Kresge Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 38-1359217 · Headquarters: Troy, MI 48084-2818 · Website
NTEE code: T22 · Applications: Accepts applications
Total grants paid: $1,803,250,470.00 (2016–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 6719 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($1,481,556,071.00); $321,694,399.00 across 2507 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $80,741,564.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Detroits Future | Detroit, MI | $10,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202143199349108254 |
| Foundation for Detroits Future | Detroit, MI | $10,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203199349110520 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation | Detroit, MI | $5,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202333179349102048 |
| Foundation for Detroits Future | Detroit, MI | $5,000,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033219349103328 |
| Foundation for Detroits Future | Detroit, MI | $5,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $4,406,874.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $3,985,696.00 | FY2022 | 202333179349102048 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $3,775,921.00 | FY2021 | 202203199349110520 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Daniel Island, SC | $3,731,049.00 | FY2023 | 202413199349106071 |
| Marygrove Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $3,619,449.00 | FY2019 | 202033219349103328 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $3,030,000.00 | FY2023 | 202413199349106071 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $2,913,266.00 | FY2019 | 202033219349103328 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $2,830,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| Vose River Charitable Fund | Bethesda, MD | $2,700,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $2,649,309.00 | FY2020 | 202143199349108254 |
| Invest Detroit Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,550,000.00 | FY2023 | 202413199349106071 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203199349110520 |
| Vose River Charitable Fund | Bethesda, MD | $2,500,000.00 | FY2023 | 202413199349106071 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,400,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | New York, NY | $2,150,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513169349101931 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $80,741,564.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $229,604,073.00 | qualifying_distributions | 800 | 661 | 139 | $22,289,338.00 |
| FY2023 | $215,348,887.00 | qualifying_distributions | 799 | 663 | 136 | $24,987,500.00 |
| FY2022 | $201,710,543.00 | qualifying_distributions | 808 | 671 | 137 | $27,274,752.00 |
| FY2021 | $195,602,532.00 | qualifying_distributions | 890 | 675 | 215 | $26,552,981.00 |
| FY2020 | $189,573,951.00 | qualifying_distributions | 967 | 709 | 258 | $31,969,464.00 |
| FY2019 | $195,766,031.00 | qualifying_distributions | 909 | 642 | 267 | $39,377,346.00 |
| FY2018 | $192,217,533.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1001 | 683 | 318 | $42,433,748.00 |
| FY2017 | $197,553,719.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1568 | 1018 | 550 | $51,590,307.00 |
| FY2016 | $185,873,201.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1484 | 997 | 487 | $55,218,963.00 |
| All years on file | $1,803,250,470.00 | 9226 | 6719 | 2507 | $321,694,399.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/c26d0f7d-5289-4b07-ae2d-de7c497afc03
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 38-1359217.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).