The Reese Family Foundation
The Brent Reese Family Foundation is a private, family-managed philanthropic foundation focused on at-risk women & children, mental health & addiction recovery, environmental conservation, and cultural arts. The site includes grant guidelines, an online application page, lists of grants awarded (through 2026), contact information, and an advisory/financials section.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits or charitable projects that align with the foundation’s stated priorities (at‑risk women & children, mental health/addiction recovery, environmental conservation, cultural arts) and that can demonstrate either an operational presence in Michigan or a credible connection to the communities the foundation has recently funded.
Good Fit
- • Clear programmatic alignment with the foundation’s priority areas.
- • An operational footprint or partnership in Michigan (recent dollars concentrated there).
- • Existing relationship, referral, or prior minor support from the foundation or its advisors.
- • Capacity to absorb and report on a larger, one‑time grant as well as smaller recurring grants.
Geography
Grants in the latest year went to organizations in five different states, which indicates multi‑state reach, though 86% of 2023 dollars were concentrated in Michigan.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded seven distinct recipients in 2023 and has funded multiple independent organizations across three years, but financial concentration is high because one large grant dominated total giving in the latest year.
New Applicants
An online application form and public guidelines exist, and two new recipients were funded in 2023, but the site and filings also state applicants are generally preselected, so direct evidence that unfamiliar applicants routinely break into the portfolio is mixed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
