The Gilbert Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyDetroit, Michigan · EIN 35-7294609 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$112.9M
Organizations funded140
Typical grant$159,525
Total assets$53.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $37,962 and $600,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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
36% of grants went outside Michigan.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $19,200,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | Next generation models | $16,515,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Columbia, MD | Economic mobility | $8,164,408 |
| Invest Detroit | Detroit, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $6,880,880 |
| Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $3,893,568 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | Detroit community initiatives | $2,907,500 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | Economic mobility | $2,625,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Detroit community initiatives | $2,621,931 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield, IL | Arts & culture | $2,599,838 |
| Downtown Detroit Partnership | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $2,502,480 |
| Delaware State University | Dover, DE | Arts & culture | $2,500,000 |
| United Community Housing Coalition | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $2,408,334 |
| M1 Rail | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $1,600,000 |
| Michigan Legal Services | Detroit, MI | Economic mobility | $1,563,500 |
| Lakeshore Legal Aid | Warren, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $1,528,589 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louise, MO | Discretionary grants | $1,440,288 |
| Eastern Market Partnership | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $1,430,000 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | Brain tumor initiative | $1,350,417 |
| North Corktown Neighborhood Association | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $1,225,570 |
| Schepens Eye Research Institute Inc | Boston, MA | Discretionary grants | $1,114,602 |
| Michigan Women Forward | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $1,089,900 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | Gene therapy initiative | $1,067,500 |
| United States Artists | Chicago, IL | Gene therapy initiative | $1,067,345 |
| Detroit Development Fund | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $1,010,131 |
| Human-I-T | Long Beach, CA | Discretionary grants | $1,008,400 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Discretionary grants | $1,008,288 |
| Techtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $963,270 |
| Give Merit Inc | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $900,000 |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Baton Rouge, LA | Discretionary grants | $879,302 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Discretionary grants | $879,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, ME | Discretionary grants | $854,917 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $800,000 |
| Moses (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength) | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $755,850 |
| Venture for America | Detroit, MI | Next generation models | $750,000 |
| Play for a Cause Detroit | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $605,000 |
| The Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $600,000 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | Discretionary grants | $580,713 |
| Sage Bionetworks | Seattle, WA | Vision restoration initiative | $511,172 |
| Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center | Detroit, MI | Next generation models | $500,000 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Columbus, OH | Economic mobility | $483,829 |
| Build Institute | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $457,500 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | Next generation models | $442,934 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Gene therapy initiative | $440,000 |
| Austrian Academy of Sciences | AU | Discretionary grants | $438,151 |
| Infixion Bioscience | Escondido, CA | Economic mobility | $432,028 |
| Green and Healthy Homes Initiative's (Ghhi) | Baltimore, MD | Economic mobility | $431,345 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | Economic mobility | $418,809 |
| Green Living Science | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $363,500 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | Vision restoration initiative | $358,678 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Arts & culture | $343,090 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $318,450 |
| Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights | Detroit, MI | Economic mobility | $306,000 |
| University of Washington | Chicago, IL | Brain tumor initiative | $295,366 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $293,478 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | Economic mobility | $282,793 |
| Arts Beats & Eats Foundation | Royal Oak, MI | Arts & culture | $280,833 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $250,000 |
| E Warren Development Corp | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $250,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southfield, MI | Discretionary grants | $250,000 |
| Sidewalk Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $250,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 140 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfx | Detroit, MI | Curing nf - general | $2,021,935 |
| North Corktown Neighborhood Association | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $1,215,680 |
| Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center | Detroit, MI | Next generation models | $1,000,000 |
| United States Artists | Chicago, IL | Gene therapy initiative | $647,620 |
| Give Merit Inc | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $600,000 |
| Michigan Legal Services | Detroit, MI | Economic mobility | $551,500 |
| Moses (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength) | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $503,900 |
| Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights | Detroit, MI | Economic mobility | $374,000 |
| Discounted Grants | Detroit, MI | N/A | $346,643 |
| Green and Healthy Homes Initiative's (Ghhi) | Baltimore, MD | Economic mobility | $308,103 |
| Detroit Parks Coalition | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $308,000 |
| Eastern Market Partnership | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $300,000 |
| Nw Goldberg Cares | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $300,000 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield, IL | Arts & culture | $250,000 |
| Puente Cultural Integration | Detroit, MI | Vision restoration initiative | $247,720 |
| Downtown Detroit Partnership | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $199,720 |
| Lakeshore Legal Aid | Warren, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $198,245 |
| The Love Building | Detroit, MI | Economic mobility | $190,000 |
| Build Institute | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $157,500 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $156,650 |
| Public Sector Consultants | Lansing, MI | Economic mobility | $155,085 |
| Play for a Cause Detroit | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $150,000 |
| Invest Detroit | Detroit, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $150,000 |
| Michigan Women Forward | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $121,160 |
| Basblue | Detroit, MI | Next generation models | $100,000 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $100,000 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $97,826 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $86,700 |
| Shakespeare in Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $75,000 |
| Project Evergreen | Mentor, OH | Vision restoration initiative | $50,000 |
| Sidewalk Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $50,000 |
| Abayomi Community Dev Corp | Detroit, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $40,000 |
| Green Living Science | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $28,500 |
| Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (New) | Ann Arbor, MI | Detroit community initiatives | $21,000 |
| Green Door Initiative | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $17,725 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $17,050 |
| Experience Camps | Westport, CT | Detroit community initiatives | $10,000 |
| Charles H Wright Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $10,000 |
| Artspace Projects Inc | Minneapolis, MI | Next generation models | $10,000 |
| The Children's Inn at Nih | Bethesda, MD | Public spaces | $10,000 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | Gene therapy initiative | $7,500 |
| Data Driven Detroit L3c | Detroit, MI | Arts & culture | $7,500 |
| Connect Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $7,000 |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | Public spaces | $5,100 |
| Seventeen22 Foundation | Krum, TX | Arts & culture | $5,000 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan | Farmington Hills, MI | Discretionary grants | $2,500 |
| Techtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | Discretionary grants | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $112,876,372 | 188 |
| 2023 | $94,266,226 | 141 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533179349102473
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 35-7294609
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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