Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1357020. Reported 156 grants totalling $7,346,440 to 83 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Henry Ford Health System, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 83 distinct organizations, with 27% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 53% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,750; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $550,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
1 of those grants was non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $264,474 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddp Bike Share Corporation | Detroit, MI | $1,950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midtown Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $799,999 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | Detroit, MI | $516,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | Rockville, MD | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $275,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Health and Social Services Center Inc | Detroit, MI | $264,474 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Regional Chamber | Detroit, MI | $211,061 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Inc | Bloomfld Hls, MI | $208,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $200,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $123,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $118,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare | Washington, DC | $97,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $90,591 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocket Giving Fund | Detroit, MI | $84,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Caring Athletes Team for Childrens and Henry Ford Hospitals | Detroit, MI | $74,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yeshivath Beth Yehudah | Southfield, MI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $63,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Royal Oak | Royal Oak, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Roundtablefor Just Communities | Detroit, MI | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Racing for Kids | Harbor Spgs, MI | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nw Goldberg Cares | Detroit, MI | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rink at Royal Oak | Royal Oak, MI | $45,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Center of Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods | Grosse Pt Frm, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmingtn Hls, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Economic Club | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nfx | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $32,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Estate | Dearborn, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Plymouth | Plymouth, MI | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Medical Fellowships Inc | Alexandria, VA | $25,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State Fair Foundation | Novi, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northville Community Chamber of Commerce | Northville, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Winter Blast Foundation | Royal Oak, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce | W Bloomfield, MI | $24,167 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn | Saint Paul, MN | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Parkinson Foundation | Bingham Farms, MI | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Childrens Fund | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rhonda Walker Foundation | W Bloomfield, MI | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Affairs Coalition | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Minority Purchasing Council Mmsdc | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce | Plymouth, MI | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inforum | Southfield, MI | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation Inc | Pontiac, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warren-Conner Development Coalition Inc | Detroit, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Services for Older Citizens Inc | Grosse Pt Frm, MI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,275 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arab American and Chaldean Council | Troy, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfld Hls, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Mottep Foundation | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle | W Bloomfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce | W Bloomfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Womens Forum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Amateur Hockey Association | Clinton Twp, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Detroit Equity Report Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Detroit | Sterling Hts, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce | Royal Oak, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chaldean Community Foundation | Sterling Hts, MI | $8,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Regional Lgbt Chamber of Commerce | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Ort Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Bloomfield Parks & Recreation | West Bloomfield, MI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission | West Bloomfield, MI | $6,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pace Southeast Michigan | Southfield, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sky Foundation Inc | Birmingham, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Society of Employers | Troy, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assumption Greek Orthodox Church | St Clair Shores, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
39 of 83 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 of 83 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $1,925,555 | $18,750 |
| 2022 | 32 | $1,974,308 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 41 | $1,391,861 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $2,054,716 | $12,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Henry Ford Health System's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 43 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 10 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: One Ford Place - 5F, Detroit, MI, 48202.
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