Michigan · Private foundation
David W Elliott Memorial Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $213k
- Granted FY2018
- 17
- Grants FY2018
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of David W Elliott Memorial Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year David W Elliott Memorial Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $213k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Total assets, FY2018
- $2.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 53% of the organizations David W Elliott Memorial Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 15 | $158k | 53% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $89k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Jack Carey Charaties | $61,500 | 4 | n/a |
| David's Faith & Hope for Life Found | $45,000 | 3 | 20% |
| Full Circle Foundation Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit Michigan | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| De la Salle Collegiate | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Det | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Jack Carey Charaties | $61,500 | 4 | n/a |
| David's Faith & Hope for Life Found | $45,000 | 3 | 20% |
| Full Circle Foundation Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit Michigan | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| De la Salle Collegiate | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Det | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Christian Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Rejoyceful Animal Rescue | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Speaks Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boat4vets | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($124k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David W Elliott Memorial Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About David W Elliott Memorial Foundation
- How much does David W Elliott Memorial Foundation give?
- David W Elliott Memorial Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $213,100 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does David W Elliott Memorial Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Health (4%), Human Services (4%).
- Who are David W Elliott Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: American Legion Jack Carey Charaties ($62k), David's Faith & Hope for Life Found ($45k), Full Circle Foundation Inc ($35k).
- Does David W Elliott Memorial Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does David W Elliott Memorial 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 David W Elliott Memorial Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is David W Elliott Memorial Foundation based?
- David W Elliott Memorial Foundation is based in MI.
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