Michigan · Private foundation
The Thomas Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $216k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2026
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $95,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 13
- FY2022 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 17% of the organizations The Thomas Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $94k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 12 | $216k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 12 | $180k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $177k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $165k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $179k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough T1d | $176,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Yad Ezra | $46,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | $42,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Higher Hopes | $39,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Detroit Institute for Children | $39,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Michigan Inc | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
| St Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($493k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Thomas Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About The Thomas Foundation
- How much does The Thomas Foundation give?
- The Thomas Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $215,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 13 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2025.
- What does The Thomas Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (54%), Food & Nutrition (19%), Science & Tech (13%).
- Who are The Thomas Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2026: Breakthrough T1d ($177k), Forgotten Harvest Inc ($50k), Yad Ezra ($46k).
- Does The Thomas Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Thomas 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.
- Where is The Thomas Foundation based?
- The Thomas Foundation is based in MI.
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