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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205838578Est. 2009-06

VERA AND JOSEPH DRESNER FOUNDATION

DETROIT, MI 48210

Total Assets

$155.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

71

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$43K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.1M

Total Expenses

$9.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.0M

Distributable Amount

$7.2M

Min. Investment Return

$7.3M

Undistributed Income

$5.5M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

71 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $13K to maximum $400K, 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 $5.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

314 grants

GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$1.1M
3 grants
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$1.1M
4 grants
DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORP
$752K
3 grants
THE EMPOWERMENT PLAN
$660K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$537K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION
$500K
2 grants
CITY OF HOPE
$500K
2 grants
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$465K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

314 grants

<$10K
129
grants
$10–50K
96
grants
$50–250K
80
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Michigan
$10.5M
61% of total
Colorado
$1.9M
11% of total
Washington
$875K
5% of total
New York
$796K
5% of total
California
$675K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$513K
3% of total
Texas
$260K
2% of total
Connecticut
$260K
2% of total
Maryland
$253K
1% of total
Oregon
$250K
1% of total

+5 more states

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