DETROIT, MI
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation
Quick Facts
- EIN
- 450921232
- Location
- DETROIT, MI
- Category
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking
- Total Assets
- $896.5M
- Annual Income
- $547.7M
- IRS Ruling Year
- 2012
- Organization Type
- Corporation
- Principal Officer
- % Jeffrey C Littmann
- Tax Deductibility
- Contributions are deductible
About This Foundation
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation is a private corporation based in DETROIT, MI. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 2012. The principal officer is % Jeffrey C Littmann. It holds total assets of $896.5M. Annual income is reported at $547.7M. The foundation operates in the area of philanthropy & grantmaking. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
View 990 FilingsFinancial Overview
Total Giving
$156.9M
2023-10%
Total Assets
$1B
2023-3%
Fair Market Value
$1B
2023
Net Worth
$995.6M
2023
Grants Paid
$137.6M
2023
Contributions
$16.1M
2023
Net Investment Income
$71.9M
2023
Distribution Amount
$50.7M
2023
Total Giving by Year
$9K
11$101K
13$184K
14$60.2M
15$135M
19$131.1M
20$146.7M
21$174.2M
22$156.9M
23Asset Growth
$1
11$1.9M
12$1.9M
13$1.2B
14$1.1B
15$1.3B
19$1.3B
20$1.3B
21$1B
22$1B
23Investment Portfolio (2023)
Total: $512.7M
Corporate Stock: $197.7M
Corporate Bonds: $280.9M
Government Obligations: $34.1M
Other Investments: $380.1M
Cash: $66.1M
Corporate Stock (21%)
Corporate Bonds (29%)
Government Obligations (4%)
Other Investments (40%)
Cash (7%)
Expense Breakdown (2023)
Grants Paid$137.6M
Officer Compensation$1.7M
Pension & Benefits$1.2M
Occupancy$1.2M
Travel & Conferences$592K
Depreciation$278K
Legal Fees$79K
Accounting Fees$77K
Revenue Sources (2023)
- Capital Gains (Net)
- $47.8M
- Dividends
- $25.3M
- Contributions
- $16.1M
- Other Income
- $142K
Financial Details (2023)
- Total Revenue
- $89.4M
- Total Expenses
- $156.9M
- Exempt Purpose Expenses
- $152.2M
- Required Distribution
- $50.7M
- Undistributed Income
- $0
- Grants Approved (Future)
- $88.3M
- Total Liabilities
- $6M
- Excise Tax
- $1000K
Foundation Classification (2023)
Operating FoundationGrants to IndividualsNon-Charity GrantsLobbying ActivityExcess Business Holdings
Grantmaking Insights
Total Grants
50
Total Giving
$102.4M
Average Grant
$2M
Median Grant
$1M
Grant Range
Min$673K
Max$12M
Median: $1M
Smallest grantLargest grant
Geographic Distribution of Grants
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
MI: $40.2M (21)
NY
NY: $55.7M (22)
MA
MA: $2.7M (3)
CT
RI
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CA: $876K (1)
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
VA: $697K (1)
MD
DE
DC
DC: $850K (1)
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
GA: $1.5M (1)
FL
HI
TX
NY$55.7M (22)
MI$40.2M (21)
MA$2.7M (3)
GA$1.5M (1)
CA$876K (1)
DC$850K (1)
Past Grantees
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BudcTO ENSURE THE EXECUTION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. | Buffalo, NY | $12M | 2023 |
| BudcTO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF AN EXPANDED FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK IN BUFFALO. | Buffalo, NY | $11M | 2023 |
| Detroit Riverfront ConservancyTO TRANSFORM WEST RIVERFRONT PARK INTO THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. CENTENNIAL PARK. | Detroit, MI | $10M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Greater BuffaloTO SUPPORT THE CITY WITHIN A PARK INITIATIVE. | Buffalo, NY | $10M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Greater BuffaloTO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR WITHIN WNY. | Buffalo, NY | $5M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UNIFIED GREENWAY. | Detroit, MI | $5M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Detroit, MI | $5M | 2023 |
| Motown MuseumTO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL COSTS TO EXPAND THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. | Detroit, MI | $3M | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Connections IncTO SUPPOR THE PEDALS PROGRAM IN WNY FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS. | Buffalo, NY | $1.8M | 2023 |
| Techtown DetroitTO SUPPORT NONPROFIT CAPACITY-BUILDING AND COLLABORATION IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Detroit, MI | $1.6M | 2023 |
| Rosalynn Carter Institute For CaregiversTO SUPPORT THE "AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN CAREGIVERS" INITIATIVE. | Americus, GA | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO SUPPORT THE START-UP AND ON-GOING OPERATIONS OF A NEW REGIONAL, CEO-LED WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Launch NyTO PROVIDE CONTINUED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES TO ENTREPRENEURS IN WNY. | Buffalo, NY | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Huron Waterloo Pathways InitiativeTO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THE IRON BELLE TRAIL IN WASHTENAW AND WAYNE COUNTIES. | Chelsea, MI | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Center For Regional StrategiesTO SERVE AS THE CENTRAL INTERMEDIARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WNY REGIONAL REVITALIZATION PARTNERSHIP. | Buffalo, NY | $1.3M | 2023 |
| Oakland Community CollegeTO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS, K-12 ALIGNMENT, AND MOBILITY SECTOR TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS PART OF D3C3. | Auburn Hills, MI | $1.1M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO SUPPORT THE DETROIT PARKS COALITION. | Detroit, MI | $1M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Greater BuffaloEAST SIDE PARKS FUND TO SUPPORT HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PARKS ON BUFFALO'S EAST SIDE. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Institute For Healthcare ImprovementTO LAUNCH CAREFRONT WITH SEVEN HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SEMI AND WNY. | Boston, MA | $1M | 2023 |
| Invest Detroit FoundationFOR SUPPORT OF THE FIRST CAPITAL FUND (FCF). | Detroit, MI | $1M | 2023 |
| Albright-Knox Art GalleryTO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. TOWN SQUARE AS PART OF THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERYS CAMPUS EXPANSION. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Greater BuffaloTO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF MARY MCLEAN WILSON. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Center For Regional StrategiesTO SUPPORT PHASE 1 OF THE 2032 STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM OF WNY. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Detroit Regional Partnership FoundationTO CATALYZE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM. | Detroit, MI | $1M | 2023 |
| Rochester Area Community FoundationSUPPORT THE MEDINA HIGH WALL PROJECT. | Rochester, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba The Philanthropic Initiative)SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITIES CARE FAMILY CAREGIVER RESPITE PROGRAM. | Boston, MA | $1M | 2023 |
| Economic Development Group Doing Business As The Northland Workforce TrainiTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MIDDLE-SKILL, MIDDLE-WAGE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Techtown DetroitTO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT TECHTOWN AND ITS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS. | Detroit, MI | $1M | 2023 |
| Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi)$1,000,000 TO SUPPORT WESTMINSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, INC.S (WEDI) NEW WEST SIDE BAZAAR IN BUFFALO. | Buffalo, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Invest Detroit FoundationTO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD FUND 2.0 INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT INCLUSIVE RECOVERY AND REVITALIZATION. | Detroit, MI | $1M | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO SUPPORT THE CONNECTION, VERNOR VIADUCT, BETWEEN THE CORKTOWN AND MEXICANTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. | Detroit, MI | $950K | 2023 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast MichiganTO SUPPORT THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECT PLAY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. | Detroit, MI | $935K | 2023 |
| Eastern Market CorporationTO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING/SUSTAINABILITY. | Detroit, MI | $900K | 2023 |
| Tapestry Charter SchoolTO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRACK TO BE USED BY YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BUFFALO. | Buffalo, NY | $900K | 2023 |
| Rand CorporationTO SUPPORT THE EVALUATION OF THE PEDALS PROGRAM IN SE MICHIGAN AND WESTERN NY. | Santa Monica, CA | $876K | 2023 |
| BudcTO SUPPORT THE CITY OF BUFFALOS PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITYS DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT. | Buffalo, NY | $870K | 2023 |
| National Fish And Wildlife FoundationTO SUPPORT THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN RESILIENCY FUND AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAVE OUR GREAT LAKES WESTERN NEW YORK PRIORITY FUND. | Washington, DC | $850K | 2023 |
| Nybdc Local Development Corporation Dba Pursuit Community FinanceTO ESTABLISH THE WNY SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUND. | Albany, NY | $800K | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Connections IncTO SUPPORT HELP ME GROW WESTERN NEW YORK AS A SYSTEMS BUILDER AND LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN WESTERN NEW YORK. | Buffalo, NY | $770K | 2023 |
| Fair Food NetworkSUPPORT FOR THE MICHIGAN GOOD FOOD FUND AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL HUB FOR FOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST MI. | Detroit, MI | $750K | 2023 |
| Community Foundation Of Monroe CountyTHIS GRANT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PARTNERS IN MONROE COUNTY WITH CFMC AS FIDUCIARY TO CONSTRUCT THE MONROE LOOP TRAIL. | Monroe, MI | $750K | 2023 |
| Enterprise Community PartnersTO SUPPORT PHASE 2 OF THE DETROIT CDO FUND. | Detroit, MI | $750K | 2023 |
| Open Space Institute Land TrustTO RENOVATE AND INSTALL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THREE PARKS IDENTIFIED IN THE BUFFALO PARKS MASTER PLAN. | New York, NY | $703K | 2023 |
| Monroe Community College FoundationTO SUPPORT START-UP OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT COSTS FOR THE FINGER LAKES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. | Rochester, NY | $700K | 2023 |
| Schoolcraft CollegeTO SUPPORT THE STUDENT SUCCESS, K-12 ALIGNMENT, AND MOBILITY SECTOR TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS A PART OF DC3C. | Livonia, MI | $700K | 2023 |
| Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center IncTO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH INITIATIVE, LED BY THE EXCHANGE AT BEVERLY GRAY AND THE FOUNDRY. | Buffalo, NY | $700K | 2023 |
| Alfred State College Development Fund IncTO SUPPORT THE WNY WORKS PLATFORM AND ASSESS AREAS OF REGIONAL PROGRAMMATIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN JCC, GCC, AND ASC. | Alfred, NY | $700K | 2023 |
| Capital Impact PartnersSUPPORT FOR CAPITAL IMPACT PARTNERS EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND PREDEVELOPMENT SUBGRANT PROGRAM. | Arlington, VA | $697K | 2023 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan DetroitTO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE MOBILE COMPONENT OF THE EQUIPMENT SHARING PROGRAM. | Detroit, MI | $680K | 2023 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterTO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE OURNOTES COMPONENT OF OPENNOTES. | Boston, MA | $673K | 2023 |
990-PF Filings
| Tax Period | Return Type | View |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2022-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2021-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2020-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
Filings sourced from IRS e-file index. View all on ProPublica
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