Private foundation · Auburn Hills, MI

Fca Foundation

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Typical grant size
$8K – $25K – $75K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
130
Repeat grantees
67
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

John Elkann
CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
Christine Estereicher
PRESIDENT
Lenise Mcwhorter
VICE-PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Craig Stroup
TREASURER
Kevin Plummer
SECRETARY
Erika Mobley
ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT
Danielle Smith
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Giorgio Fossati
TRUSTEE
Natalie Knight
TRUSTEE
Richard Palmer
TRUSTEE
Julianne Frost
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Shane Karr
PAST PRESIDENT
Robert Watson
TREASURER
Michael Keegan
TRUSTEE
Linda Knoll
TRUSTEE
Emeel Ajluni
VICE-PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
3301.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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'22
'23
359
Total grants awarded
$80.8M
Total amount
$225K
Average grant
$12.4M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$13.8M
2 grants
2022
$13.0M
4 grants
2021
$1.6M
2 grants
2020
$18.3M
66 grants
2019
$17.2M
92 grants
2018
$4.6M
70 grants
2017
$4.2M
47 grants
2016
$1.8M
74 grants
2014
$3.9M
1 grants
2013
$2.4M
1 grants

Top recipients

The Cern & Society Foundation
4 grants
$47.7M
Fondazione Agnelli
5 grants
$7.0M
2 grants · MI
$6.3M
3 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
5 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
4 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$950K
4 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$720K
3 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$700K
3 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$700K
3 grants · GA · ≈ likely match
$700K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Cern & Society Foundation
SCIENCE GATEWAY PROJECT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES
TY 2023
$12.4M
Fondazione Agnelli
GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TY 2023
$1.4M
The Cern & Society Foundation
SCIENCE GATEWAY PROJECT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES
TY 2022
$11.5M
Fondazione Agnelli
GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TY 2022
$1.3M
Friends of Teach for Italy
TO SUPPORT LITERACY INITIATIVES THROUGH A TEACHING FELLOW PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES TEACHING FELLOWS IN …
NY · TY 2022
$180K
National Center for Victims of Crime
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVORS FUND
VA · TY 2022
$25K
Fondazione Agnelli
GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TY 2021
$1.4M
Friends of Teach for Italy
TO SUPPORT LITERACY INITIATIVES THROUGH A TEACHING FELLOW PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES TEACHING FELLOWS IN …
NY · TY 2021
$180K
The Cern & Society Foundation
SUPPORT THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND RELATED CAPITAL COSTS OF PLANNED SCIENCE GATEWAY
TY 2020
$12.4M
Fondazione Agnelli
GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TY 2020
$1.5M
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
LAPTOP DEVICES, INTERNET ACCESS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM DISTRICT STUDENTS, HELPING CLOSE …
MI · TY 2020
$500K
First in Michigan
SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 120 FIRST ROBOTICS TEAMS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT OF THE ROBOTICS CENTER AT THE DETROIT HISPANIC DEVELOP…
MI · TY 2020
$325K
City Year Inc
TEAM SPONSORSHIP FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL WHOLE CHILD PROGRAM AT BRENDA SCOTT ACADEMY AND THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROG…
MA · TY 2020
$200K
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
TAPS SURVIVOR CARE TEAM, PEER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH SURVIVING FAMILIES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREA…
VA · TY 2020
$200K
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
CIVIC YOUTH ENSEMBLE AND EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION TO DETROIT STUDENTS AND TEACHER…
MI · TY 2020
$180K
Friends of Teach for Italy
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF 20 FELLOWS TO TEACH UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN CORE FCA COMMUNITIES IN ITALY, WITH A FOCUS ON S…
NY · TY 2020
$180K
Math Corps
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING CHILDREN FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THRO…
MI · TY 2020
$100K
Veterans Matter
TRANSITION OF HOMELESS VETERANS QUALIFIED THROUGH THE U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION TO PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH PAYMENT …
OH · TY 2020
$100K
The First Response Team of America Corp
FIRST RESPONSE TEAM IS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. IN THE IMMEDIATE WAKE OF NATURAL DISAS…
PA · TY 2020
$100K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit
MENTORING PROGRAM THAT MATCHES CHRYSLER TECHNICAL CENTER EMPLOYEES WITH PONTIAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS A…
MI · TY 2020
$100K
Team Rubicon
READY RESERVE FUND, WHICH ALLOWS TEAM RUBICON TO ALWAYS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS WHENEVER AND WHEREVER…
CA · TY 2020
$100K
Teach for America Detroit
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER LEADERS SERVING IN DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS O…
MI · TY 2020
$100K
Soldiers' Angels
VETERAN HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM, VETERAN HOSPITAL SUPPORT, AND HUD/VASH MOVE-IN KITS, SERVING DETROIT-AREA LOW-INCOME AND …
TX · TY 2020
$100K
The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan
AFTER-SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND MENTORSHIP TO YOUTH RESIDIN…
MI · TY 2020
$75K
Winning Futures
WORKFORCE PREP VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, WITH A FOCUS ON …
MI · TY 2020
$75K
First
AUGUST 2021 FIRST ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP-DETROIT, THE CULMINATION OF THE SEASON IN WHICH K-12 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WO…
NH · TY 2020
$75K
Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services
8TH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION, PROVIDING UNDERSERVED DETROIT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE SKILLS AND RESOUR…
MI · TY 2020
$75K
Family Service Association of Howard County
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO JACKSON STREET COMMONS, PROVIDING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR…
IN · TY 2020
$75K
Americares
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT: SUPPORT FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
CT · TY 2020
$75K
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT, TEEN ACHIEVERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL…
MI · TY 2020
$75K
Sae Foundation
HANDS-ON STEM EDUCATION, COMPLETE WITH TEACHER TRAINING AND PROJECT KITS, DELIVERED TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PA · TY 2020
$70K
Communities in Schools of Michigan
HELPING STUDENTS CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN DETROIT IN ORDER TO INCREASE COLLEGE READINESS, PROMOTE L…
MI · TY 2020
$67K
Beyond Basics
ONE-ON-ONE READING INTERVENTION AND LITERACY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
MI · TY 2020
$60K
YMCA of Greater Toledo
OPERATION OF FULL-DAY REMOTE LEARNING CENTERS, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH INTERNET ACCESS, HOMEWORK HELP, AND GUIDANCE IN C…
OH · TY 2020
$60K
Partners in Education
MENTORS IN SCHOOLS, MATCHING ONE-ON-ONE READING TUTORS WITH STRUGGLING K-3 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY…
OH · TY 2020
$60K
Southwest Solutions
DETROIT-BASED INTEGRATED PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES AN EARN + LEARN MODEL FOCUSED ON WORK READINESS SKILLS AND FINANCIAL …
MI · TY 2020
$51K
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
AFTER-SCHOOL VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DISTANCED LEARNING, ATHLETICS, CAREER EXPLORATION, LEADERSHIP, AND…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Rainbow Push Automotive Project
COOL KIDS CODE, AN INNOVATIVE, HIGH ENERGY CAMP FOCUSED ON CODING, MOBILITY, AND STEM EDUCATION FOR DETROIT-AREA GRADE 6…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
New Horizons Rehabilitation Services
YOUTH TRANSITION SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAM, ENABLING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE OPPORTUNITY …
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Ser Metro
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO PREPARE DETROIT EAST SIDE YOUTH FOR WORKFORCE READINESS AND ACCESS TO LIFE SKILLS, WITH A FOCUS O…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program
STEM AND LITERACY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING IN DETROIT TO HELP CLOSE RESOURCE GAPS, WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING GRADE-LEVEL LI…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program - Detroit
MENTORING AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN, HELPING THEM TO GRADUATE, GAIN PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS, AND INC…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Detroit Children's Fund
WORK TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND LOWER-PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN DETROIT BY INVESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATORS, PROVIDIN…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Arab American and Chaldean Council
DETROIT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, PROVIDING AT-RISK YOUTH IN DETROIT AND MACOMB COUNTY WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO …
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Latin American Social and Economic Development
AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING STU…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Cranbrook Educational Community
DELIVERY OF A STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WARREN, STERLING HEIGHTS,…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Michigan Science Center
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP PROGRAM, INVESTIGATING EARTH AND SKY, TO KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE, AND SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN THE …
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Ruth Ellis Center Inc
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTE…
MI · TY 2020
$50K
Detroit Police Athletic League
PROGRAMMING TO EMPOWER GIRLS THROUGH ATHLETIC AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, FOCUSING ON ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERMENT…
MI · TY 2020
$40K
Soar Detroit
ONE-ON-ONE READING MENTORS FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT NICHOLS ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CARSTENS AC…
MI · TY 2020
$40K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.