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Brandon Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$130k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2024
17
Organizations funded FY2023
47%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 34
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Brandon Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving25$128k48%
FY202317$111k47%
FY202216$176k44%
FY202122$272k50%
FY202021$150k43%
FY201927$136k44%
FY201821$122k29%
FY201734$226kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Public Safety & Disaster$362kHealth$274kArts & Culture$222kRecreation & Sports$158kReligion$104kEducation$64kYouth Development$48kHuman Services$38kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of Brandon Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$362,00070%
Plymouth Parc Inc$138,86462%
University of Michigan$135,000331%
Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation$77,08041%
The Purple Rose Theatre Company$52,50051%
Ele's Place Inc$40,00011%
Davenport University$15,00020%
Compassion International Incorporated$14,86670%
Bridge Bread Bakery$13,50032%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10,50030%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
Living & Learning Enrichment Center$10,00020%
St Paul Christian Academy$9,0002n/a
Gerald R Ford Presidential Foundation$9,00040%
Chelsea Hockey Association$8,00031%
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit$6,60030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$6,00020%
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project$5,50020%
The Salvation Army$5,5001n/a
St Margaret's Hospital Guild Inc$5,00011%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$5,00010%
Victims First Inc$5,00010%
Sesame Workshop$5,00010%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$4,00020%
Food Gatherers$3,75080%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$3,50030%
Jackson School of the Arts Assoc$3,50011%
The Building Dreams Foundation Inc$2,50012%
Soldiers' Angels$2,50010%
Positive Coaching Alliance$2,50040%
I Understand Love Heals$2,50010%
National Down Syndrome Society$2,5001n/a
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$2,50010%
Dixboro Village Green Inc$2,2751n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,20010%
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy$2,00020%
Active Faith Community Services$2,00030%
Every Nation Churches & Ministries$2,0001n/a
Autism Alliance of Michigan$2,00020%
Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation$1,00010%
Rosepetals Incorporated$1,00011%
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America$1,0001n/a
Prostate Cancer Foundation$1,00010%
Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit Michigan$1,00010%
Kids Kicking Cancer Inc$1,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$1,00010%
Sams Fight for Sight$1,00011%
Ram Veterans Foundation Inc$1,00010%
St Benedicts Preparatory School Inc$1,0001n/a
Leader Dogs for the Blind$1,00010%
Trinity Health - Michigan$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$75020%
Hope Medical Clinic Inc$50010%
Livonia Hockey Association$50010%
Ann Arbor Womens Group$5001n/a
Give Kids the World Inc$5001n/a
Lost Voices$50011%
Domino's Pizza Partners Foundation$50010%
Play Like a Girl$25010%
Mesa Developmental Services$25010%
Central Michigan University$2501n/a
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network$25010%
Cascade Christian Academy$2501n/a
St Matthews House Inc$10010%
United States Golf Association$6010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($313k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Brandon Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $362,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPlymouth Parc Inc: $138,864 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $135,000 over 3y, 31% of budgetMichigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation: $77,080 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Purple Rose Theatre Company: $52,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetEle's Place Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDavenport University: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $14,866 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBridge Bread Bakery: $13,500 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiving & Learning Enrichment Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGerald R Ford Presidential Foundation: $9,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetChelsea Hockey Association: $8,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetYMCA of Metropolitan Detroit: $6,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Margaret's Hospital Guild Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVictims First Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSesame Workshop: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood Gatherers: $3,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Michigan Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJackson School of the Arts Assoc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Building Dreams Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSoldiers' Angels: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPositive Coaching Alliance: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetI Understand Love Heals: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetActive Faith Community Services: $2,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAutism Alliance of Michigan: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRosepetals Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetProstate Cancer Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOld Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit Michigan: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKids Kicking Cancer Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSams Fight for Sight: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRam Veterans Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Health - Michigan: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Medical Clinic Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLivonia Hockey Association: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLost Voices: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 54.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

DTE Energy FoundationMI20.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: DTE Energy Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Ford Philanthropy · The Kresge Foundation · Margaret Dunning Foundation · Deroy Testamentary Foundation · Eagles for Children · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation · The Barton Malow Foundation · Frey Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Brandon Family Foundation

How much does Brandon Family Foundation give?
Brandon Family Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $129,693 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Brandon Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (27%), Health (20%), Arts & Culture (17%).
Who are Brandon Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($362k), Plymouth Parc Inc ($139k), University of Michigan ($135k).
Does Brandon Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Brandon Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Brandon Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include DTE Energy Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Ford Philanthropy.
Where is Brandon Family Foundation based?
Brandon Family Foundation is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 105 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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