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The Detroit Tigers Foundation is the official charity of the Detroit Tigers. The Foundation assists charitable and educational causes in Michigan with an emphasis on programs that benefit children and youth in the greater Detroit region through the game of baseball. The Detroit Tigers Foundation is an affiliate of Ilitch Charities, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Detroit Tigers Foundation assists a wide variety of charitable activities and programs related to:
Grant recipients must be non-for-profit organizations exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code. While grant recipients may represent a diverse range of programs involving all age groups, the focus of the Detroit Tigers Foundation is on programs that utilize the game of baseball to benefit the children and youth of the greater Detroit region.
Unfortunately, not all funding requests can be filled. Also, there are activities and programs that are not consistent with the Detroit Tigers Foundation's guidelines. Among those are requests for endowments, political campaigns and activities, religious programs of a strictly denominational nature, individuals (including loans and scholarships and medical needs), raffles, banquets, graduation events, advertising, multi-year grant requests and requests for grants outside of Michigan that do not benefit citizens of Michigan.
Interested parties should complete a grant application. A cover letter on organization letterhead, a detailed project budget, certified audit and a copy of the organization's IRS determination letter granting tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) (or its equivalent) must accompany the application.
Grant requests are accepted each year between September 1 and December 20. Following receipt of your application, you may be asked to provide additional information - particularly if your application concerns a field renovation project. Grant applications are reviewed throughout the spring. Determinations are made after Opening Day with awards made - in most cases - before June 1.
Should you have questions or need additional information, please call 313-471-2052.
