The Michelson Foundation
Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 46-4978561 · reported 2023–2025
34grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$200smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 34 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Blair Community Scholars Pr | Nashville, TN | $453,140 |
| The Better Angels Society INC | Washington, DC | $333,333 |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art INC | Memphis, TN | $250,000 |
| Better Angels Society - the American Revolution | Washington, DC | $166,667 |
| Better Angels Society - the American Revolution | Washington, DC | $166,666 |
| Child Mind Institute INC | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Book Book Go | Warson Woods, MO | $50,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Book Book Go | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Ertz Family Foundation | Alpharetta, GA | $50,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Eagles Autism Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Eagles Autism Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Eagles Autism Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Teach for America | New York City, NY | $25,000 |
| City Year INC | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Teach for America (annual Benefit) | New York City, NY | $25,000 |
| The Be Kind People Project | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Teach for America (annual Benefit) | New York City, NY | $25,000 |
| Kukio Ho'omana Fund | Kailua Kona, HI | $10,000 |
| Libertas College Preparatory | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| International Churchill Society | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 |
| Grants Central Station (maui Rapid Response) | Kihei, HI | $10,000 |
| Kukio Ho'omana Fund | Kailua Kona, HI | $10,000 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,000 |
| Team Impact | Quincy, MA | $5,000 |
| Jones-Gordon Foundation | Paradise Valley, AZ | $5,000 |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund (in Memory of Dan McQu | Oceanside, CA | $2,400 |
| Truman Library Institution | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 |
| Harvard Magazine | Cambridge, MA | $200 |
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