Private foundation · EIN 20-5838578 · Detroit, MI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation's grants went

It reported $3.52M in grants paid across 69 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 81.6% of those dollars to 49 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Website on filing
WWW.DRESNERFOUNDATION.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 63 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Forgotten Harvest
Oak Park, MI · EIN 38-2926476
$265,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
City of Hope
Duarte, CA · EIN 95-3435919
$250,000RESEARCH GRANTKnown alias 1.00
University of Washington Foundation C/O University of Washington
Seattle, WA · EIN 94-3079432
$250,000RESEARCH GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
The Empowerment Plan
Detroit, MI · EIN 45-3265365
$210,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Denver Dumb Friends League
Denver, CO · EIN 84-0405254
$150,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 0.85
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY · EIN 83-0621846
$125,000RESEARCH GRANTSame address 1.00
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0833936
$125,000RESEARCH GRANTSame ZIP 1.00
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Somerville, MA · EIN 04-2312909
$125,000RESEARCH GRANTKnown alias 1.00
The General Hospital Corp
Boston, MA · no confident EIN match
$125,000RESEARCH GRANTUnmatched Help match
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · EIN 16-0743209
$124,973RESEARCH GRANTSame city 1.00
Racquet Up Detroit
Detroit, MI · EIN 27-2620275
$120,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Michigan Humane Society
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1358206
$102,500PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Mile High United Way
Denver, CO · EIN 84-0404235
$95,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Atlantic Impact
Detroit, MI · EIN 27-4688366
$77,500PROGRAM SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Food Bank of the Rockies
Aurora, CO · EIN 84-0772672
$77,000PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Vision to Learn
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 45-3457853
$75,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Msu Music Program
East Lansing, MI · no confident EIN match
$70,000PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 41-2147486
$65,045PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 0.93
Jewish Federation of Detroit
Bloomfield Hills, MI · EIN 38-1359214
$57,300PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Snowmass Vlg, CO · EIN 23-7267983
$54,000PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Evans Scholar Foundation
Golf, IL · no confident EIN match
$51,000PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Detroit Horse Power
Detroit, MI · EIN 47-3212490
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Samaritas
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1360553
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels
Ypsilanti, MI · EIN 38-2038528
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Society of St Vincet Depaul
Detroit, MI · no confident EIN match
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Platteforum
Denver, CO · EIN 71-0891869
$49,500PROGRAM SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Prodigy Apprentice Program
Denver, CO · no confident EIN match
$48,000PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
The Midnight Golf Program
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-3580432
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980
$33,333PONTIAC FUNDERS GROUPSame address 0.98
Zaman International
Inkster, MI · EIN 20-1946065
$28,500PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
Denver, CO · EIN 84-0402701
$25,500PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTSame address 0.78
Carbondale Clay Center
Carbondale, CO · EIN 84-1429155
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Friendship Circle
W Bloomfield, MI · EIN 38-3613944
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Junior Achievement of Se Michigan
Detroit, MI · no confident EIN match
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Detroit Public Theatre
Detroit, MI · EIN 47-3449342
$24,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame ZIP 0.93
Rocket Giving Fund
Detroit, MI · EIN 83-0873868
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mi
Brighton, MI · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
The Chad Tough Foundation
Saline, MI · no confident EIN match
$12,500PROGRAM SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Detroit Children's Fund
Detroit, MI · EIN 46-2499615
$10,363PROGRAM SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Aspen Community Foundation
Basalt, CO · EIN 84-0829226
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Council of Michigan Foundations
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-6263347
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Crossroads of Michigan
Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2539852
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
DETROIT2NEPAL Foundation
W Bloomfield, MI · EIN 27-3387420
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Denver, CO · EIN 84-1353944
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 0.92
Brain Injury Association of Michiga
Brighton, MI · no confident EIN match
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Bloomfield Hills Schools Foundation
Bloomfield Hills, MI · EIN 26-4589093
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Cascades Humane Society
Jackson, MI · EIN 38-1781494
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Jewishcolorado
Denver, CO · EIN 01-0831698
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Lucky Day Animal Rescue of Colorado
Aspen, CO · EIN 45-3508032
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame address 0.89
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-2038109
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00

6 more lines ($221K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    39 recipients in common
  2. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    18 recipients in common
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    17 recipients in common
  4. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    15 recipients in common
  5. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    11 recipients in common
  6. Dte Energy Foundation Detroit, MI
    10 recipients in common
  7. The Skillman Foundation Detroit, MI
    9 recipients in common
  8. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    8 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.