Gilbert Family Foundation

EIN 810810541

Auburn Hills, MI 48326 |(313) 782-9500

https://WWW.GILBERTFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2017–2022
$88.6M
233 grants · $14.8M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$105K
grant size
27%
balanced · 44/164 multi-year
repeat
$2K
Assets (2023)
164
Distinct Recipients

About

DISCLOSURE OF SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION: BY CONSENT OF THE FOUNDATION'S TRUSTEES, SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S ASSETS AND GRANT LIABILITIES WERE TRANSFERRED TO A NEW FOUNDATION, THE GILBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION (THE "NEW FOUNDATION") DURING 2022 AND 2023. THE NEW FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN 2021 AS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW FOUNDATION ARE THE FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDATION, HIS SPOUSE, AND TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE FOUNDER. THREE OF THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE NEW FOUNDATION ARE THE TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE NEW FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3).

Focus Areas

Education Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (313) 782-9500

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $5.4M $141.5M $1.7M 55
2018 $11.4M $125.2M $3.3M 59
2019 N/A $129.4M $3.4M N/A
2020 $14.6M $127.4M $-1.4M 44
2021 $57.2M $122.8M $20.5M 66
2022 $45K $1.7M $11.3M 9
2023 N/A $2K $851 N/A

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 233 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$380K
75th Pctl
$105K
Maximum
$21.9M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.4% of US grants · Rank #18 of 22 states $50K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 1 grant · $50K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (233 total)

Purpose
Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI $21,875,000 EDUCATIONAL 2021
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Detroit, MI $7,500,000 GENERAL 2021
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Detroit, MI $7,500,000 GENERAL 2021
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI $5,500,000 GENERAL 2021
Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI $3,293,780 EDUCATIONAL 2021
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI $3,178,531 SCIENTIFIC 2020
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI $2,800,000 GENERAL 2018
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $2,500,000 EDUCATIONAL 2017
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $2,500,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $2,442,337 SCIENTIFIC 2021
Nf Forward Detroit, MI $1,635,950 GENERAL 2020
M1 Rail Detroit, MI $1,500,000 GENERAL 2020
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $1,500,000 GENERAL 2021
Duke University Durham, NC $1,179,588 EDUCATIONAL 2020
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA $1,154,432 EDUCATIONAL 2020
Children'S Hospital Foundation Silver Spring, MD $1,000,000 SCIENTIFIC 2021
Nf Forward Detroit, MI $920,926 SCIENTIFIC 2018
Nf Forward Detroit, MI $863,369 SCIENTIFIC 2018
Detroit Public Schools Detroit, MI $850,000 EDUCATIONAL 2020
Nf Forward Detroit, MI $846,554 SCIENTIFIC 2017
Umass Medical School Worcester, MA $810,602 SCIENTIFIC 2018
Wayne State University Detroit, MI $800,000 EDUCATIONAL 2021
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, MI $800,000 GENERAL 2018
M1 Rail Detroit, MI $750,000 GENERAL 2021
Boston Children'S Hospital Boston, MA $655,495 SCIENTIFIC 2020