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Private foundation · EIN 20-8057969 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2M
Grants reported
6,627
Typical grant
$150
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Robert Schwartz
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
How do i request help? Our returning hope to returning citizens program is a very personalized and ongoing form of total assistance, from the time an individual walks out of prison. The program has been incredibly successful as we have assisted returning citizens on over 7000 occasions on their path of success. To apply you must be coming back from prison (state or federal) in michigan and have been out of prison (not jail) for 12 months or less at the time you apply. You must be living in wayne or oakland or macomb county. Once we begin helping you there is no end point when we can no longer assist. We are always available to you and provide continued help even when you are off parole. We provide assistance as follows: step ladder program of ways we can help 1.once an application is submitted to us, we meet you in person asap and provide walmart gift cards to assist you in obtaining new clothing, toiletries, food and other basic necessities that you need upon release from prison. 2.we
Restrictions
To apply you must be coming back from prison (state or federal) in michigan and have been out of prison (not jail) for 12 months or less at the time you apply. You must be living in wayne or oakland or macomb county. Once we begin helping you there is no end point when we can no longer assist. We are always available to you and provide continued help even when you are off parole.
Original filing text
Contact
ROBERT SCHWARTZ
Address
25866 SALEM ROAD HUNTINGTON WOODS, MI, 48070
Phone
2483300723
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
HOW DO I REQUEST HELP? OUR RETURNING HOPE TO RETURNING CITIZENS PROGRAM IS A VERY PERSONALIZED AND ONGOING FORM OF TOTAL ASSISTANCE, FROM THE TIME AN INDIVIDUAL WALKS OUT OF PRISON. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AS WE HAVE ASSISTED RETURNING CITIZENS ON OVER 7000 OCCASIONS ON THEIR PATH OF SUCCESS. TO APPLY YOU MUST BE COMING BACK FROM PRISON (STATE OR FEDERAL) IN MICHIGAN AND HAVE BEEN OUT OF PRISON (NOT JAIL) FOR 12 MONTHS OR LESS AT THE TIME YOU APPLY. YOU MUST BE LIVING IN WAYNE OR OAKLAND OR MACOMB COUNTY. ONCE WE BEGIN HELPING YOU THERE IS NO END POINT WHEN WE CAN NO LONGER ASSIST. WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOU AND PROVIDE CONTINUED HELP EVEN WHEN YOU ARE OFF PAROLE. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS: STEP LADDER PROGRAM OF WAYS WE CAN HELP 1.ONCE AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO US, WE MEET YOU IN PERSON ASAP AND PROVIDE WALMART GIFT CARDS TO ASSIST YOU IN OBTAINING NEW CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES THAT YOU NEED UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON. 2.WE
Restrictions
TO APPLY YOU MUST BE COMING BACK FROM PRISON (STATE OR FEDERAL) IN MICHIGAN AND HAVE BEEN OUT OF PRISON (NOT JAIL) FOR 12 MONTHS OR LESS AT THE TIME YOU APPLY. YOU MUST BE LIVING IN WAYNE OR OAKLAND OR MACOMB COUNTY. ONCE WE BEGIN HELPING YOU THERE IS NO END POINT WHEN WE CAN NO LONGER ASSIST. WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOU AND PROVIDE CONTINUED HELP EVEN WHEN YOU ARE OFF PAROLE.

Reported organization name: HERE TO HELP FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
20253,428$1M
20243,199$992.8K

Where Here to Help Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Ballard Darryl

ROYAL OAK, MI

$3.5KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Home furnishings

Harris Ronald

ROYAL OAK, MI

$3.5KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Home furnishings

Kirksey Corey

ROYAL OAK, MI

$3.1KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Car

Livingston Samuel

ROYAL OAK, MI

$3KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Car

Hubbard Jermaine

ROYAL OAK, MI

$3KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Car

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Here to Help Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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