Serra Family Foundation
Grand Blanc, MI · EIN 38-3352324. Reported 123 grants totalling $821,600 to 56 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. Serra Family 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $8,000; the smallest was $600 and the largest $30,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Academy | Clarkston, MI | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Hs | Waterford, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Depaul Society | Waterford, MI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwood University | Midland, MI | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lourdes Inc | Waterford, MI | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $41,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland | Pontiac, MI | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Schools | Waterford, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Church of the Holy Family Outreach | Grand Blanc, MI | $24,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Door Outreach Center | Waterford Twp, MI | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Albion College | Albion, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Grand Blanc Grid | Grand Blanc, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| C S Mott Children's Hospital | Flint, MI | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Alumni Assoc | Waterford, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Friendship Circle | West Bloomfield, MI | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterford Senior Center | Waterford Twp, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Church of the Holy Family | Grand Blanc, MI | $13,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Church | Waterford, MI | $13,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kinghts of Columbus Council | Grand Blanc, MI | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys Scouts of America | Auburn, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crossover Outreach | Flint, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Tee of the Lowcountry | Hilton Head Island, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Furniture Bank of Southeastern Mi | Pontiac, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Brighton, MI | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI | $7,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Beds 4 Kids | Oak Park, MI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| On My Own of Michigan | Troy, MI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| VFW 882 Auxilary | Grand Blanc, MI | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Mi | Southfield, MI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rosary Community Retreats Foundation | Westland, MI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Waterford Senior Ctr | Waterford, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Burton, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads for Youth | Oxford, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Guiding Star Foundation | Grand Blanc, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miracle League of Greater Flint | Mundy Township, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Alumni Assoc | Waterford, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter of Flint | Flint, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Well of Waterford | Waterford Twp, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingsbury Parent Assn Inc | Oxford, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fish Inc of Grand Blanc | Grand Blanc, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee of the Low Country | Hilton Head, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace Centers of Hope | Pontiac, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health Association Mi | Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faith Lutheran Church Preshool | Grand Blanc, MI | $2,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Housing Network | Troy, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xceptional Heroes | Grand Blanc, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Mi | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Michigan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics | Mt Pleasant, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Francis Prayer Center | Flint, MI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 56 (55%) 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 74%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $252,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $175,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $186,100 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $208,000 | $5,000 |
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. 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 $5,000. 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 Serra Family 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: 9095 S Saginaw Road Unit 9, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439. 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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