Duffy Foundation

• The Duffy Foundation funds a broad mix of causes with no stated programme area, including social-service and domestic-violence organisations, food assistance providers, health services, housing organisations, schools and literacy groups, arts and cultural bodies, animal welfare organisations, and land and watershed conservation groups, so fit is judged case by case rather than against a defined mission; nearly all its grant dollars go to organisations in Michigan, though the foundation states no formal geographic focus.
• It makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and in its latest filing all of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the two filings before that, so this is a highly relationship-led funder rather than one that runs an open competition.
• Most grants fall between $25,000 and $250,000, with a median of $80,000, so that is a realistic size of request if you are known to the foundation or approached by it.
• Because the process is invitation only and giving is heavily concentrated on existing relationships, small nonprofits without a prior connection should not expect a direct, unsolicited application to succeed.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• UMRC Foundation · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $10,849,1732024 tax year
• Paws with a Cause · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $650,0002024 tax year
• Shelter Association of Washtenaw County · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $400,0002024 tax year
• Saint Louis Center for Exceptional Children · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Food Gatherers · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Livingston Area Council Against Spouse Abuse · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative · Use consistent w 501(c)(3) status
  $250,0002024 tax year
• American Red Cross - Southeastern Michigan Regional Chapter · Use consistent w/501(c)(3) status
  $250,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.