SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

Supporting organizations are corporations managed by the Community Foundation.

They benefit from our public charity status, grantmaking and investment expertise while fulfilling their unique missions.

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

Supporting Organizations offer donors significant advantages — including favorable tax status and full participation in grantmaking and investment decisions — while avoiding the financial and management burdens that private foundations often encounter.

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THE RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Russell Family Foundation is dedicated to providing the means to improve and sustain the quality of life for youth in our communities. Areas of focus include programs for underserved youth, primarily in grades K-12.

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THE CULLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Cullen Family Foundation believes cities must be socially and economically vibrant in order to create communities that thrive. In order to promote more just and inclusive communities, it seeks to advance public spaces, social justice, economic development, the environment, racial justice, youth development and education

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FOUNDATION FOR DETROIT’S FUTURE

The Foundation for Detroit’s Future is a nonprofit affiliate of the Community Foundation. It was established to assist in Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy and the restoration of the city’s economic and cultural vitality for the benefit of all residents of the city, region and state.

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POSITIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING SKILLS

PEDALS is improving preschool children’s emotional competence and skills.

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ROBERT H. TANNAHILL FOUNDATION

Robert Hudson Tannahill, a philanthropist and avid patron of the arts, created the Robert H. Tannahill Foundation in 1961. Today, the foundation continues to support the eight nonprofit organizations selected by the late Mr. Tannahill.

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THE GILMOUR-JIRGENS FUND

Allan D. Gilmour, former vice chairman of Ford Motor Co., established this supporting organization in 1995 to support charitable organizations and activities of interest to him and Eric C. Jirgens. Grants from The Gilmour-Jirgens Fund are selected by the fund’s five-member governing board.

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Previous Supporting Organization

DMC Foundation

For the past ten years the DMC Foundation has been dedicated to promoting the well-being of people in metro Detroit through the support of health-related research, education and community benefit activities. Since 2013, the DMC Foundation awarded over $20 million in grants focused on improving the health of communities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

The DMC Foundation reached the end of its 10-year term as a supporting organization on Dec. 31, 2023, following which it dissolved and distributed its assets to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The Community Foundation will continue to support the health and wellness of metro Detroit and will continue to honor the legacy and intent of the former DMC Foundation and the charitable purposes of its funds. Learn more about the history of the DMC Foundation, its impact, and continued health grantmaking opportunities though the Community Foundation, here.

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