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Filing year 2024

BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND

Detroit, Michigan·EIN 38-6066333·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$1.5M
Total assets
$16.4M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Vice-president/director
Secretary
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.3M

Itemized grants

24

Median grant

$8k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIESDETROIT, MIBENSON & EDITH FORD SCHOLARSHIP$700k
TEEN STREET SKILLSDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$300k
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTSDETROIT, MIOPEN FOREVER$100k
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEMDETROIT, MIPROGRAM S$75k
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONSOUTHFIELD, MIJUBILEE DONATION$25k
THE HENRY FORD ESTATE - FAIRLANEDEARBORN, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$20k
BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATIONTAVERNIER, FLMARINERS HOSPITAL WELLNESS CENTER$15k
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHENDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$15k
MICHIGAN HUMANEBINGHAM FARMS, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$15k
RACING FOR KIDSGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$10k
THE HENRY FORDDEARBORN, MIINHUB PROGRAM$10k
INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTSINTERLOCHEN, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$8k
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITALROYAL OAK, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$8k
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRADETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$5k
EMPOWERMENT PLANDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$5k
CHRIST CHURCH GROSSE POINTEGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$3k
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKETDETROIT, MIDAM ANNUAL FUND$3k
DETROIT PBSWIXOM, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$3k
GROSSE POINTE HISTORICAL SOCIETYGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MICAPITAL CAMPAIGN$3k
THE CHILDREN'S CENTERDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$3k
DETROIT GOODFELLOWSDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$2k
DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETYDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$2k
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INCDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$2k
PEWABIC SOCIETY INCDETROIT, MIPROGRAM SERVICES$2k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.1M
$1.7M
2023
$1.5M
$1.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Michigan

BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Michigan earns a median of $25,000.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$25,000
75th percentile
$65k
90th percentile
$147k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 732 organizations across 732 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Michigan
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What are BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BENSON & EDITH FORD FUND reported $1.5M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.