Hudson-Webber Foundation
Historical FunderDetroit, Michigan · EIN 38-6052131 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$9.1M
Organizations funded167
Typical grant$15,000
Total assets$217M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | MICHAEL SHAW HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATI |
|---|---|
| Address | 333 WEST FORT STREET SUITE 1310, DETROIT MI 48226 |
| Phone | 3139637777 |
| Form and materials | PLEASE SEE HTTPS://HUDSON-WEBBER.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/. |
| Deadlines | PLEASE SEE HTTPS://HUDSON-WEBBER.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/. |
| Restrictions | THE HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION CONCENTRATES ITS GIVING FOR ACTIVITIES BASED IN DETROIT, OR OTHERWISE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE DETROIT COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS AND RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF PROJECTS WITHIN FOUR PROGRAM MISSION AREAS, EACH OF WHICH IMPACTS UPON THE VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY. THOSE MISSION AREAS ARE: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INVESTING IN EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE JOBS FOR ALL DETROITERS AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS TO HELP ACHIEVE STABLE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY. BUILT ENVIRONMENT; IMPROVE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY OF DETROIT BY INCREASING THE PREVALENCE OF QUALITY PHYSICAL SPACES THAT REFLECT AND ENHANCE THE DIVERSE CULTURE. ARTS AND CULTURE; THE ENHANCEMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENGAGING CULTURAL PROGRAMS. SAFE AND JUST COMMUNITIES; THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN DETROIT THROUGH INNOVATIVE, RACIALLY EQUITABLE STRATEGIES. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
24% of grants went outside Michigan.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Detroit cdo fund and the elevating cdo (ecdo) fund | $550,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Michigan justice fund | $400,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Michigan justice fund | $400,000 |
| Midtown Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Detroit Economic Growth Association | Detroit, MI | Detroit down payment assistance | $250,000 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | General operations to support inclusive economic growth for all in the detroit region | $250,000 |
| The Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | For unrestricted operating endowment support in recognition of mary anne and eugene A. gargaro | $250,000 |
| Community Development Advocates of Detroit | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Support ewdc and jei | $225,000 |
| Local Initiative Support Corporation | New York, NY | Community land trust ecosystem support | $225,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Joe Louis Greenway Partnership | Detroit, MI | General operating support renewal | $200,000 |
| Joe Louis Greenway Partnership | Detroit, MI | General operating support renewal | $200,000 |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Small business support network | $150,000 |
| Develop Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support for affordable housing and community development | $150,000 |
| Eastern Market Corporation | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Eastern Market Corporation | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Local Initiative Support Corporation | New York, NY | Lisc detroit: implementation of a comprehensive equity-based economic development agenda to develop local talent, revitalize neighborhoods… | $150,000 |
| Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | Detroit, MI | Support for america's thanksgiving parade presented by gardner white | $135,000 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | Center for equity, engagement, and research, gens ops, 2023-2026 | $125,000 |
| Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc | Detroit, MI | General operations | $125,000 |
| Michigan Future Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Operating support and neighborhood talent concentration initiative | $125,000 |
| Chandler Park Conservancy | Detroit, MI | Operating support | $100,000 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | Detroit housing network operations | $100,000 |
| Citizens Research Council of Michigan Inc | Livonia, MI | General operating support for 2023 and 2024 | $100,000 |
| Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation | Detroit, MI | Project clean slate | $100,000 |
| Detroit Parks Coalition | Detroit, MI | General operating support for 2024-25 | $100,000 |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | Detroit, MI | Blue bird inn footprint | $100,000 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc | Detroit, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $100,000 |
| Force Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | Freer, safer detroit | $100,000 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | Operating support | $100,000 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Midtown Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | Detroit cultural center association - start-up support | $100,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | Operating support through capital campaign and relaunch | $100,000 |
| Culturesource | Detroit, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $75,000 |
| Michigan Center for Youth Justice | Ann Arbor, MI | General operations | $75,000 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | Neighborhood vitality index: 2024-2026 support | $75,000 |
| New Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Key corridor fund | $60,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations Inc | Detroit, MI | Office of foundation liaison research and opportunity fund-office of cvi | $55,000 |
| Basblue Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Black Leaders Detroit | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations Inc | Detroit, MI | Support for the office of foundation liaison | $50,000 |
| Detroit Economic Growth Association | Detroit, MI | City of detroit master plan of policies: community engagement president's discretionary grant | $50,000 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Detroit, MI | Support the launch of greenlight detroit fund II to advance economic progress for detroiters by working with local stakeholders to bring… | $50,000 |
| The Center for Michigan Inc | Yipsilaniti, MI | General support - bridge michigan and bridgedetroit | $50,000 |
| Culturesource | Detroit, MI | Administration of detroit art support 2022-2025 | $40,250 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Lansing, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $40,000 |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $40,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Joseph and jennifer hudson parke fund (park7) | $39,600 |
| Culturesource | Detroit, MI | Implementation of creators of culture | $37,500 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $25,000 |
| Arts League of Michigan Inc | Detroit, MI | Detroit art support 2022-2025 | $25,000 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Southfield, MI | Annual gala support | $25,000 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Southfield, MI | Employment virtual marketplace project | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Inc | Greenwich, CT | Capital campaign | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 167 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 3 grants to individuals ($16,344). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | Dia settlement ("grand bargain") | $500,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Detroit cdo fund and the elevating cdo (ecdo) fund | $400,000 |
| Detroit Economic Growth Association | Detroit, MI | Detroit down payment assistance | $250,000 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | General operations to support inclusive economic growth for all in the detroit region | $250,000 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | General operations to support inclusive economic growth for all in the detroit region | $250,000 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Joe Louis Greenway Partnership | Detroit, MI | General operating support renewal | $200,000 |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | General operations | $150,000 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | General operations | $150,000 |
| Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | Detroit, MI | Support for america's thanksgiving parade presented by gardner white | $135,000 |
| Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | Detroit, MI | Support for america's thanksgiving parade presented by gardner white | $135,000 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | Center for equity, engagement, and research, gens ops, 2023-2026 | $125,000 |
| Michigan Future Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Operating support and neighborhood talent concentration initiative | $125,000 |
| Chandler Park Conservancy | Detroit, MI | Operating support | $100,000 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | Detroit housing network operations | $100,000 |
| Community Development Advocates of Detroit | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Detroit Cultural Center Association | Detroit, MI | Detroit cultural center association - start-up support | $100,000 |
| Force Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | Freer, safer detroit | $100,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Key corridor fund | $60,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Detroit, MI | Key corridor fund | $60,000 |
| Basblue Inc | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations Inc | Detroit, MI | Office of foundation liaison research and opportunity fund-office of cvi | $50,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations Inc | Detroit, MI | Support for the office of foundation liaison | $50,000 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Detroit, MI | Support the launch of greenlight detroit fund II to advance economic progress for detroiters by working with local stakeholders to bring… | $50,000 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | Neighborhood vitality index: 2024-2026 support | $50,000 |
| Trove | Brentwood, TN | General support | $40,000 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | Collaborative learning and work amongst funders | $25,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations Inc | Detroit, MI | 2025 organization membership | $17,000 |
| Council on Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | 2025 organization membership | $15,000 |
| The Funders Network Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 2025 organization membership | $10,000 |
| Candid | New York, NY | 2025 organization membership | $5,000 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | 2025 organization membership | $5,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | 2025 organization membership | $3,750 |
| Mission Investors Exchange Inc | New York, NY | 2025 organization membership | $3,500 |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | Washington, DC | 2025 organization membership | $3,000 |
| Grantmakers in the Arts | Bronx, NY | 2025 organization membership | $2,500 |
| Exponenet Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,099,991 | 216 |
| 2023 | $8,517,799 | 295 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513119349102156
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 38-6052131
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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