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Margaret Dunning Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 38-3352930 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.3M
- Grants reported
- 63
- Median grant
- $30K
- Future commitments
- $531K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | $1.1M |
| 2024 | 30 | $1.2M |
Where Margaret Dunning Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PLYMOUTH, MI | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EXHIBIT RENOVATIONS | 2024 | $90K |
| COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES | DETROIT, MI | ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AUTO DESIGN | 2024 | $80K |
| HARTLAND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | HOWELL, MI | AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | $70K |
| AUTOMOTIVE HALL OF FAME | DEARBORN, MI | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $55K |
| SOUTH REDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT | REDFORD, MI | EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT THE AUTO SHOP AT THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | $55K |
| MODEL T AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE COMPLEX | DETROIT, MI | FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT THE FORD PIQUETTE AVENUE PLANT MUSEUM | 2024 | $53K |
| COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY CENTER | LIVONIA, MI | FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT ITS GROUP HOME IN PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP | 2024 | $50K |
| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | EYE EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN REDFORD TOWNSHIP | 2024 | $50K |
| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | EYE EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN REDFORD TOWNSHIP | 2025 | $50K |
| SOUTH REDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT | REDFORD, MI | AUTOMOTIVE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | $50K |
| MI WORK MATTERS | LIVONIA, MI | EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW LIVONIA-BASED VOCATIONAL TRAINING CAF FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 2025 | $50K |
| LIVING AND LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER | NORTHVILLE, MI | SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $50K |
| LIVING AND LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER | NORTHVILLE, MI | SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS | 2025 | $50K |
| ARC OF NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY | REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI | SUPPORT FOR REPLACING ITS HVAC SYSTEM | 2025 | $50K |
| ECORSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ECORSE, MI | EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM AT ECORSE HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | $50K |
| FIRST STEP | PLYMOUTH, MI | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT ITS WAYNE SHELTER | 2025 | $50K |
| METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY | REDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI | A PLAYGROUND AT ITS CHILD WELFARE FACILITY IN REDFORD | 2025 | $50K |
| FITZGERALD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WARREN, MI | AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FITZGERALD HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | $48K |
| FRIENDS OF THE PENN | PLYMOUTH, MI | FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT THE PENN THEATRE | 2025 | $45K |
| PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | PLYMOUTH, MI | NEW EQUIPMENT IN THE AUTO TECHNICIAN AND AUTO BODY PROGRAMS AT CANTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | $45K |
| PLYMOUTH-CANTON SCHOOLS | PLYMOUTH, MI | A TIRE CHANGER AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PLYMOUTH-CANTON ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER | 2024 | $43K |
| UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | STERLING HEIGHTS, MI | AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HENRY FORD II HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | $43K |
| HENRY FORD COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DEARBORN, MI | AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT AT HENRY FORD COLLEGE | 2024 | $42K |
| WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | WESTLAND, MI | EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM AT THE WILLIAM D. FORD CAREER-TECHNICAL CENTER | 2024 | $42K |
| SOUTH LAKE SCHOOLS | ST CLAIR SHORES, MI | A SCISSOR LIFT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM AT SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | $41K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- MARK NEITHERCUT NEITHERCUT PHILANTH
- Address
- 125 PARK STREET SUITE 375 TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 49684
- Phone
- 3135689000
- Deadlines
- YES, SEE WEBSITE
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE WRITTEN AND STATE PURPOSE
- Restrictions
- YES, SEE WEBSITE
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Margaret Dunning 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 e-file archive.