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Vera And Joseph Dresner Foundationinc

Detroit, MI  ·  EIN 205838578  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$155.2M

Total Giving

$20.0M

Grants on File

325

Average Grant

$61K

Giving Radius

Where Vera And Joseph Dresner Foundationinc Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $825K across 6 grants CO — $2.2M across 52 grants CT — $510K across 3 grants DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $126K across 2 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $225K across 11 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $398K across 7 grants MD — $252K across 3 grants ME — no grants on file MI — $12.7M across 219 grants MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $796K across 9 grants OH — $500K across 3 grants OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $500K across 2 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $148K across 2 grants TX — $376K across 3 grants UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — $500K across 3 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 175 recipients across 14 states. Top concentrations: DETROIT ($6.7M, 83 grants), DENVER ($1.9M, 31 grants), PONTIAC ($1.0M, 12 grants), OAK PARK ($977K, 7 grants), BINGHAM FARMS ($787K, 8 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Council of Michigan Foundations $10K 2020
Education Excellence Fund $10K 2020
Beaumont Health Foundation $15K 2020
Community Foundation of Se Michigan $33K 2020
Detroit Food and Entrepreneurship $75K 2020
Downtown Youth Boxing Gym $100K 2020
Alpine Legal Services $10K 2020
Aspen Community Foundation $15K 2020
Brain Injury Association of Michiga $10K 2020
Coalition on Temporary Shelter $100K 2020
Detroit Dog Rescue $2K 2020
Detroit Employment Solutions Corp $500K 2020
Detroit Police Athletic League $200K 2020
Detroit2Nepal Foundation $10K 2020
826 Michigan $50K 2020
Accounting Aid Society $10K 2020
Alternative for Girls $20K 2020
Alzheimers Fouindation of America $500 2020
Bing Youth Institute $10K 2020
Boys & Girls Clubs of Se Michigan $75K 2020
Capuchin Soup Kitchen $14K 2020
Carbondale Clay Center $10K 2020
Defeat the Label $3K 2020
Detroit Childrens Fund $10K 2020
Evans Scholar Foundation $50K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • LORI DRESNER DIRECTOR/PRE
  • KEVIN FURLONG DIRECTOR/CFO
  • GARY WEISMAN DIRECTOR/VP
  • MARK S COHN DIRECTOR/SEC
  • VIRGINIA ROMANO CEO
  • LORI DRESNER DIRECTOR/PRE
  • KEVIN FURLONG DIRECTOR/CFO
  • GARY WEISMAN DIRECTOR/VP
  • MARK S COHN DIRECTOR/SEC
  • VIRGINIA ROMANO CEO
  • LORI DRESNER DIRECTOR/PRE
  • KEVIN FURLONG DIRECTOR/CFO
  • GARY WEISMAN DIRECTOR/VP
  • MARK S COHN DIRECTOR/SEC
  • LORI DRESNER DIRECTOR/PRE
  • KEVIN FURLONG DIRECTOR/CFO
  • GARY WEISMAN DIRECTOR/VP
  • MARK S COHN DIRECTOR/SEC

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $148.4M $6.9M $5.8M $8.5M
2022 $141.1M $7.4M $9.4M $8.9M
2021 $160.0M $7.9M $12.9M $8.5M
2020 $155.8M $7.3M $2.4M $7.6M
2019 $149.7M $7.6M $5.8M $8.5M
2015 $147.8M $7.1M $14.7M $6.4M
2014 $142.1M $6.9M $8.4M $8.6M
2013 $140.3M $6.3M $60.0M $3.7M
2012 $78.5M $1.7M $73.9M $639K
2011 $1.5M $17K $1.5M —

Section VII

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