Grant Partners
Prospective Grant Partners
As you can imagine, we receive far more requests for assistance than can be accommodated with limited funds. With the exception of special projects, the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation is accepting applications by invitation only. An organization interested in having the Foundation review a program in alignment with our mission and current impact areas is encouraged to submit an initial letter of inquiry by creating an account in our database.
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Prospective Grant Partners
As you can imagine, we receive far more requests for assistance than can be accommodated with limited funds. With the exception of special projects, the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation is accepting applications by invitation only. An organization interested in having the Foundation review a program in alignment with our mission and current impact areas is encouraged to submit an initial letter of inquiry by creating an account in our database.
If you would like to submit a letter of inquiry, click below to begin.
Current Grant Partners
At the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, we are committed to providing an equitable, transparent and responsive grant partner experience. We encourage all current grant partners to work directly with our program staff for support in any of the stages of our granting cycle, including: proposal review, grant agreement submission, reporting guidelines, stewardship materials and post-grant reflection.
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Current Grant Partners
At the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, we are committed to providing an equitable, transparent and responsive grant partner experience. We encourage all current grant partners to work directly with our program staff for support in any of the stages of our granting cycle, including: proposal review, grant agreement submission, reporting guidelines, stewardship materials and post-grant reflection.
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Partner | Project Title | Impact Area | Dollar Amount | Time Period (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching Detroit Forward | Coaching Detroit Forward Photography Camp | Arts and Culture | $42.711.00 | 1 |
| Development Centers Inc. | Capacity Building Phase II | Early Childhood | $130,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Agency For Israel-North American Council | Masa Israel Teaching Fellows | Jewish | $750,000.00 | 3 |
| Jewish Community Center | PJ Library in Detroit | Jewish | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| Live Coal Gallery, L.L.C. | Live Coal Gallery 2020-2022 | Arts and Culture | $45,000.00 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank MDDB Inc. | MDDB/BQI Mobile Diaper Distribution Progam | Early Childhood | $60,000.00 | 1 |
| Motor City Street Dance Academy | S.E.E.D. Program (Spreading the Elements Everywhere in Detroit) | Arts and Culture | $100,000.00 | 2 |
| Motown Historical Museum | Motown IGNITE and SPARK Summer Camps | Arts and Culture | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Mizner’s Mediterranean Architecture and its Influence on Palm Beach County | Arts and Culture | $9,000.00 | 1 |
| The Detroit Jewish News Foundation, Inc. | Bridge to the Future - Jewish News Transition to Non-Profit Community Ownership | Jewish | $50,000.00 | 2 |
| The Yunion, Inc. | Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp | Arts and Culture | $15,000.00 | 1 |
| Grant Partner | Project Title | Impact Area | Dollar Amount | Time Period (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826michigan | 826michigan Youth Creative Writing and Publishing Programs | Arts and Culture | $75,000.00 | 3 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc | AileyCamp Detroit | Arts and Culture | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Update to the Detroit's One Child School Readiness Dividend Study 2019 | Early Childhood | $27,000.00 | 1 |
| B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation at OSU | Building Leaders of Tomorrow | Jewish | $58,000.00 | 1 |
| City Year Detroit | Gompers Team Support | Legacy Grants | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| City Year Detroit | Gompers Team Support | Early Childhood | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties | Arts & Culture Regrant Fund | Arts and Culture | $609,549.00 | 2 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Supporting Brightmoor Leaders | Legacy Grants | $320,000.00 | 2 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | OFL Research and Opportunity Fund | Supporting the Field of Philanthropy | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation WTVS Channel 56 in Detroit | Orchestra Hall: A Centennial Celebration Film 1919-2019 | Early Childhood | $253,532.00 | 2 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation WTVS Channel 56 in Detroit | Pre-School-U: Engaging Caregivers in Brightmoor and Beyond | Legacy Grants | $40,500.00 | 1 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | 2020 Civic Youth Ensembles Detroit Neighborhood Program | Arts and Culture | $30,000.00 | 1 |
| DEVELOPING KINGDOMS IN DIFFERENT STAGES | The Art & Culture within Developing K.I.D.S. | Arts and Culture | $30,750.00 | 1 |
| Development Centers Inc. | Northrop renovation phase I | Early Childhood | $250,000.00 | 1 |
| Development Centers Inc. | Northrop Head Start Facility - Renovation Phase 3 | Early Childhood | $1,112,207.00 | 1 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Brightmoor Mobile Pantry Project & Brightmoor Food-Insecurity Taskforce | Early Childhood | $116,000.00 | 1 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Brightmoor Connection Client Choice Food Pantry and Gleaners Early Childhood Food Distribution Pilot | Early Childhood | $278,000.00 | 1 |
| HaGal Sheli | Young Mentors program | Jewish | $100,000.00 | 2 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Family Friendly at IADS | Jewish | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Agency For Israel-North American Council | Israeli Public Forum for Youth Villages & Boarding Schools for Children at Risk | Jewish | $30,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | JLIFE | Jewish | $246,667.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Keeping Our Community Safe | Jewish | $500,000.00 | 6 |
| Jewish Funders Network | Donor Advised Fund Israel | Jewish | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Funders Network | Youth Village Giving Circle | Legacy Grants | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank MDDB Inc. | MDDB/BQI Mobile Diaper Distribution Progam | Early Childhood | $49,883.00 | 2 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Kids Count in Michigan | Early Childhood | $300,000.00 | 3 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | 2019–2020 General Operations | Legacy Grants | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Moishe House | Strengthening Jewish Life and Community for Young Adults in Detroit through Moishe House | Jewish | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit | Mosaic First Stage at Brightmoor | Arts and Culture | $70,000.00 | 1 |
| Motown Historical Museum | Motown Museum Summer Camps | Arts and Culture | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Sphinx Organization | Sphinx Overture-Brightmoor | Arts and Culture | $250,000.00 | 2 |
| Tamarack Camps | Artist-in-Residence Program at Tamarack Camps and the JCC Day Camp (powered by Tamarack Camps) | Jewish | $135,000.00 | 2 |
| The Detroit Institute Of Arts | DIA and DPSCD Collaboration | Arts and Culture | $150,000.00 | 2 |
| The Education Trust - Midwest | Supporting Parents and Community-Based Organizations on Systems Change to Improve Third Grade Reading Outcomes, Phase II | Early Childhood | $107,342.00 | 1 |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund | Brightmoor Utility Assistance and Efficiency Program | Early Childhood | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| The Heidelberg Project | Heidelberg Arts Leadership Academy (HALA) | Arts and Culture | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| The National Project for the Ethiopian Community in Israel Ltd (PBC) | SPACE (School Performance and Community Empowerment) Scholastic Assistance Program | Jewish | $300,000.00 | 3 |
| The Shabbat Project Inc. | OneTable Detroit | Jewish | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| The Shul | Judaism Without Borders | Jewish | $65,000.00 | 1 |
| The Well | The Well's Young Family Offerings | Jewish | $75,000.00 | 3 |
| Wellspring | Academic & Youth Development Program | Early Childhood | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Wellspring | Lift As We Climb | Legacy Grants | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Yad Ezra | Celebrating the Jewish Holidays | Jewish | $65,000.00 | 1 |
| Grant Partner | Project Title | Impact Area | Dollar Amount | Time Period (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Way Educational Initiatives | IsraElite, the Young Women's Leadership Program for Immigrant Youth | Jewish | $150,000.00 | 3 |
| Yad Ezra | Celebrating the Jewish Holidays | Jewish | $65,000.00 | 1 |
| The Shul | Judaism Without Borders | Jewish | $36,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Community Center | PJ Library in Detroit | Jewish | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | My Jewish Story | Jewish | $75,000.00 | 1 |
| The Well | The Well's Young Family Programs | Jewish | $54,500.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Agency For Israel-North American Council | Crowd.IL | Jewish | $500,000.00 | 2 |
| B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation at OSU | Building Leaders of Tomorrow | Jewish | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Capacity Building in ADL's Michigan Region | Jewish | $375,000.00 | 3 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | Fisher Flight 12 | Jewish | $190,811.00 | 1 |
| Tamarack Camps | Artist-in-Residence Program at Tamarack Camps and the JCC Day Camp (powered by Tamarack Camps) | Jewish | $80,000.00 | 1 |
| Jewish Agency For Israel-North American Council | Alma Pre-Army Academy | Jewish | $150,000.00 | 3 |
| ORT America | YOUniversity Robotics: Technological Thinking Begins in Kindergarten | Jewish | $191,183.00 | 3 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | Birthright Israel | Jewish | $900,000.00 | 3 |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Israel Fellowship Program at The Hillels of Michigan | Jewish | $270,000.00 | 3 |
| Jewish Funders Network | Jewish Teen Funders Network | Jewish | $240,000.00 | 2 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Michael S. Saag, MD Professorship | Health/HIV | $500,000.00 | 11 |
| Detroit Food Policy Council | Brightmoor Early Childhood Food Needs Assessment | Early Childhood | $45,000.00 | 1 |
| City Year Detroit | Deepening 3rd-Grade Interventions and Supports | Early Childhood | $450,000.00 | 2 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Brilliant Detroit Brightmoor House | Early Childhood | $300,000.00 | 2 |
| Detroit Parent Network | Early Childhood Enrichment and Engagement BQI Field Trips Pilot | Early Childhood | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| The Education Trust - Midwest | Supporting Parents and Community-Based Organizations on Systems Change to Improve Third Grade Reading Outcomes Phase I | Early Childhood | $90,000.00 | 2 |
| Brightmoor Alliance Inc. | LIft Every Voice - Brightmoor uP! | Early Childhood | $244,955.49 | 2 |
| Development Centers Inc. | Scholastic Classroom Libraries | Early Childhood | $37,000.00 | 1 |
| Illinois Finance Fund | BQI Indoor/Outdoor Programmatic Facility Improvements | Early Childhood | $500,000.00 | 1 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation WTVS Channel 56 in Detroit | Pre-School-U: Elevating Early Childhood Education in Brightmoor | Early Childhood | $103,255.00 | 1 |
| Sweet Dreamzzz, Inc. | Early Childhood Sleep Education Program with New Parent Sleep Education Flip Chart | Early Childhood | $80,000.00 | 2 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Brightmoor Connection Client Choice Food Pantry | Early Childhood | $200,000.00 | 1 |
| Wellspring | Academic & Youth Development Program | Early Childhood | $50,000.00 | 1 |
| Everybody Ready | Brightmoor Childcare Quality Initiative | Early Childhood | $439,200.00 | 2 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Brightmoor Mobile Pantry Project | Early Childhood | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund | Brightmoor Utility Assistance and Efficiency Program | Early Childhood | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| Development Centers Inc. | Brightmoor Quality Initiative | Early Childhood | $537,479.00 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank MDDB Inc. | MDDB/BQI Mobile Diaper Distribution Program | Early Childhood | $40,115.00 | 1 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | Word Travelers: Exploring Language Through Poetry in Grades 2 and 3 | Arts and Culture | $108,000.00 | 2 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit Harmony | Arts and Culture | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit | Mosaic FirstStage at Brightmoor | Arts and Culture | $60,000.00 | 1 |
| Motor City Street Dance Academy | Motor City Street Dance Academy S.E.E.D Program | Arts and Culture | $100,000.00 | 2 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | Art Education Program for Underserved Kindergartens from Jerusalem neighborhoods | Arts and Culture | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties | Arts & Culture regrant fund | Arts and Culture | $250,000.00 | 2 |
| College for Creative Studies | Brightmoor Neighborhood Arts | Arts and Culture | $193,000.00 | 2 |
| The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | Hamilton Education Program in Detroit | Arts and Culture | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Live Coal Gallery, L.L.C. | Live Coal Gallery and Live Coal Arts Mobile | Arts and Culture | $47,000.00 | 2 |
| MASHU MASHU Theater for social change | Mashu-mashu Theater for social change | Arts and Culture | $64,106.00 | 1 |
| Give Merit, Inc. | Grade 10 FATE Capstone Project: Designing a Merit Product Collection | Arts and Culture | $130,207.00 | 2 |
| Michigan State University | Hip Hop Tots | Arts and Culture | $99,933.00 | 2 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Civic Youth Ensembles Detroit Neighborhood Programs | Arts and Culture | $30,000.00 | 1 |
| Arts & Scraps | STEM Education Through Art Integration in Brightmoor | Arts and Culture | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| Living Arts | Detroit Wolf Trap - Brightmoor | Arts and Culture | $250,000.00 | 2 |
Grant Partner List
Browse our Grant Partners by choosing a category below, or scroll down to see the complete alphabetical list of current and past partners.
Abataka
With operations in Zambia and US offices in Arizona, Abataka is a qualified non-profit organization that provides economic and educational opportunities otherwise unavailable to vulnerable women and girls in Africa and elsewhere.
Alvin Ailey Dance, Inc.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation furthers the pioneering vision of choreographer, dancer, and cultural leader Alvin Ailey by building an extended cultural community which provides dance performances, training and education, and community programs for all people.
American Friends of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The American Friends of the Israel Museum is dedicated to supporting The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, home to the world’s most extensive collection of art and Holy Land archaeology.
American Friends of ORR Shalom Inc.
Orr Shalom is Israel’s largest non-profit organization providing residential and therapeutic services to children and youth at risk who have been removed from their homes by the social welfare services due to severe abuse and/or neglect.
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that helps children, families and older adults in the greater Saint Paul and East Metro area through direct service programs, research, leadership development and community building.
Anti-Defamation League
Anti Defamation League is the world’s leading organization fighting anti-Semitism.
American Research Center In Egypt
ARCE was established in 1948 as a consortium of American universities, museums, and individuals dedicated to scholarly research in Egypt.The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) was established in 1948 by a collection of American universities dedicated to scholarly research in Egypt.
Artesian Farms
Artesian Farms provides sustainably-grown, pesticide-free, non-GMO, produce at fair prices. Its crops are harvested by hand and grown in Detroit, year-round through its indoor farming systems. Artesian Farms is also dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities and relationships to the people in its surrounding neighborhood, Brightmoor, northwest Detroit. Currently 100% of its team is made up of people who live in Brightmoor.
Art Road Nonprofit Corporation
Art Road Nonprofit is the only social impact organization in Michigan actively bringing art class back into schools for the entire school year as part of the regular curriculum. Art Road's Mission is that children throughout Southeastern Michigan have access to art instruction. Currently, Art Road is providing art class to 1,270 students that lack art in their curriculum.
Artplace America
ArtPlace America (ArtPlace) is a ten-year collaboration among a number of foundations, federal agencies, and financial institutions that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development in order to help strengthen the social, physical, and economic fabric of communities.
Birthright Israel Foundation
Birthright Israel began with a bold idea—offering a free, life-changing trip to Israel to young Jewish adults between the ages of 18 and 26 and, in doing so, transforming the Jewish future. The organization’s mission is to give every Jewish young adult around the world, especially the unaffiliated, the opportunity to visit Israel.
Brightmoor Alliance
The Brightmoor Alliance is a coalition of nearly 50 organizations dedicated to serving northwest Detroit’s Brightmoor community. Together, the Alliance pursues a vision for the community that is built on faith and provides opportunities for all residents of this community to pray, grow, learn, thrive and play.
Brilliant Detroit
Brilliant Detroit is dedicated to building kid success families and neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable.
Center For Infectious Disease Research In Zambia
The CIDRZ mission is to improve access to quality healthcare in Zambia through innovative capacity development, exceptional implementation science and research, and impactful and sustainable public health programs.
Children’s Hospital Of Michigan Foundation
The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation supports pediatric research, education, community benefit programs, and other initiatives that improve the health of children in Michigan.
Citizen’s Research Council Of Michigan
For over 90 years, the objective of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan has been to provide factual, unbiased independent information on significant issues concerning state and local government organization and finance.
City Year
City Year works to bridge the gap in high-poverty communities between the support that students actually need, and what their schools are designed and resourced to provide. In doing so, City Year is helping to increase graduation rates across the country, and changing the lives of the students served.
College For Creative Studies
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a private, fully accredited college of art and design with nearly 1,400 students from around the world enrolled pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.
Commission For Jewish Education Of The Palm Beaches
The Lorraine & Jack N. Friedman Commission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches serves as a connector of ideas, people and institutions in order to strengthen Jewish education in the community.
Community Capital Management
The CCM Economic Development Bond Fund LLC: The State of Michigan Impact Series (the Fund) is a high credit quality vehicle making fixed income investments in support of community economic development in the State of Michigan. The Fund puts social impact in the forefront and through reporting and detailed metrics, investors will be able to demonstrate specific social return.
Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties
The Community Foundation is the lead philanthropic funder in Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan
The Community Foundation helps individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and other foundations meet their charitable and financial goals by providing tools and resources that make giving to one's community easier, flexible and effective.
Council For A Strong America
Council for a Strong America is a national, bipartisan nonprofit that unites five organizations comprised of law enforcement leaders, retired admirals and generals, business executives, pastors, and prominent coaches and athletes who promote solutions that ensure our next generation of Americans will be citizen-ready.
CultureSource
CultureSource is a professional association comprised of 115+ organizations serving the region as for-impact enterprises for the arts and culture. The group works to advance the missions and works of each of our members by helping them connect with new people and audiences, with each other, and with new opportunities.
Curtis Institute Of Music
The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry. It provides full-tuition scholarships to all of its students, ensuring that admissions are based solely on artistic promise. Curtis provides complete and diversified musical training, plus liberal arts courses.
