The Broad Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal and should look first for an existing connection that could lead to an invitation.
- Its recorded grants are all general operating support, going to a broad mix of community-serving and faith-based organisations, and the filing shows grants mainly in Michigan, though no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $30,000 and the median was $10,000, so a modest request within that range is the most realistic size, although its largest grant was about $115,000, to National Christian Foundation, an organisation that regrants to others.
- In its latest filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a first approach should allow for how much of its giving goes to repeat recipients.
Overview
The Broad Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Traverse City, MI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded grants are described as general operating support. The recipient organisations include child- and family-service providers, schools and a college foundation, food-assistance charities, youth mentoring and advocacy groups, and organisations serving women, older people and people with disabilities. Other recipients work in housing, conservation, outdoor education and employment. Taken together, the rows show support to a broad mix of community-serving and faith-based organisations in Michigan; they do not name a particular field as the foundation's priority. The only purpose recorded is general operating support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 69 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations The Broad Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 11% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Project Feed the Kids · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Child & Family Services of Northwest Michigan · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern Michigan College Foundation · General Operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Michaels Place · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Single MOMM · General operating$30,0002024 tax year
- Women's Resource Center · General operating$25,0002024 tax year
- Mount Holiday · General operating$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Abbie A Clark — Director
- Todd E Broad — President
- Tyler L Broad — Director
- Michelle A Broad — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $365,192 | $337,500 | $3,270,399 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $150,000 | $150,000 | $10,508,031 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $601,834 | $550,300 | $10,779,374 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Traverse City, MI