Detroit Phoenix Center
Detroit, MI
$650KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General Operations
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McGregor Fund Grants
Private foundation · EIN 38-0808800 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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
- McGregor Fund
- Phone
- (313) 963-3495
- Deadlines
- Applications are received and accepted throughout the year.
- Application materials
- Applicant submits an online general inquiry form. Fund staff initiates a conversation with the applicant to learn about the organization. If an invitation is extended, staff will include specific instructions and guidance on the required application materials, method of submission, and a submission deadline. All grant decisions are the responsibility of the board of trustees. Board meetings are held four times per year, generally in March, June, September and December. Applicants will be notified of the board's decision by phone or email within a week after the meeting at which the application was considered.
- Restrictions
- In an effort to utilize its limited resources wisely and because it receives more requests that it can support, mcgregor fund adheres to the following guidelines for its grantmaking activities: the geographic area of the fund is limited principally to the detroit metropolitan area, which is defined as wayne, oakland and macomb counties. Funding is limited to the areas of interest of the fund which can be found on our website: www.mcgregorfund.org. All grant decisions are the responsibility of the board of trustees. Trustee meetings are scheduled four times per year, generally in March, June, September, and December. The fund does not: provide loans, make direct grants to students for scholarships or sponsor events.
Original filing text
- Contact
- McGregor Fund
- Address
- 100 TALON CENTRE DRIVE Suite 100 Detroit, MI, 48207
- Phone
- 3139633495
- Deadlines
- Applications are received and accepted throughout the year.
- Application materials
- APPLICANT SUBMITS AN ONLINE GENERAL INQUIRY FORM. FUND STAFF INITIATES A CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. IF AN INVITATION IS EXTENDED, STAFF WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDANCE ON THE REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS, METHOD OF SUBMISSION, AND A SUBMISSION DEADLINE. ALL GRANT DECISIONS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, GENERALLY IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE BOARD'S DECISION BY PHONE OR EMAIL WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THE MEETING AT WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS CONSIDERED.
- Restrictions
- IN AN EFFORT TO UTILIZE ITS LIMITED RESOURCES WISELY AND BECAUSE IT RECEIVES MORE REQUESTS THAT IT CAN SUPPORT, MCGREGOR FUND ADHERES TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR ITS GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES: THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE FUND IS LIMITED PRINCIPALLY TO THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED AS WAYNE, OAKLAND AND MACOMB COUNTIES. FUNDING IS LIMITED TO THE AREAS OF INTEREST OF THE FUND WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.MCGREGORFUND.ORG. ALL GRANT DECISIONS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, GENERALLY IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER. THE FUND DOES NOT: PROVIDE LOANS, MAKE DIRECT GRANTS TO STUDENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR SPONSOR EVENTS.
Reported organization name: McGregor Fund
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 year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 141 | $13.5M |
| 2023 | 130 | $9.8M |
Where McGregor Fund 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.
South Oakland Shelter dba Lighthouse MI
Pontiac, MI
$600KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General operations
South Oakland Shelter dba Lighthouse MI
Pontiac, MI
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General Operations and Capital Support
United Community Housing Coalition
Detroit, MI
$500KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General operations
Alternatives For Girls
Detroit, MI
$425KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General Operations
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Figures are aggregated from McGregor Fund's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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