Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation

ANN ARBOR, MI EIN: 38-6087967 Website

THE ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENRICHES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR REGION THROUGH ITS KNOWLEDGEABLE LEADERSHIP, ENGAGED GRANTMAKING, AND CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH DONORS TO MAKE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS AND BUILD ENDOWMENT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$227.2M

+9.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.1M

+6.3% YoY

Grant Count

204

+11.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$40K

-4.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$17M$26M$35M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$227,205,548$208,073,440$186,101,503
Revenue$22,654,824$10,246,540$23,281,932
Expenses$14,740,954$13,318,645$13,519,607
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$16,030,309$4,829,264$19,011,755
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$7M$9M196 grants2020209 grants2021205 grants2022183 grants2023204 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$295KHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON …$258KWASHTENAW HOUSING ALLIANCE$244KPEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER$227KUNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEAST…$199KFEONIX - MOBILITY RISING$180KCOMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK$155KSHELTER ASSOCIATION OF W…$154KBERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY$152KAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$150K

Grant Size Distribution

997 grants across all recorded years

767<$50K141$50–100K75$100–250K12$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHANNON POLKPRESIDENT & CEO$223KJAMES HUNTERCFO & VP FOR OPERATIONS$144KDORCAS PATTERSONDIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS$128KCHRISTOPHER LEMONVP FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS$121KKAREN ANDREWSVICE CHAIR$18K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SHANNON POLKPRESIDENT & CEO50$223,487
JAMES HUNTERCFO & VP FOR OPERATIONS50$143,599
DORCAS PATTERSONDIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS40$127,575
CHRISTOPHER LEMONVP FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS50$121,367
KAREN ANDREWSVICE CHAIR4$18,143
SEAN DUVALCHAIR4
LAURA HAYDENTREASURER4
KARLA OLSON-BELLFISECRETARY4
ARSALAN ALAVIBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/24)1.5
TABITHA FERRER BENTLEYBOARD MEMBER1.5
CHRIS BERGENBOARD MEMBER1.5
BILL BRINKERHOFFBOARD MEMBER1.5
MICHAEL CROWLEYBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/24)1.5
TIM DAMSCHRODERBOARD MEMBER1.5
DILIP DASBOARD MEMBER1.5
CATHI DUCHONBOARD MEMBER1.5
AARON DWORKINBOARD MEMBER1.5
KEN FISCHERBOARD MEMBER1.5
SONYA JACOBSBOARD MEMBER1.5
CHRISTINA KIMBOARD MEMBER1.5
SRI MADDIPATIBOARD MEMBER1.5
JEFFREY PATTONBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/24)1.5
AUDREY PRICE DIMARZOBOARD MEMBER1.5
CHUCK WARPEHOSKIBOARD MEMBER1.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

ALBURQUERQUEALLENDALEALMAANN ARBORANTIGOARLINGTONATLANTABALTIMOREBEAVER ISLANDBEAVERTONBELLEVILLEBLOOMFIELD HILLSBOONEBOSTONBRIGHTONBROOKLINEBUFFALOCAMBRIDGECANTONCAPE CORAL

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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