Crain Family Foundation
Private foundation · Detroit, MI · EIN 38-3618818 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$216Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1155 Gratiot Ave
Detroit, MI 48207-2913
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 |
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $24,000 |
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $23,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $20,000 |
| Basblue Foundation | Detroit, MI | $15,000 |
| The Goldfinch Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Basblue | Detroit, MI | $5,000 |
| Care House of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | $5,000 |
| Saddle UP | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter | Southfield, MI | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Brightstone | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Saddle UP | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Harpeth Conservancy | Brentwood, TN | $5,000 |
| Saddle UP | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Friends of Franklin Parks | Franklin, TN | $4,500 |
| Care House of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | $3,000 |
| The Ensworth Fund | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Angel Heart Farm | College Grove, TN | $2,500 |
| The Ensworth Fund | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Faithfully Restored | Brentwood, TN | $2,500 |
| Rochelle Center UNERSTRICTED | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | $2,500 |
| The Ensworth Fund | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| The Next Door Recovery | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Goodwill UNERSTRICTED | Nashville, TN | $500 |
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