Metro Health Foundation
Plymouth, MI · EIN 38-2100939. Reported 103 grants totalling $1,652,871 to 61 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Metro Health Foundation 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $35 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Multicultural La Familia | Pontiac, MI | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ruth Ellis Center | Highland Park, MI | $76,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Medical Relief | Southfield, MI | $74,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Indian Health and Family Services | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club - Metro Detroit | Royal Oak, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Emergency Lifeline Programs | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Unit on Davison Ave | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Health Unit on Davison Avenue | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Shelters | Pontiac, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Linc Up Nonprofit Housing Corp | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Primary Care Association | Chigaco, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Service Organization | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Day Foundation | Rochester Hills, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation | Southfield, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mycare Health Center | Center Line, MI | $49,005 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | Ypsilanti, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Malta Dental and Medical Center | Detroit, MI | $40,220 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wayne Children's Healthcare Access Program | Warren, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ferncare Free Clinic Inc | Ferndale, MI | $38,766 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macomb Community College Foundation | Warren, MI | $34,576 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Macomb Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers | Roseville, MI | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | Troy, MI | $28,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alternative for Girls | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C-Assist | Garden City, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dames and Knights of the Order of Malta | Beverly Hills, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Michigan Primary Care Association | Lansing, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Fire Southeast Michigan | Holly, MI | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $21,025 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Wayne County Health Authority | Detroit, MI | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michign Primary Care Association | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network | Pontiac, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $14,718 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central United Meth Church of Detrot Cdc | Detroit, MI | $14,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baldwin Center Inc | Pontiac, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Order of Malta Dental Clinic | Beverly Hills, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pontiac Community Foundation | Pontiac, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan on Behalf of Michigan Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridging Communities Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Clinics of Michigan | Zeeland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Street Outreach Teams C/O Fort St Presbyterian Church | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $9,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Detroit Wayne Co Health Authority | Detroit, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Leukemia Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | $5,814 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington, DC | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,440 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Detriot Area Health Council | Bingham Farms, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Nonprofit Association | Lansing, MI | $810 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Genesis Hope | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Patrick Senior Center | Detroit, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association of Social Workers | Washington, DC | $412 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network | Farmington, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michuhcan | Farmington, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Noah Project | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge Michigan | Lansing, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit Network | Jackson, MI | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
22 of 61 (36%) 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 42%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Covenant Community Care
TOWARD A DENTAL SUITE AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEWLY BUILT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO REPLACE THE JOY-SOUTHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - Gilda's Club - Metro Detroit
SUPPORT THE CANCER COMMUNITY IN DETROIT THROUGH HEALTH CARE NAVIGATION AND ACCESS AND EDUCATION SERVICES AT THE DURFEE INNOVATION SOCIETY - Health Emergency Lifeline Programs
SUPPORT START-UP STAFFING COSTS OF THE CORKTOWN HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC - Health Unit on Davison Avenue
SUPPORT COSTS OF REPLACING THE CLINIC ROOF AND FOR THE PROVISION OF FREE HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE NAVIGATION TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED - Michigan Primary Care Association
MATCHING - AMERICORPS AT FQHCS - Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation
CAPITAL EXPENSES WESTLAND PACE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $203,578 | $7,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $182,348 | $6,316 |
| 2023 | 32 | $578,577 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $280,484 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 13 | $407,884 | $25,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Metro Health Foundation has 13 of them, worth $278,634. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian Health and Family Services | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| American Indian Health and Family Services | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Covenant Community Care | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | Troy, MI | $14,000 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 |
| Detroit Wayne County Health Authority | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 |
| Central United Meth Church of Detrot Cdc | Detroit, MI | $7,000 |
| Macomb Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers | Roseville, MI | $7,000 |
| Order of Malta Dental Clinic | Beverly Hills, MI | $7,000 |
| World Medical Relief | Southfield, MI | $7,000 |
| Ferncare Free Clinic Inc | Ferndale, MI | $6,634 |
Where its money goes
93% 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 $10,000. 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 Metro Health Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 44744 Helm Street, Plymouth, MI, 48170. 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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