Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-3466344. Reported 115 grants totalling $1,179,116 to 63 recipients 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. Speckhard-Knight Charitable 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Neighborhood Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jackson Community Foundation | Jackson, MI | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy | Superior Township, MI | $66,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hands Across the Water | Ann Arbor, MI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aware Inc | Jackson, MI | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe House Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washtenaw Camp Placement | Ann Arbor, MI | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Heights, MI | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washtenaw Area Council for Children | Ypsilanti, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dahlem Conservancy | Jackson, MI | $34,993 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crystal Lake Teen Center | Crystal Lake, IL | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save Our Youth Help Them Prosper | Jackson, MI | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Literacy Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $32,025 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ele's Place | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our House | Ypsilanti, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Neighbor's Keeper | Jackson, MI | $28,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Action Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army of Jackson County | Jackson, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Advocacy Center | Ypsilanti, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Ark | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Therapeutic Riding Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Imagine Planet | Jackson, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan Ability Partners | Ann Arbor, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ele's Place Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends Indeed | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Garrett's Space | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl's Group | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jackson Symphony Orchestra | Jackson, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ozone House | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw Cty | Ypsilanti, MI | $13,749 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundations Preschool | Ann Arbor, MI | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Literacy Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Independent Living | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson Friendly Home | Jackson, MI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Master | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundations Preschool of Washtenaw County | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends in Deed | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Icna Relief USA Programs | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Interfaith Shelter | Jackson Mi, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Place | Jackson, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summer Camp Scholarships | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Safe Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Michigan | Brighton, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Ann Arbor, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aid for Milan | Milan, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Star Reach | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lily's Missions | Jackson, MI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Aid and Family Services | Jackson, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Land Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels | Ypsilanti, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arbor Hospice | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Challenge of Michigan | Hillsdale, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lost Railway Museum | Grass Lake, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Special Education Ministries | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nonprofit Network | Jackson, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sos Community Svcs | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Stewardship Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brother Big Sister of Washtenaw County | Ypsilanti, MI | $4,749 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Ypsilanti, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Detroit, MI | $1,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evangelical Homes of Michigan | Saline, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
27 of 63 (43%) 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 57%, across 3 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.
- Peace Neighborhood Center
SOCIAL SERVICES - PARENTS AND FAMILIES - Jackson Community Foundation
FAITH SPECKHARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME GRADUATES FROM JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL - Aware Inc
SOCIAL SERVICES - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Therapeutic Riding Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT/SUPPORTIVE FUNDING - Michigan Ability Partners
RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND REMOTE WORK, FOOD DRIVES - Life Challenge of Michigan
SOCIAL SERVICES - ADDICTION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $390,749 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $320,024 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 27 | $268,100 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $200,243 | $6,625 |
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
97% 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 405 Little Lake Drive A3, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103. 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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