Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey
Birmingham, MI · EIN 38-6061846. Reported 304 grants totalling $1,192,016 to 100 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council of Jewish Woman | Southfield, MI | $140,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Life Remodeled | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Theater | Detroit, MI | $51,666 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gary Burnstein Community Health | Pontiac, MI | $28,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Eversight | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Building Better Men | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Temple Emanu El | Oak Park, MI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Midnight Golf Program | Bingham Farms, MI | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle | West Bloomfield, MI | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Air Society | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan | East Lansing, MI | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hillel Msu | East Lansing, MI | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of Camp Make-a-Dream | West Bloomfield, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Television | Wixom, MI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hillel University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jarc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse of Oakland County | Pontiac, MI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Goodfellows | Detroit, MI | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Developing Kids | Detroit, MI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Solutions | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prosperus | Detroit, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bookstock | Southfield, MI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit 2 Nepal Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Historical Society of Michig | Farmington Hills, MI | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati | Southfield, MI | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Metro Food Rescue | West Bloomfield, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation | Pontiac, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Share Ukraine | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wrcj | Wixom, MI | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Mi | Brighton, MI | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Freinds of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pewabic Pottery | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DETROIT2NEPAL Foundation | West Bloomfield Twp, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc Maccabi Games | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Dental Clinic | Farmington Hills, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kadima | Southfield, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan Community Resources | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan Youth Appreciation Fnd | Warren, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Waterofrd Twp, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Farmington Hills, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Humble Design | Pontiac, MI | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cabaret 313 C/O Lulu Fall | Southfield, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Troy | Troy, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DETROIT2NEPAL Foundation C/O Richard David Keidan | West Bloomfield, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club | Royal Oak, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inside Out Literary Arts | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mi Center for Jewish Heritage | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Score Detroit | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen Adom | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Leaders Detroit | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miside | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aish Detroit | Oak Park, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Soar | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community House | Birmingham, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cabaret 313 | Southfield, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wsu School of Social Work | Detroit, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Net | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Birth Detroit Cares | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Caps and Conquer | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Food Academy | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven | Pontiac, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| L'dor V'dor Up Great Lakes Consort C/O Temple B'nai Israel | Petoskey, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rochester Area Neighborhood House | Rochester Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shua Group Arts | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sisterhood Braille Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Well | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Bnai David Cemetery | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | Oak Park, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Hopes | Commerce Twp, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund Israel Resilience Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lewiston Cares | Lewiston, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth El | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
64 of 100 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 79%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 157 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | $261,134 | $2,000 |
| 2021 | 64 | $212,882 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $234,300 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $237,850 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 53 | $245,850 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 260 East Brown Street Suite 340, Birmingham, MI, 48009. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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