Joel & Linda Gershenson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Farmington Hills, MI · EIN 38-3315288 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Joel & Linda Gershenson Family
33grants reported
$750median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$30Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,500 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
31500 Northwestern Hwy 100
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Farmington Hills, MI | $3,000 |
| Karmanos | Detroit, MI | $2,500 |
| Jewish Hospice | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,000 |
| Karmanos | Detroit, MI | $2,000 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Detroit, MI | $1,000 |
| Jewish Hospice | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Wounded Warrior | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $1,000 |
| Friends of Idf | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Endowment for Middle East Truth | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Detroit, MI | $750 |
| Planned Parenthood | Detroit, MI | $750 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $750 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $750 |
| Hospice of Michigan | Dearborn, MI | $500 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $500 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Farmington Hills, MI | $500 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $500 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $500 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $500 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $500 |
| Friends of Yad Lakashish | Englewood, NJ | $500 |
| Jarc | Farmington Hills, MI | $500 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $500 |
| Friends of Yad Lakashish | Englewood, NJ | $500 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Yarmouth Port, MA | $500 |
| Living Arts Detroit | Detroit, MI | $250 |
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