Michigan · Public charity
Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit
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- $1.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 33
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 54
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 87%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 54
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $21M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 87% of the organizations Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit funded were first-time grantees, receiving 73% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 33 | $1.3M | 82% |
| FY2023 | 54 | $2.1M | 87% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $1.0M | 91% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $239k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $1.0M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Arts & Culture$1.2MHuman Services$945kCommunity Improvement$792kYouth Development$592kHousing & Shelter$445kHealth$400kCivil Rights$250kFood & Nutrition$220kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
MI
NY
OR
OH
CA
DE
NC
DC
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Detroit | $300,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Class Act Detroit | $215,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Freedom House Detroit | $185,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Bailey Park Project | $150,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | $150,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Detroit Horse Power | $150,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Jefferson Chalmers Farmers Market | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice | $150,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Bulk Space | $150,000 | 2 | 27% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Detroit | $300,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Class Act Detroit | $215,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Freedom House Detroit | $185,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Bailey Park Project | $150,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | $150,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Detroit Horse Power | $150,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Jefferson Chalmers Farmers Market | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice | $150,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Bulk Space | $150,000 | 2 | 27% |
| A Girl Like Me Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 59% |
| Heritage Works | $150,000 | 1 | 32% |
| Journey To Healing Inc | $115,000 | 2 | 74% |
| Garage Cultural | $115,000 | 2 | 10% |
| The Konnection | $100,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Detroit Hives Inc | $92,000 | 3 | 20% |
| Temate Institute for Black Dance and Culture LLC | $90,450 | 1 | 55% |
| Soulardarity | $72,742 | 1 | 6% |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | $70,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Detroit Police Athletic League Incorporated | $70,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Journi Incorporated | $67,000 | 1 | 14% |
| The Better Men Outreach Program | $65,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Women of Banglatown | $62,000 | 1 | 44% |
| Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Inc | $61,531 | 2 | 1% |
| Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corporation | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Detroit Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Cots | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Veteran Business Development Council | $50,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Build Institute | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Education Trust Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| We the People of Detroit | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| The Arts League of Michigan | $50,000 | 2 | 6% |
| The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Yunion | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Avalon Healing Center | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $47,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Congress of Communities | $43,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Family Assistance for Renaissance Men | $43,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Give Merit Inc | $36,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Matrix Theatre Company | $35,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Friends of Parkside | $35,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Chandler Park Conservancy | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| O Hair Park Community Association | $35,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Communities First Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Central United Methodist Church of Detroit Community Development Corp | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Veterans Village of Highland Park Inc | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern Market Corporation | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Living Arts | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Friends of Rouge Park | $35,000 | 1 | 36% |
| Hai Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 43% |
| People for Palmer Park | $35,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Hannan Center | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Regent Park Community | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlantic Impact | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Center for Community Based Enterprise | $33,325 | 1 | 9% |
| Detroit Community Solutions Inc | $31,000 | 1 | 67% |
| Detroit Achievement Academy Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Evenscore Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp | $26,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Southwest Economic Solutions Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Audubon Society Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peoples Water Board Coalition | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Righteous Sons | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Womens Innovative Social Enterprise Partnership | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Assistance for Renaissance Men | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Life Remodeled | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Teachers Supporting Teachers Everywhere Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Say Detroit | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eleven24 Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Read Art Loud Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Highland Park Urban Development Initiative | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Embassy Community Development Corporation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Planet Ant Theatre Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arts & Scraps | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Foodcorps Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nothing to Wear LLC | $18,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Urban Electronics Inc | $18,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Leondan LLC (Farai Gundan) | $15,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Lonna Hardin | $15,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Operation Refuge | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Art Clvb Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Zoological Society | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| JustAir Solutions | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trip Slip LLC | $14,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Nextiles | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Interfaith Power & Light Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Ecology Center | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hooprun | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eros Meets Agape | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berewornsamantha Cerwin | $11,594 | 1 | n/a |
| Livaq | $10,055 | 1 | n/a |
| Next Chapter Books LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Concrete Oasis | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Green Living Science | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Knome LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harry Rich Clothier LLC | $9,978 | 1 | n/a |
| Kinfolk Applications | $9,878 | 1 | n/a |
| V Agency LLC | $9,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Shay B Beautiful LLC | $9,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Sepia Coffee Project | $9,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Future City | $9,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Cocoon Technologies Inc | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Total Analysis LLC | $8,843 | 1 | n/a |
| Travelite | $8,812 | 1 | n/a |
| Roller Skate Detroit | $8,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Supernatural Hair Care LLC | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Burl Tech LLC | $7,878 | 1 | n/a |
| Magsorbeo Biomedical Corp | $7,676 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Ai Ventures LLC | $7,562 | 1 | n/a |
| Glory Preservation LLC | $7,562 | 1 | n/a |
| Total Reentry Solutions | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rizzarr Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pretty Write LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Joystick Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Inpathy Corp | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Elroi LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ubook Freight LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ecosphere Organics LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kozen Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Grounded Rvs Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ruth Ellis Center | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ideavor Inc Dba Guilde | $7,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Beauty Gogo Inc | $7,122 | 1 | n/a |
| Optimizeev | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cashpool Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cashpool Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rep Reserve | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Motmot Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charged Up to Go | $6,700 | 1 | n/a |
| On Arrival LLC | $6,013 | 1 | n/a |
| I'M Lit Learning | $5,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Culturesource | $5,030 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($160k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 70 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 70.
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.
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI72.6× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · The Skillman Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · DTE Energy Foundation · Ford Philanthropy · Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation · Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency Inc · McGregor Fund · Children's Hospital of Michigan 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.
Compare Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit with peer funders
About Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit
- How much does Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit give?
- Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit reported 33 itemized grants totaling $1,300,000, out of $1,840,720 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 54 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (22%), Human Services (17%), Community Improvement (14%).
- Who are Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Brilliant Detroit ($300k), Class Act Detroit ($215k), American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc ($200k).
- Does Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 87% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, The Skillman Foundation.
- Where is Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit based?
- Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit is based in MI.
More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home