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Private foundation (trust)EIN 382143122Est. 1977-05

ETHEL AND JAMES FLINN FOUNDATION

DETROIT, MI 48226

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Total Assets

$70.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

83

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$35K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

The fdn announces rfps annually in may…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$167K

The foundation partnered with metro parent magazine and the center for michigan to publish statewide mental health awareness monthly print series. The foundation also engaged a strategic consultant to help further develop awareness and education strategies.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.5M

Total Expenses

$4.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.8M

Distributable Amount

$3.5M

Min. Investment Return

$3.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

83 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $15K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $5.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

420 grants

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (AKA WSU)
$1.0M
8 grants
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
$875K
10 grants
DETROIT WAYNE INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK
$550K
5 grants
SOUTHWEST DETROIT COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER
$400K
4 grants
TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN
$375K
5 grants
CHILDREN'S CENTER OF WAYNE COUNTY
$370K
5 grants
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
$350K
3 grants
MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN
$315K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

420 grants

<$10K
220
grants
$10–50K
106
grants
$50–250K
94
grants
$250K–1M—
$1–5M—
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

9 states

Michigan
$13.5M
100% of total
District of Columbia
$46K
0% of total
New York
$10K
0% of total
Connecticut
$4K
0% of total
Maryland
$200
0% of total
Missouri
$100
0% of total
Georgia
$100
0% of total
Ohio
$100
0% of total
Florida
$52
0% of total

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