The Shirley K Schlafer Foundation
Private foundation · Birmingham, MI · EIN 38-2637259 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Shirley K Schlafer Foundation
25grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$150smallest grant
$2.6Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
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
727 Willits St
Birmingham, MI 48009-3309
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan CHARITABLE; ; PROFESSORSHIP; EMERGING SCHOLAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,503,250 |
| University of Michigan EMERGING SCHOLARS AND WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $193,500 |
| National Geographic Society CHARITABLE; ANIMAL EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE | Washington, DC | $125,000 |
| Planned Parenthood CHARITABLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $100,000 |
| University of Michigan EMERGING SCHOLARS AND WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $90,000 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $60,000 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood CHARITABLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit CHARITABLE; MUSEUM MAINTENANCE & EDUCATION | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| National Geographic Society CHARITABLE; ANIMAL EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit CHARITABLE; MUSEUM MAINTENANCE & EDUCATION | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Nroc | Carmel, CA | $25,000 |
| Ann Arbor Art Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Nroc | Carmel, CA | $25,000 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $20,000 |
| Cranbrook Schools CHARITABLE; SCHOLARSHIPS | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit CHARITABLE; MUSEUM MAINTENANCE & EDUCATION | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Cranbrook Schools CHARITABLE; SCHOLARSHIPS | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Cranbrook Schools CHARITABLE; SCHOLARSHIPS | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| Tomorrow Tomorrow | Hudson, NY | $5,000 |
| Pewabic Pottery Society | Detroit, MI | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood CHARITABLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 |
| Pewabic Pottery Society | Detroit, MI | $150 |
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