Grants awarded
Who does Margaret Dunning Foundation fund?
Margaret Dunning Foundation has awarded $6.9 million across 183 grants to 88 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $25,000 and $50,000.
Total awarded
$6.9M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
88
Grants
183
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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College for Creative Studies
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$518K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | $456K | 18 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Oakland Schools | $338K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S South Redford School District | $295K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Flint Cultural Center Corporation INC
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$250K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| P Plymouth Historical Society | $228K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Redford Interfaith Relief | $208K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| E Ecorse Public Schools | $155K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation | $152K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gulf Coast Community Foundation | $152K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Opportunity Center | $135K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$121K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$120K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Hartland Consolidated Schools | $111K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
First Step-Western Wayne County Project on Domestic Assault
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$107K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| N New Haven Community Schools | $107K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Growth Works INC
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$106K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
The Detroit Institute of Arts
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| P Plymouth District Library | $100K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
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$90K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
Plymouth Community Arts Council
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$90K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| L Livonia Public Schools | $82K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division | $80K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$79K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Vista Maria
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$76K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
New Hope Center for Grief Support INC
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$75K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| A Allen Park School District | $72K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S South Lake Schools | $71K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wayne-Westland Community Schools | $68K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dearborn Public Schools | $64K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Farmington Public School District | $61K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$60K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| W Wyandotte Public Schools | $60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$58K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| T The Educational Excellence Foundation - Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | $57K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Educational Excellence Foundation | $57K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chippewa Valley Schools | $56K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hegira Health INC
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$56K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Model-T Automotive Heritage Complex INC
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$53K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Vision to Learn
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Living and Learning Enrichment Center | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Vincent De Paul of Detroit | $50K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Arc of Northwest Wayne County | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Methodist Children's Home Society | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Fitzgerald Public Schools | $48K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | $45K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Friends of the Rouge
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$45K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| F Friends of the Penn | $45K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Utica Community Schools | $43K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Plymouth-Canton Schools | $43K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Corewell Health Foundation | $43K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$42K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lenawee Intermediate School District | $37K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Roots Montessori School
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$32K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lakeview Schools Educational Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lakeview Schools | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Flint Institute of Science & History
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lake Orion Public Schools | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N New Hope Center for Grief Support | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Oakland Community College | $29K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wayne County Community College District | $27K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$27K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| F Flint Institute of Science and History | $27K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Detroit Historical Society | $27K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Techforce Foundation
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| R Redford Brightmoor Initiative | $24K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Society of St Vincent De Paul | $24K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sanilac Intermediate School District | $22K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund | $22K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Plymouth Community Arts Council | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gilda's Club | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$11K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| P Plymouth Community Council on Aging INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| C Community Housing Network | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| T The Henry Ford | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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