 | 114 | $8,728,871 | $32,500 |
| 2023 | 130 | $9,791,289 | $15,650 |
| 2024 | 141 | $13.5M | $55,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mcgregor Fund has 154 of them, worth $26.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| South Oakland Shelter Dba Lighthouse Mi | Pontiac, MI | $1,100,000 |
| Developing Kingdoms in Different Stages | Redford, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | $850,000 |
| Avalon Healing (wc Safe) | Detroit, MI | $650,000 |
| Force Detroit | Detroit, MI | $625,000 |
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | $600,000 |
| Developing Kingdoms in Different Stages | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $575,000 |
| First Step | Plymouth, MI | $550,000 |
| United Community Housing Coalition | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Lighthouse | Pontiac, MI | $500,000 |
| United Community Housing Coalition | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Mariners Inn | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Keep Growing Detroit | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Youth Development Resource Centerallied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | $450,000 |
| Detroit Phoenix Center | Detroit, MI | $400,000 |
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Community Foundation for Southeast113 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund107 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc92 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc84 shared recipientsUnited Way for Southeastern Michigan80 shared recipientsThe Skillman Foundation74 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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- 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 Mcgregor Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Talon Centre Drive 100, Detroit, MI, 48207. 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 38-0808800 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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