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VERA AND JOSEPH DRESNER FOUNDATIONINC

· DETROIT, MI · private_foundation · program funder

141recipients FY2016–24
$17Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 69% of giving in Michigan

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A local funder — 69% of its dollars go to MI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, MA, MI, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGANDETROIT, MIprogram funder44
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder40
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder30
SKILLMAN FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder30
FORD PHILANTHROPYDEARBORN, MIprogram funder29
CARLS FOUNDATIONBLOOMFLD HLS, MIprogram funder22
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder22
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder22
COMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHprogram funder21
MCGREGOR FUNDDETROIT, MIprogram funder21
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder21
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder19
ALLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTE, NCprogram funder17
THE BARTON MALOW FOUNDATIONSOUTHFIELD, MIprogram funder17
FLAGSTAR FOUNDATION INCTROY, MIprogram funder16
MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUNDBRIGHTON, MIprogram funder16
HARRY A & MARGARET D TOWSLEY FOUNDATIONANN ARBOR, MIprogram funder15
CONSUMERS ENERGY FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MIprogram funder12
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder12
JAMIE & DENISE JACOB FAMILY FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder12
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INCDENVER, COprogram funder12
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATIONDENVER, COlarge program funder12
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATIONFLINT, MIlarge program funder11
ETHEL AND JAMES FLINN FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder11
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder11

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGANMI42024$1,498,500
FORGOTTEN HARVEST INCMI52024$1,202,000
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLEMI52024$630,000
MIDNIGHT GOLF PROGRAMMI52024$589,800
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATIONWA22024$500,000
DR GARY BURNSTEIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICMI42024$403,500
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTERWA32024$375,000
DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMYMI42024$375,000
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETYMI42024$307,500
RACQUET UP DETROITMI42024$305,625
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINENY22024$250,000
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONOR12024$250,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INCCO52024$220,500
FOOD GATHERERSMI42024$185,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROITMI52024$162,150
WINNING FUTURESMI22024$140,000
ACCOUNTING AID SOCIETYMI42024$114,317
DENVER ART MUSEUM INCCO32024$109,780
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USAMI42024$100,000
SER-METRO-DETROIT JOBS FOR PROGRESS INCMI22024$86,000
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCO52024$70,000
MACOMB COUNTY ROTATING EMERGENCY SHELTER TEAMMI12024$65,000
CARBONDALE CLAY CENTERCO42024$60,000
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN INCORPORATEDMI52024$50,000
MUSIC HALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INCMI12024$50,000
FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADOCO12024$50,000
DETROIT2NEPAL FOUNDATIONMI52024$50,000
LUBAVITCH FOUNDATIONMI42024$45,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGANMI12024$35,000
COVENANT HOUSE MICHIGANMI12024$31,773
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONMI22024$27,500
M CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI42024$25,000
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROITMI32024$24,700
JEWISHCOLORADOCO42024$20,000
FOCUS POINTS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERCO22024$20,000
ERASE PTSD NOWIL12024$20,000
URBAN PEAK DENVERCO22024$18,000
THE BUDDY PROGRAM INCCO12024$15,000
LUCKY DAY ANIMAL RESCUE OF COLORADOCO32024$15,000
FRIENDS OF THE PENNMI52024$14,500
CASCADES HUMANE SOCIETY INCMI22024$12,500
FRANKLIN-BINGHAM FARMS POLICE BENEVOLENT FUNDMI42024$12,500
COLORADO PET PANTRYCO12024$12,000
AUBURN HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMI22024$10,000
CLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVERCO12024$10,000
CHARLEVOIX HISTORICAL SOCIETYMI22024$7,500
CENTER FOR SUCCESS NETWORKMI12024$6,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INCCO12024$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE ASPEN ANIMAL SHELTERCO12024$5,000
PINK FUND INCMI12024$2,500