Metro Health Foundation
Plymouth, MI · EIN 38-2100939. Reported 90 grants totalling $1,244,987 to 55 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. Metro Health Foundation 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 $7,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $815 and $25,000; the smallest was $35 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Ellis Center | Highland Park, MI | $76,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centro Multicultural La Familia | Pontiac, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club - Metro Detroit | Royal Oak, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Emergency Lifeline Programs | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Unit on Davison Avenue | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linc Up Nonprofit Housing Corp | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Primary Care Association | Chigaco, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Service Organization | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation | Southfield, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mycare Health Center | Center Line, MI | $49,005 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wayne Children's Healthcare Access Program | Warren, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ferncare Free Clinic Inc | Ferndale, MI | $38,766 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macomb Community College Foundation | Warren, MI | $34,576 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Macomb Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers | Roseville, MI | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Medical Relief | Southfield, MI | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | Troy, MI | $28,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C-Assist | Garden City, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dames and Knights of the Order of Malta | Beverly Hills, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Michigan Primary Care Association | Lansing, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $21,025 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Wayne County Health Authority | Detroit, MI | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michign Primary Care Association | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network | Pontiac, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $14,718 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central United Meth Church of Detrot Cdc | Detroit, MI | $14,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baldwin Center Inc | Pontiac, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Order of Malta Dental Clinic | Beverly Hills, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation | Pontiac, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan on Behalf of Michigan Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridging Communities Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Fire Southeast Michigan | Holly, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Clinics of Michigan | Zeeland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $9,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Leukemia Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | $5,814 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington, DC | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,440 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Street Outreach Teams C/O Fort St Presbyterian Church | Detroit, MI | $2,116 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Detriot Area Health Council | Bingham Farms, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | $810 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Genesis Hope | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Patrick Senior Center | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association of Social Workers | Washington, DC | $412 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network | Farmington, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michuhcan | Farmington, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Noah Project | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malta Dental and Medical Center | Detroit, MI | $220 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Michigan | Lansing, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit Network | Jackson, MI | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
19 of 55 (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 55%, 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.
- Covenant Community Care
TOWARD A DENTAL SUITE AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEWLY BUILT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO REPLACE THE JOY-SOUTHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - Gilda's Club - Metro Detroit
SUPPORT THE CANCER COMMUNITY IN DETROIT THROUGH HEALTH CARE NAVIGATION AND ACCESS AND EDUCATION SERVICES AT THE DURFEE INNOVATION SOCIETY - Health Emergency Lifeline Programs
SUPPORT START-UP STAFFING COSTS OF THE CORKTOWN HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC - Health Unit on Davison Avenue
SUPPORT COSTS OF REPLACING THE CLINIC ROOF AND FOR THE PROVISION OF FREE HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE NAVIGATION TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED - Michigan Primary Care Association
MATCHING - AMERICORPS AT FQHCS - Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation
CAPITAL EXPENSES WESTLAND PACE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $203,578 | $7,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $182,348 | $6,316 |
| 2023 | 32 | $578,577 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $280,484 | $10,000 |
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. Metro Health Foundation has 13 of them, worth $278,634. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian Health and Family Services | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| American Indian Health and Family Services | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | Troy, MI | $14,000 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 |
| Detroit Wayne County Health Authority | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 |
| Central United Meth Church of Detrot Cdc | Detroit, MI | $7,000 |
| Macomb Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers | Roseville, MI | $7,000 |
| Order of Malta Dental Clinic | Beverly Hills, MI | $7,000 |
| World Medical Relief | Southfield, MI | $7,000 |
| Ferncare Free Clinic Inc | Ferndale, MI | $6,634 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% 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 $7,000. 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 Metro Health Foundation'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: 44744 Helm Street, Plymouth, MI, 48170. 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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