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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383505951Est. 2000-04

THE SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

SOUTHFIELD, MI 48076

Total Assets

$12.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$278K

FY 2024

Grants Made

28

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$55K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.8M

Total Expenses

$312K

Qualifying Distributions

$285K

Distributable Amount

$589K

Min. Investment Return

$552K

Undistributed Income

$15K

Payout rate 48%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.48%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $55K, 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 2024. Peak $456K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

156 grants

JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT
$241K
5 grants
JAFINA JEWISH AGENCY OF ISRAEL-NA
$160K
3 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM
$134K
4 grants
ORT AMERICA INC
$109K
4 grants
BEAUMONT FOUNDATION
$100K
2 grants
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA
$80K
3 grants
BRILLIANT DETROIT
$65K
3 grants
EISNEHOWER MEDICAL CENTER
$62K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

156 grants

<$10K
124
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Michigan
$733K
42% of total
New York
$479K
27% of total
California
$240K
14% of total
District of Columbia
$225K
13% of total
Pennsylvania
$35K
2% of total
Florida
$25K
1% of total
Colorado
$10K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$6K
0% of total
Maryland
$5K
0% of total
North Carolina
$3K
0% of total

+1 more states

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