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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261675789Est. 2008-05

THE SERRA FOUNDATION

FENTON, MI 484301159

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$13.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$407K

FY 2023

Grants Made

50

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$89K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$6.7M

Total Expenses

$454K

Qualifying Distributions

$407K

Distributable Amount

$461K

Min. Investment Return

$485K

Payout rate 88%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.88%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

50 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $2K to maximum $89K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.6M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

235 grants

ALBION COLLEGE
$4.0M
4 grants
THE ALLY CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY MCL
$400K
4 grants
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
$300K
3 grants
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$270K
3 grants
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$130K
5 grants
TOURNAMENTS FOR CHARITY
$100K
1 grant
THE SLOAN MUSEUM
$81K
5 grants
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
$75K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

235 grants

<$10K
195
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Michigan
$5.8M
95% of total
Illinois
$147K
2% of total
Ohio
$130K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
0% of total
New York
$8K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$8K
0% of total
Florida
$3K
0% of total
Virginia
$1K
0% of total
Texas
$500
0% of total
North Carolina
$250
0% of total

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