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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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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DMC FOUNDATION

The DMC Foundation is dedicated to promoting the well-being of people in the metropolitan Detroit area through the support of health-related research, education and community benefit activities.

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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 affiliated foundation 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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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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POSITIVE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING SKILLS

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

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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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ABOUT 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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From piggy banks to high net worth funds & foundations the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has been helping donors make the most of their charitable contributions and fulfill their philanthropic goals for more than 30 years.

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