McGregor Fund
/OVERVIEW: The McGregor Fund supports basic needs, housing, recovery and restoration, skill-building and employment in Michigan.
FUNDING AREAS: Basic needs, housing, recovery and restoration, skill-building, employment
IP TAKE: To secure a McGregor grant, make sure that programs serve adults and/or teens that live in poverty and live in the local area.
PROFILE: Established in 1925, the McGregor Fund is a private foundation based in Detroit, Michigan. This is the foundation of Tracy and Katherine McGregor, who were dedicated to the poor, orphans and charitable work with a faith-based approach. The McGregors were known as social entrepreneurs who pursued social change and were committed to helping the less fortunate in the community. The foundation aims to "relieve the misfortunes and promote the wellbeing of humankind.” It funds local efforts for basic needs, housing, recovery and restoration, skill-building and employment.
The McGregor Fund’s basic needs and housing grants go towards food, shelter and day-to-day living necessities. The foundation awards the most grants for this purpose. Recovery and restoration grants assist people who live with addiction, interpersonal violence, gang life, human trafficking and other crisis conditions. Skill-building and employment grants provide opportunities for greater personal and career choices through expanded vocational prospects. Overall, the foundation is committed to fighting racism and working towards racial justice. However, the foundation does not typically fund start-up organization, loans, scholarships, special events, research, conferences, disease-specific organizations or requests under $25,000. Smaller grants are awarded as part of a matching grants program.
Grants range between about $100 and $300,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Detroit and elsewhere in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties of Michigan. Past local grantees include the Michigan Theater Foundation, Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Cass Community Social Services.
This foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from nonprofits. Grantseekers should complete the letter of inquiry form directly on the McGregor website. Direct general questions to the staff at 313-963-3495 or via online form.
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