Private foundation · EIN 45-0921232 · Detroit, MI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation's grants went
It reported $138M in grants paid across 528 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 69.3% of those dollars to 280 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $95.7M 401 lines
- No confident match $41.3M 121
- Individuals, not shown $102K 2
- Outside the US $170K 1
- Not itemized $873K 3
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- SEE RALPHCWILSONJRFOUNDATION.ORG OR EMAIL INFO@RCWJRF.ORG
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Restrictions
- SEE RALPHCWILSONJRFOUNDATION.ORG OR EMAIL INFO@RCWJRF.ORG
- Website on filing
- RALPHCWILSONJRFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 511 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budc Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $12,000,000 | TO ENSURE THE EXECUTION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. | Unmatched Help match |
| Budc Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $11,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF AN EXPANDED FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK IN BUFFALO. | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2743917 | $10,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CITY WITHIN A PARK INITIATIVE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Detroit, MI · EIN 30-0125283 | $10,000,000 | TO TRANSFORM WEST RIVERFRONT PARK INTO THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $5,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UNIFIED GREENWAY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $5,000,000 | TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2743917 | $5,000,000 | TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR WITHIN WNY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Motown Historical Musuem Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2614561 | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL COSTS TO EXPAND THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. | Same address 0.87 |
| Lakeshore Connections Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $1,789,174 | TO SUPPOR THE PEDALS PROGRAM IN WNY FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 82-1605735 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THE IRON BELLE TRAIL IN WASHTENAW AND WAYNE COUNTIES. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers Americus, GA · EIN 84-5152046 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE "AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN CAREGIVERS" INITIATIVE. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE START-UP AND ON-GOING OPERATIONS OF A NEW REGIONAL, CEO-LED WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Regional Strategies Buffalo, NY · EIN 92-1953714 | $1,250,000 | TO SERVE AS THE CENTRAL INTERMEDIARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WNY REGIONAL REVITALIZATION PARTNERSHIP. | Same street 1.00 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI · no confident EIN match | $1,150,000 | TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS, K-12 ALIGNMENT, AND MOBILITY SECTOR TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS PART OF D3C3. | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $1,001,250 | TO SUPPORT THE DETROIT PARKS COALITION. | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2743917 | $1,000,000 | EAST SIDE PARKS FUND TO SUPPORT HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PARKS ON BUFFALO'S EAST SIDE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Rochester Area Community Foundation Rochester, NY · EIN 23-7250641 | $1,000,000 | SUPPORT THE MEDINA HIGH WALL PROJECT. | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2743917 | $1,000,000 | TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF [name withheld] | Same address 1.00 |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement Boston, MA · EIN 38-3017223 | $1,000,000 | TO LAUNCH CAREFRONT WITH SEVEN HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SEMI AND WNY. | Same street 1.00 |
| The Center for Regional Strategies Buffalo, NY · EIN 92-1953714 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT PHASE 1 OF THE 2032 STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM OF WNY. | Same street 1.00 |
| Westminster Economic Development Initiative Buffalo, NY · EIN 20-4230463 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 TO SUPPORT WESTMINSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, INC.S (WEDI) NEW WEST SIDE BAZAAR IN BUFFALO. | Same ZIP 0.83 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation Detroit, MI · EIN 83-1361974 | $1,000,000 | TO CATALYZE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM. | Same address 1.00 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation Detroit, MI · EIN 27-1927369 | $1,000,000 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE FIRST CAPITAL FUND (FCF). | Same city 1.00 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation Detroit, MI · EIN 27-1927369 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD FUND 2.0 INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT INCLUSIVE RECOVERY AND REVITALIZATION. | Same city 1.00 |
| The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITIES CARE FAMILY CAREGIVER RESPITE PROGRAM. | Unmatched Help match |
| Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. TOWN SQUARE AS PART OF THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERYS CAMPUS EXPANSION. | Unmatched Help match |
| Economic Development Group Doing Business As the Northland Workforce Traini Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MIDDLE-SKILL, MIDDLE-WAGE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $950,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTION, VERNOR VIADUCT, BETWEEN THE CORKTOWN AND MEXICANTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $935,325 | TO SUPPORT THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECT PLAY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Same address 1.00 |
| Tapestry Charter School Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1604750 | $900,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRACK TO BE USED BY YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BUFFALO. | Same street 1.00 |
| Eastern Market Corporation Detroit, MI · EIN 32-0030432 | $900,000 | TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING/SUSTAINABILITY. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-1958142 | $876,430 | TO SUPPORT THE EVALUATION OF THE PEDALS PROGRAM IN SE MICHIGAN AND WESTERN NY. | Same city 1.00 |
| Budc Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $870,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF BUFFALOS PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITYS DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT. | Unmatched Help match |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1384139 | $850,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN RESILIENCY FUND AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAVE OUR GREAT LAKES WESTERN NEW YORK PRIORITY FUND. | Same city 1.00 |
| Nybdc Local Development Corporation Dba Pursuit Community Finance Albany, NY · no confident EIN match | $800,000 | TO ESTABLISH THE WNY SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUND. | Unmatched Help match |
| Lakeshore Connections Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match | $769,615 | TO SUPPORT HELP ME GROW WESTERN NEW YORK AS A SYSTEMS BUILDER AND LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN WESTERN NEW YORK. | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Foundation of Monroe County Monroe, MI · EIN 38-2236628 | $750,000 | THIS GRANT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PARTNERS IN MONROE COUNTY WITH CFMC AS FIDUCIARY TO CONSTRUCT THE MONROE LOOP TRAIL. | Same address 1.00 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Columbia, MD · EIN 52-1231931 | $750,000 | TO SUPPORT PHASE 2 OF THE DETROIT CDO FUND. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Fair Food Network Detroit, MI · EIN 26-4143394 | $750,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE MICHIGAN GOOD FOOD FUND AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL HUB FOR FOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST MI. | Same street 1.00 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust New York, NY · EIN 13-3028060 | $702,500 | TO RENOVATE AND INSTALL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THREE PARKS IDENTIFIED IN THE BUFFALO PARKS MASTER PLAN. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center Buffalo, NY · EIN 85-3125463 | $700,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH INITIATIVE, LED BY THE EXCHANGE AT BEVERLY GRAY AND THE FOUNDRY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Schoolcraft College Faculty Forum Livonia, MI · EIN 38-6122281 | $700,000 | TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT SUCCESS, K-12 ALIGNMENT, AND MOBILITY SECTOR TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS A PART OF DC3C. | Same address 0.69 |
| Monroe Community College Foundation Rochester, NY · EIN 16-1204210 | $700,000 | TO SUPPORT START-UP OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT COSTS FOR THE FINGER LAKES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. | Same address 1.00 |
| Alfred State College Development Fund Alfred, NY · EIN 16-1453263 | $700,000 | TO SUPPORT THE WNY WORKS PLATFORM AND ASSESS AREAS OF REGIONAL PROGRAMMATIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN JCC, GCC, AND ASC. | Same ZIP 0.88 |
| Capital Impact Partners Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1290127 | $696,500 | SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL IMPACT PARTNERS EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND PREDEVELOPMENT SUBGRANT PROGRAM. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1358055 | $680,095 | TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE MOBILE COMPONENT OF THE EQUIPMENT SHARING PROGRAM. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Charlestown, MA · EIN 04-2103881 | $673,057 | TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE OURNOTES COMPONENT OF OPENNOTES. | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $665,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF EXHALE, THE FAMILY CAREGIVER INITIATIVE. | Unmatched Help match |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association Lansing, MI · EIN 38-2959692 | $644,000 | TO SUPPORT INTERMEDIARIES IN THEIR WORK HELPING ADDRESS THE EXISTING AND COVID-19 RELATED CHALLENGES FACING NONPROFITS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2530980 | $625,000 | TO SUPPORT THE NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY OF THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE (NEI). | Same address 1.00 |
12 more lines ($4.74M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.