Priority Health Total Health Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 84-2310771. Reported 116 grants totalling $14.9M to 92 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 Priority Health Total Health Foundation, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E21) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 92 distinct organizations, with 6% 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. 10% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $100,000. Half of what it reported fell between $50,000 and $156,000; the smallest was $15,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightmoor Connection | Detroit, MI | $820,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $819,989 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Micah 6 Community | Pontiac, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Basblue Inc | Detroit, MI | $480,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Authority Health | Detroit, MI | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocket Giving Fund | Detroit, MI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lahc Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities | Dearborn, MI | $413,570 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | $402,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ruth Ellis Center Inc | Highland Park, MI | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cass Community Social Services Inc | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritas | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthy Kidz R US Athletic League | Detroit, MI | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation | Southfield, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Foundation | Detroit, MI | $290,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Hts, MI | $285,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corewell Health | Grand Rapids, MI | $279,640 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metro Solutions Inc | Southfield, MI | $264,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heat and Warmth Fund | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Economic Development Foundation | Okemos, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Southfield, MI | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Safe Michigan | Farmington Hills, MI | $212,333 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order Inc | Detroit, MI | $208,988 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caring Athletes Team for Childrens and Henry Ford Hospitals | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin-Wright Settlements Inc | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hurley Foundation | Flint, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mack Alive | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellness Plan Medical Centers Foundation | Detroit, MI | $156,270 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $156,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Development Centers Inc | Detroit, MI | $150,699 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hannan | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Matrix Human Services | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Day Foundation for Families | Rochester, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ready for School | Holland, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Detroit Christian Cdc | Detroit, MI | $136,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Community Health Connection Inc | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland Hope | Pontiac, MI | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ Child Society of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Village Revitalization | Detroit, MI | $100,003 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Golf Foundation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom House Detroit | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haven Homes of Detroit | Centreville, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Remodeled-a Nonprofit Corporation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The House of Kadence | Southfield, MI | $91,725 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanctum House Inc | Novi, MI | $81,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Because of His Love Outreach | Detroit, MI | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic | Pontiac, MI | $76,219 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humble Design Inc | Southfield, MI | $76,205 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Mottep Foundation | Detroit, MI | $75,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canines for Change Inc | Dimondale, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centers for Family Development Incorporated | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel House 1 & 2 Inc | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Figure Skating in Harlem Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mack Avenue Community Church Community Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Education Project | Detroit, MI | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| U Snap Bac Inc | Detroit, MI | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $60,310 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Leaders Inc | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| O Hair Park Community Association | Detroit, MI | $57,120 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redford Brightmoor Initiative | Detroit, MI | $50,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cecillaville | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Children-Detroit | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Futures Foundation | Rochester, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give Merit Inc | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Against Trafficking | Pontiac, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Network | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hype Athletics Community Inc | Dearborn Hts, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pure Heart Foundation | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision of the Youth | River Rouge, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation | Ann Arbor, MI | $29,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bulk Space | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | Inkster, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Inkster | Inkster, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State of Michigan - Mdhhs | Lansing, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womack Temple Christian Church | Inkster, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Downtown Development Authority | Lincoln Park, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Priority Health Total Health Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Money Matters 4 Youth | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
18 of 92 (20%) 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Brightmoor Connection
HEALTHY EATING AND WELLNESS FOR TRANSFERRED AND VUNERABLE POPULATIONS - Micah 6 Community
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH-NEED AREAS - Authority Health
POPOFF FAMILY HEALTH CENTER EXPANSION GRANT - Wayne State University
PREGNANCY AND INFANT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING - Samaritas
EHR SYSTEM SUPPORTING SUD & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE GROWTH - Forgotten Harvest
SUPPORT THE SOLUTIONS THAT NOURISH CAMPAIGN, PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL, FRESH FOOD FOR FOOD-INSECURE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN METRO DETROIT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 72 of 92 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 | 20 | $2,738,179 | $121,185 |
| 2022 | 34 | $5,995,323 | $157,820 |
| 2023 | 36 | $4,179,144 | $75,150 |
| 2024 | 26 | $1,944,725 | $71,250 |
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
98% 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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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 $100,000 -- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Priority Health Total Health Foundation'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 35 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 7 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: 1231 E Beltline Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525.
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