Michigan First Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyLathrup Village, Michigan · EIN 27-2487933 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$174K
Organizations funded77
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$40K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $2,500.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
12% of grants went outside Michigan.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Mi Univ Andre Lamon Buford | Ypsilanti, MI | Educational scholarships | $10,000 |
| Central Mich University Gavin Zacha | Mt Pleasant, MI | Educational scholarships | $5,000 |
| Central State Univ | Mt Pleasant, MI | Educational scholarships | $5,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | Community support - non-profit, collects surplus food from a variety of sources and distributes it to food providers. | $5,000 |
| Gleaners Food Bank | Detroit, MI | Community support - collects, warehouses, repacks and distributes many millions of pounds of food for over 300 local member agencies. | $5,000 |
| Hampton University | Hampton, VA | Educational scholarships | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Detroit | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides meals to homebound elderly. | $5,000 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | Educational scholarships | $5,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Educational scholarships | $4,500 |
| Hampton Univ Madison Mckai Williams | Hampton, VA | Educational scholarships | $4,500 |
| Howard University Lenah Alghali | Washington, DC | Educational scholarships | $4,000 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | Educational scholarships | $4,000 |
| Wayne State Univ Nnenna Odoaru Onwu | Detroit, MI | Educational scholarships | $4,000 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | Community support - to sponsor annual walk. | $3,500 |
| Howard Univ | Washington, DC | Educational scholarships | $3,500 |
| Detroit Branch - NAACP | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides minority focus on legal, civil rights, criminal justice, economic, educational, health, political, public… | $2,500 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | Detroit, MI | Community support - academic and athletic program to help students in inner-city detroit | $2,500 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | Community support - general scholarship fund | $2,500 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI | Community support - general scholarship fund | $2,500 |
| United Negro College Fund | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides scholarships to students attending historically black colleges/universities. | $2,500 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | Community support - general scholarship fund | $2,500 |
| Wayne County Community College | Detroit, MI | Community support - general scholarship fund | $2,500 |
| Wayne State Univ | Detroit, MI | Educational scholarships | $2,500 |
| Wayne State Univ Neala V Muniz | Detroit, MI | Educational scholarships | $2,500 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Community support - general scholarship fund | $2,500 |
| Central Mi Univ Talia Elizabeth Kam | Mt Pleasant, MI | Educational scholarships | $2,000 |
| Children's Miracle Network | Salt Lake City, UT | Community support - raises funds for alliance of 170 children's hospitals to provide care, research and community outreach for children's… | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | Community support - provides emergency services, shelter, rehabilitation, and recreation services. | $2,000 |
| Thaw (The Heat & Warmth Fund) | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides financial assistance to low-income, pre-qualified citizens of detroit who need help with utility costs. | $2,000 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | Community support - helps girls and young women avoid sexual exploitation and victimization, substance abuse and prostitution. | $1,500 |
| Black United Fund | Detroit, MI | Community support - empowering youth for everyday success initiative. the initiative seeks to address the need to equip children and youth… | $1,500 |
| Maggie's Wigs for Kids | Westlake, OH | Community support - supports children who have experienced hair loss due to cancer. | $1,500 |
| Orchard's Children Services | Southfield, MI | Community support - providing specialized care in addition to recreational & educational services for children in oakland, wayne & macomb… | $1,500 |
| Sickle Cell Disease Assoc of Michigan | Detroit, MI | Community support - cdaa-mi provides education, assistance, and advocacy for individuals living with and families affected by sickle cell… | $1,500 |
| Spaulding for Children | Southfield, MI | Community support - assist with finding foster parents, future parents seeking to adopt, and counseling for parents trying to bring their… | $1,500 |
| Special Olympics | Detroit, MI | Community support - year round sports training and competition for individuals with disabilities. | $1,500 |
| United Way Community Services | Detroit, MI | Community support - works to address the most critical needs of the community. | $1,500 |
| American Cancer Society | Southfield, MI | Community support - support community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by… | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross of Se Michigan | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides disaster relief nationally and internationally, emergency service to military members and families, biomedical… | $1,000 |
| Arab American & Chaldean Council | Southfield, MI | Community support - human services to middle eastern & mainstream communities in se michigan. | $1,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | Community support - support an organization that provides volunteer mentoring programs to improve the lives of children and youth around… | $1,000 |
| Boys Scouts of America Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides character development and values-based leadership training. | $1,000 |
| Cass Community Social Services | Detroit, MI | Community support - to assist ccss in carrying out its mission. ccss is dedicated to making a profound difference in the diverse… | $1,000 |
| Chass Community Health Center | Detroit, MI | Community support - assist the organization in providing quality primary health care and support services to an underserved community. | $1,000 |
| City of Grand Rapids Parks & Rec | Grand Rapids, MI | Community support - supports parks and recreational activities in grand rapids. | $1,000 |
| Clark Park Coalition | Detroit, MI | Community support- provides an array of diverse, high-quality recreational, educational, social and mentoring programs for southwest… | $1,000 |
| Coalition of Temporary Shelter | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides shelter, education & services to homeless men, women & children. | $1,000 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | Community support - builds and develops strengths/potentials of residents primarily of sw detroit in a culturally appropriate way, to… | $1,000 |
| Detroit Rescue Mission | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides help to the homeless, abused, disadvantaged and homeless men, women, and children in the community. | $1,000 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | Community support - provides an introduction and training in orchestral music for detroit area children. | $1,000 |
| Developing Kids | Detroit, MI | Community support- provides after school, health, education & summer programs to detroit youth 5-18 | $1,000 |
| Eastpointe-Roseville Community Centers | Roseville, MI | Community support - community center support. | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | Community support - non-profit, informs, empowers, and engages residents to improve water quality in the rouge river. | $1,000 |
| Gilda's Club | Grand Rapids, MI | Community support - provides support for cancer patients and families in west michigan. | $1,000 |
| Girls Scouts of Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Community support - encourages increased skill building and responsibility, and promotes the development of strong leadership and… | $1,000 |
| God's Helping Hands | Rochester Hills, MI | Community support - provides free food and clothing to those in need in southeast michigan. | $1,000 |
| Goodwill Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | Community support - uses revenue from donations to provide no-cost career services for people in the community. | $1,000 |
| Grpd Unity Tour | Grand Rapids, MI | Community support - raises awareness of police officers killed in the line of duty. supports the national law enforcement officer's… | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Farmington Hills, MI | Community support - works with community/families to build simple, decent, affordable housing. | $1,000 |
| Helen Devos Children's Hosp Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | Community support - supports the helen devos children's hospital - research, medical education, care of sick children, and support of their… | $1,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 77 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 6 grants to individuals ($15,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $173,500 | 83 |
| 2024 | $170,500 | 86 |
| 2023 | $171,000 | 83 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 27, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612089349100326
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-2487933
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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