Jerold & Ellen Minkin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Troy, MI · EIN 81-4362234 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Jerold and Ellen Minkin
155grants reported
$780median award
$287lower quartile
$36smallest grant
$432Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 27 of its 155 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $136K 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
3001 W Big Beaver RD Ste 700
Troy, MI 48084-3108
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Israel Defense Force | Chicago, IL | $35,080 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Force | Chicago, IL | $34,300 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Force | Chicago, IL | $31,553 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $28,188 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $26,500 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $18,500 |
| Jewish Community Center | West Bloomfield, MI | $15,000 |
| Jewish Community Center | West Bloomfield, MI | $14,500 |
| American Technion | New York, NY | $14,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Jewish Hospice | West Bloomfield, MI | $10,203 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| American Technion | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $8,495 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $7,300 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $6,594 |
| Adat Shalom Synagogue | Farmington Hills, MI | $6,400 |
| Ort America | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,850 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $5,000 |
| Adat Shalom Synagogue | Farmington Hills, MI | $4,370 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $3,806 |
| Jewish Hospice | West Bloomfield, MI | $3,572 |
| Ort America | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3,500 |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | $3,205 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $3,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Ort America | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3,000 |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | $2,900 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $2,807 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,591 |
| Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $2,551 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $2,500 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,350 |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Memorial | Farmington Hills, MI | $2,010 |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | $2,000 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $2,000 |
| Parkinson Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Sisters of Mercy | Farmington Hills, MI | $2,000 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $2,000 |
| Hillel University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,890 |
| Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinso | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,810 |
| Hillel University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,800 |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Memorial | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,800 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Southfield, MI | $1,800 |
| Adat Shalom Synagogue | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,800 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,800 |
| Hillel University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,800 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow | Suffern, NY | $1,800 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $1,640 |
| Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,625 |
| Parkinson Foundation | New York, NY | $1,600 |
| The Zekelman Holocaust Memorial | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,550 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,547 |
| Hillel Campus Alliance | East Lansing, MI | $1,500 |
| Say Detroit | Detroit, MI | $1,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | $1,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Philadelphia, PA | $1,377 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $1,200 |
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