Dte Energy Foundation
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2708636. Reported 1,669 grants totalling $75.0M to 687 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,750median grant
$75.0Mgranted, 2021-2024
687organizations funded
69%of grantees funded again the next year
$129.1Massets, latest filing
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. Dte Energy 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,100 and $30,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $2,850,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 687 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dte Beacon Park Foundation | Detroit, MI | $6,815,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $5,515,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $4,626,447 | 67 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $2,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Employment Solutions Corp | Detroit, MI | $2,075,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund | Detroit, MI | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cmnty Foundation for Southeast | Detroit, MI | $1,451,925 | 16 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | $1,334,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Detroit Economic Growth Association | Detroit, MI | $1,275,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of St Clair County | Port Huron, MI | $1,029,550 | 15 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshivath Beth Yehudah | Southfield, MI | $1,010,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Founda | Detroit, MI | $916,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way for Southeastern | Detroit, MI | $885,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Releaf Michigan Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $880,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross & Its | Charlotte, NC | $815,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lower Town Riverfront | Detroit, MI | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Detroit Partnership | Detroit, MI | $770,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| First in Michigan | West Bloomfield, MI | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc | Detroit, MI | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Edison Institute | Dearborn, MI | $571,429 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | $552,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Connect Detroit | Detroit, MI | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| El Lasso Inc | Detroit, MI | $510,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $499,400 | 12 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Lakeshore United Way of Muskegon County | Muskegon, MI | $470,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | $450,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit Enterprise at Work Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $450,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sphinx Orgn | Detroit, MI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Bingham Farms, MI | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Inc | Detroit, MI | $415,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $405,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp | New York, NY | $405,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $401,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Educational Television | Wixom, MI | $400,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Lakeshore | Muskegon, MI | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Lasso Inc - Dba Michigan Hispanic Collaborative | Detroit, MI | $390,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $385,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $385,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation | Harper Woods, MI | $377,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Thanksgiving Parade | Detroit, MI | $340,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts Dia | Detroit, MI | $325,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Festival Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $320,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $310,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cranbrook Educational Cmnty | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc - Max M Fisher Music Center | Detroit, MI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iron Belle Trail Fund | Lansing, MI | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $275,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $275,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $255,000 | 11 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sphinx Organization Concert Competitions and Musical Development Inc | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foundation at Monroe County | Monroe, MI | $245,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit, MI | $245,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Economic Club | Detroit, MI | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of St Clair | Port Huron, MI | $233,050 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School | Detroit, MI | $230,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids, MI | $225,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | Detroit, MI | $220,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI | $215,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Equity Report Inc | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inforum | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Right Place Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muskegon River Watershed Assembly | Big Rapids, MI | $195,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeastern Inc | Detroit, MI | $190,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $176,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Michigan Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Detroit Association of Black Organizations Inc | Detroit, MI | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Community Housing Coalition | Detroit, MI | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Detroit Association of Black | Detroit, MI | $167,500 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ann Arbor Area Community | Ann Arbor, MI | $160,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Kalamazoo, MI | $157,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arab American and Chaldean Council | Troy, MI | $155,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Habitat Council Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $155,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development Inc | Detroit, MI | $152,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit 300 Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Educational Television - Detroit Public Television Wtvs | Wixom, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Inst of Arts | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Cmnty Food Bank of | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Economic Development | Lansing, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Faith Temple Community | Grand Rapids, MI | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercy Education Project | Detroit, MI | $143,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chaldean Community Foundation | Sterling Heights, MI | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| James E Wadsworth JR Community | Detroit, MI | $140,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Lakes Economic Alliance | Boyne City, MI | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Gatherers | Ann Arbor, MI | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc - City Year Detroit | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historical Society of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation | Monroe, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Empowerment Plan | Detroit, MI | $123,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Focus Hope | Detroit, MI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Area Agency on Aging Region 1B | Southfield, MI | $119,188 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Bingham Farms, MI | $117,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Wildlife Refuge | Trenton, MI | $115,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ann Arbor Spark Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venture North Funding and Development | Traverse City, MI | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Suttons Bay, MI | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| After 26 Project Inc | Cadillac, MI | $104,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Foundation of Michigan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Crime Commission | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dutton Farm Inc | Rochester, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Michigan in | Lansing, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Detroit Inc - Detroit Public Ed Fund | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nf Forward | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oaks Village | Monroe, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pulse Institute | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Research & Technology Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Musical Society | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne State University Research | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $97,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry | Taylor, MI | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Association of United Ways | Lansing, MI | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Area Agency on Aging | Detroit, MI | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels | Detroit, MI | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovations for Learning Inc | Tampa, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Math Corps | Birmingham, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vanguard Community Development | Detroit, MI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Womens Foundation | Detroit, MI | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Engineering Society of Detroit | Southfield, MI | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Education Trust Inc | Washington, DC | $84,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artprize Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Michigan | Brighton, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Public Policy Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Senior Alliance Inc | Wayne, MI | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Shul | West Bloomfield, MI | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Musical Scty | Ann Arbor, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Endeavor Detroit | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America West Michigan | Comstock Park, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Franklin Wright Settlements Inc | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Minority Purchasing Council | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology | Grand Rapids, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Place Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $73,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turning Point Inc | Mount Clemens, MI | $72,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Affairs Coalition | Detroit, MI | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Celebrates Small Business | Lansing, MI | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haven Inc | Pontiac, MI | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tarence Wheeler Foundation | Detroit, MI | $67,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Resources | Muskegon Hts, MI | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ddp Bike Share Corp | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson East Inc - Jefferson East Business Association | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin Americans for Social and | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Selahs Center of Hope Inc | Monroe, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Masters Commission | Detroit, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accounting Aid Society | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Muskegon County | Muskegon, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Culturesource | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Area Pre College Engineerin | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Area Pre College Engineering Program Inc | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kens Krew Inc | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan Municipal League Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation | Muskegon, MI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Venture North Funding and Development Traverse City Area Chamber Foundation | Traverse City, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne Metropolitan Community Action | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Association of Blacks in Energy | Washington, DC | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Entrypoint Community Research | Ann Arbor, MI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lahc - Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities - Lebanese American Herita | Dearborn, MI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macomb County Rotating Emergency | Mount Clemens, MI | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation Inc | Pontiac, MI | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Upper | Escanaba, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dante Alighieri Society Inc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Market Corporation | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom House Inc | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healing Hearts Therapeutic Farm | Carleton, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life After Incarceration Transition | Ypsilanti, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Economic Development Foundation | Lansing, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Municipal League Foundatio | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Detroit Environmental | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Talent 2025 Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Venture North Funding and Developme | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Domestic Violence Project Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $49,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Step Western Wayne County | Plymouth, MI | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Relief After Violent Encounter | Ionia, MI | $46,200 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Music Hall Ctr for the Performing | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rhonda Walker Foundation | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rsa Foundation | Center Line, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ser Metro Detroit Jobs for Progress Inc | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA West Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $44,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Athletic Club Foundation | Detroit, MI | $44,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $43,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Womens Center | Bay City, MI | $42,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeridge Village Inc | Detroit, MI | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Refuge | Inkster, MI | $42,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coleman a Young Foundation | Detroit, MI | $42,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aware Inc | Jackson, MI | $40,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Underground Railroad Inc | Saginaw, MI | $40,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Counseling & Childrens | Adrian, MI | $40,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citizens Research Council of Michigan Inc | Livonia, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Detroit Police Athletic League Inc | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Safety Foundation | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Rapids Urban League | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Growing Hope Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Methodist Childrens Home Society | Redford, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monroe County Business Development | Monroe, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neutral Zone | Ann Arbor, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Ebenezer Baptist Church | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ser Metro Detroit Jobs for | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Siena Literacy Center | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social Program Evaluators and Consultants Spec Associates | Southfield, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torch 180 | Fowlerville, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Women in Transition | Holland, MI | $39,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels | Ypsilanti, MI | $39,560 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Detroit River | Taylor, MI | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division | Southfield, MI | $35,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sam Washington SR Foundation | Southfield, MI | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Warrenconner Development Coalition | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne County Safe Program | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caring House Inc | Iron Mountain, MI | $33,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eve Inc | Lansing, MI | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Horizons | Port Huron, MI | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| River House Inc | Grayling, MI | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Otsego County United Way | Gaylord, MI | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 826 Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Association of Blacks in | Livonia, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Leaders Detroit | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canton Community Foundation Inc | Canton, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chapter One Nfp | Odessa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Charities | Lansing, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Culturesource Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Historical Scty | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
353 of 687 (51%) 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 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
MULTICULTURAL / SPECIALTY OUTREACH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 448 | $21.0M | $14,000 |
| 2022 | 389 | $18.4M | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 390 | $19.8M | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 442 | $15.8M | $10,025 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Dte Energy Foundation has 217 of them, worth $38.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Dte Beacon Park Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,000,000 |
| Dte Beacon Park Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,000,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Cmnty Foundation for Southeast | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Cmnty Foundation for Southeast | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Cmnty Foundation for Southeast | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | $667,000 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation | Detroit, MI | $666,000 |
| Detroit Development Solutions Corporation | Detroit, MI | $530,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal 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.
Community Foundation for Southeast189 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund179 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc159 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc130 shared recipientsUnited Way for Southeastern Michigan113 shared recipientsThe Skillman Foundation98 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Dte Energy Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: One Energy Plaza 1535 Wcb, Detroit, MI, 48226. 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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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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