Funders

Foundations in Michigan That Accept Grant Applications

Every one of these 251 foundations is based in Michigan, gave to at least ten organizations we could identify, filed a return covering 2023 or later, and did not tell the IRS it funds only organizations it picks itself. Roughly three in four private foundations do tell the IRS exactly that; those are not listed here.

251foundations accepting requests
$4.6Bgranted between them
15,949funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific foundation is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek$100,0002,392$1.7B
The Kresge FoundationTroy$125,0501,013$661.9M
Consumers Energy FoundationJackson$3,000642$31.8M
Bissell Pet FoundationGrand Rapids$1,800576$8.8M
The Ralph C Wilson JR FoundationDetroit$25,000515$564.1M
Dte Energy FoundationDetroit$10,750465$75.0M
The Skillman FoundationDetroit$11,625463$82.0M
Frey FoundationGrand Rapids$5,000279$21.9M
Dow Company FoundationMidland$10,000243$79.4M
Ahavas Avraham FoundationDetroit$4,050221$10.5M
Harry a and Margaret D TowsleyAnn Arbor$20,000218$17.9M
Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids$20,000203$31.2M
Mcgregor FundDetroit$20,000186$51.0M
Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationGrand Rapids$25,000180$57.1M
Hudson-Webber FoundationDetroit$10,000179$42.4M
Peter C & Emajean Cook FoundationGrand Rapids$5,000171$15.7M
The Fred & Barbara Erb FamilyRoyal Oak$25,000165$77.3M
Irving S Gilmore FoundationKalamazoo$25,000160$60.9M
Wallace & Irene Bronner FamilyFrankenmuth$1,000160$2.3M
Perrigo Company Charitable FoundationAllegan$4,500153$4.0M
Frankenmuth Insurance FoundationFrankenmuth$2,000135$1.2M
Ethel and James Flinn FoundationDetroit$12,500122$11.4M
David Kahan Family FoundationTroy$250118$466K
The Carls FoundationBloomfield Hills$54,500116$28.2M
Harold and Grace Upjohn FoundationKalamazoo$10,000109$5.9M
Daniel & Pamella Devos FoundationGrand Rapids$25,000107$35.8M
CDV5 FoundationGrand Rapids$30,000101$17.1M
The Samuel L Westerman FoundationBloomfield Hills$2,000100$2.6M
The Ronda E Stryker and William DKalamazoo$150,00099$259.2M
Oleson FoundationTraverse City$10,00096$6.7M
The Auto Club Group FoundationDearborn$5,99993$2.0M
Dana Charitable FoundationNovi$2,50090$1.6M
Butzel Long Charitable TrustDetroit$1,00085$329K
The David and Carol Van Andel FamilyGrand Rapids$20,00080$23.2M
Allen FoundationMidland$25,00080$8.3M
Deroy Testamentary FoundationSouthfield$24,89578$38.0M
Ruth Mott FoundationFlint$45,00078$23.8M
Sage FoundationBrighton$12,00076$7.4M
Buist FoundationByron Center$2,00075$1.0M
Morley FoundationSaginaw$1,00075$962K
Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer MemorialDetroit$10,00074$1.9M
Marvin and Rosalie Okun FoundationKalamazoo$15,00074$7.3M
Mesara Family FoundationKalamazoo$7,50069$2.1M
The Serra FoundationFenton$1,50068$6.5M
John R Woods FoundationDetroit$2,00066$818K
The Leighton-Oare Foundation IncNiles$5,00066$5.0M
Dart FoundationMason$29,75566$10.9M
The Pokagon Fund IncNew Buffalo$5,00065$4.5M
William & Martha Ford FundDetroit$1,00065$5.0M
Americana FoundationNovi$15,90061$2.7M
Yeo & Yeo FoundationSaginaw$2,05761$314K
Herrick FoundationAnn Arbor$50,00060$38.7M
Marjorie and Maxwell JospeyBirmingham$2,50057$1.2M
The Isabel FoundationFlint$25,00056$13.8M
Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden FundGrosse Pointe$25,00055$12.3M
Jim Gilmore JR FoundationKalamazoo$5,00054$1.6M
Earl and Renee Ishbia Family FoundationOrchard Lake$2,37553$1.6M
Re Olds FoundationEast Lansing$3,00051$809K
The Art and Mary Schmuckal FamilyTraverse City$5,00051$1.8M
Margaret Dunning FoundationTraverse City$30,00050$5.8M
Cousineau Family CharityBloomfield Hills$10049$115K
La-Z-Boy FoundationMonroe$5,00048$6.0M
Leslie Tassell FoundationGrand Rapids$2,00047$2.1M
The Barry H Tigay FamilyBloomfield Hills$65047$555K
Aa Van Elslander FoundationBirmingham$50,00046$25.4M
Enna FoundationKalamazoo$28,45045$5.6M
Mojo FoundationGrand Rapids$20,00044$10.8M
Allen E & Marie a NicklessSaginaw$5,00043$1.3M
Mary Thompson FoundationSt Clair Shores$5,00043$1.1M
Tuktawa FoundationOrchard Lake$10,00043$2.2M
Speckhard-Knight Charitable FoundationAnn Arbor$10,00043$1.2M
Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor$6,00043$29.9M
Cooper-Standard Foundation IncNorthville$1,00043$765K
Fred J Maloof FoundationSt Clair Shores$2,00042$1.2M
Howard Miller FoundationZeeland$12,50041$5.2M
John a & Marlene L Boll FoundationSt Clair Shores$2,50041$2.1M
Robert & Jeanine DagenaisEscanaba$1,50041$552K
The John R and M Margrite Davis FoundationBloomfield Hills$7,50041$3.9M
Metro Health FoundationPlymouth$10,00040$1.7M
Wm Mcnally Family FoundationSaginaw$9,60340$3.3M
Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable TrJackson$3,00039$1.6M
Krw FoundationGrand Rapids$25,00039$9.8M
Wickson-Link Memorial FoundationSaginaw$5,00038$1.2M
The Aletheia FoundationBelmont$5,00037$2.1M
Keller FoundationGrand Rapids$5,00037$1.5M
Word Investments IncAda$5,00037$1.7M
Hammond FoundationKalamazoo$50037$226K
Miller FoundationBattle Creek$1,00037$2.6M
The Richard L and Freda K FlerlageMaple City$3,00036$510K
Gegax Family FoundationDetroit$76236$145K
Hamp Family FundDetroit$5,00035$989K
Young Woman's Home Association ofGrosse Pointe Farms$7,25034$828K
Trapp Family Foundation IncEmpire$2,00034$680K
Toni a Wisne FoundationNovi$40,00033$6.8M
Michael Talty and Helen TaltyLivonia$4,70033$1.3M
Les & Ann Biederman Foundation IncTraverse City$10,00033$2.2M
Siebenthaler FoundationKewadin$75032$603K
The Whiting FoundationGrand Blanc$15,00032$5.4M
The Simpson FoundationDetroit$20,00032$7.1M
The Chelsea Health and WellnessChelsea$4,79131$2.0M
Affordable Housing Management FoundationHarbor Springs$50031$388K
Nickless Family CharitableSaginaw$10,00031$1.9M
Lynn & Paul Alandt FoundationDetroit$5,00030$2.0M
The Newman Family FoundationTroy$5,00030$517K
Edsel B Ford II FundDetroit$5,00030$1.0M
Springview FoundationHolland$20,00030$1.7M
The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph$1,00030$301K
Morse Charitable Foundation IncDetroit$10,00030$2.9M
Christian Financial Outreach and ImpactSterling Heights$1,50030$171K
Sutar-Sutaruk-Meyer FoundationBloomfield Hills$2,50029$1.2M
Denso North America FoundationSouthfield$50,00029$6.5M
Matilda R Wilson FundDetroit$25,00029$5.6M
Hollingsworth Logistics Group FoundationDearborn$1,50029$557K
Tummala Charitable FoundationFlint$1,00028$308K
Serra Family FoundationGrand Blanc$5,00028$822K
The Abu Akeel FoundationTroy$1,00028$60K
Evergreene FoundationOtsego$2,00027$406K
The Ludington Family FoundationSanford$40027$145K
Puff Trixie Charitable Pvt FdnDetroit$2,00026$347K
William F Courtney FoundationDetroit$3,25026$418K
Edward F Redies Foundation IncSaline$5,00026$1.3M
Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation IncMilford$25,00026$19.4M
Kemp Klein Umphrey Endelman & MayTroy$25026$195K
Benson & Edith Ford FundDetroit$10,00025$6.0M
Frazier Fund IncMarquette$5,00024$566K
Birtwistle Family FoundationLudington$2,00024$598K
Robert and Bess Cook FoundationBingham Farms$85024$167K
Edward J Sackerson CharitableEscanaba$3,00024$2.0M
Jury FoundationSaginaw$5,00023$1.6M
John and Melissa Besse FoundationWells$5,00023$1.5M
Allen Family FoundationBloomfield Hills$5,00023$724K
The Gornick FundGaylord$1,50023$168K
Farver FoundationAdrian$5,00023$1.9M
Harvest CharitiesDetroit$17,50023$3.3M
The Kontulis FundDetroit$5,00023$317K
Carroll J Haas FoundationVicksburg$8,00022$3.1M
Mullick FoundationSaline$3,50022$7.1M
Marie Crowley FoundationSaranac$2,50022$682K
Clannad FoundationBloomfield Hills$3,00021$854K
Shubeck Monsour FoundationKalamazoo$2,00021$291K
The Henry Ford II FundDetroit$29,50021$5.1M
Eunice & Milton H Ring Charitable FoundationFranklin$2,50021$452K
Vogt FoundationAda$1,00021$168K
Karp Family FoundationOrchard Lake$5,00021$3.4M
Clarence & Jack Himmel FoundationTrenton$5,00021$1.5M
Frank B and Virginia V FehsenfeldGrand Rapids$8,75020$1.8M
The Vombergtrumley FoundationOkemos$2,00020$176K
Beusse & Porter Family FoundationGrand Rapids$5,00020$894K
The Donald and Audrey AndersonEscanaba$1,32520$268K
Von Voigtlander Family FoundationWhitmore Lake$2,50020$237K
The Allkins Family FoundationPortage$1,75020$209K
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable FoundationHastings$3,40019$238K
First Federal of Northern MichiganAlpena$2,00019$481K
Lavere & Gladys Chase Scholarship FdDetroit$2,00019$155K
The Kantzler FoundationBay City$30,00019$1.8M
James and Shirley Balk FoundationGrand Rapids$2,50019$2.2M
Russell H & Maxine E Smith CharitableBay City$11,60619$684K
The Young FoundationBloomfield Hills$15,00019$1.6M
Reset Ventures IncMuskegon$25,00019$2.3M
The F&v FoundationGrand Rapids$1,00019$119K
Phyllis & Max Reynolds FoundationMarquette$3,00018$549K
James and Lynelle Holden FundNorthville$5,00018$696K
Fibre Converters Foundation IncConstantine$5,00018$2.4M
Tourville FoundationMarquette$5,00018$392K
Edwin and Jeanette May FoundationBirmingham$75,00018$5.1M
Cozad Family FoundationAuburn$1,77518$233K
The Meyers Mueller Family FoundationGlen Arbor$45018$22K
The Winkle Family FoundationLake City$2,00017$280K
Frank and Sarah WebsterHolland$1,00017$190K
The Doan Family FoundationMidland$2,00017$460K
Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable TrustJackson$2,00017$245K
Leinweber FoundationBirmingham$100,00017$16.7M
The Larry J Fleis Pe Family FoundationAda$5,00017$409K
The Huizenga Family FoundationNiles$70016$563K
India FoundationEast Lansing$1,00016$1.1M
Community Christian MinistriesGrandville$2,75016$102K
The Zondervan FoundationRockford$10,89716$1.6M
Pellerito Manzella Certa CusmanoLivonia$1,00016$150K
Gary Sisters FoundationKalamazoo$4,50016$563K
The Legion FoundationNorthville$5,80016$862K
William & Lisa Ford FoundationDetroit$25,00016$2.7M
Deseranno FoundationGrosse Pointe Farms$3,00016$325K
Rehmat FoundationNorthville$2,00016$840K
Me Davenport FundGrand Rapids$22,50015$3.4M
L G Kaufman Endowment FoundationMarquette$5,00015$793K
The Wally and Jo Strobel FoundationAnn Arbor$3,50014$147K
Shakir Charitable TrustTroy$3,75014$504K
Ceasar Puff Charitable Private FdnDetroit$2,00014$79K
Terrence S Kaiser andMillington$3,00014$252K
Allegra C Ford-Thomas FoundationDetroit$10,00014$1.5M
Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City$20,00014$1.0M
Wolverine World Wide FoundationRockford$5,00014$846K
Richard Barton Law Memorial TrustBay City$1,50014$205K
Charles M Bauervic Foundation IncSuttons Bay$3,00014$296K
Alice E Turner Memorial TrustSaginaw$2,00014$110K
Joseph and Karen Krantz FamilyBay City$11,50014$1.2M
41 Washington St FoundationGrand Haven$5,00014$599K
John Stites Jazz Artist OrganizatioMarshall$7,60814$796K
Allan W Chernick FoundationWest Bloomfield$2,00013$250K
Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation IncDetroit$215,00013$21.5M
Great Lakes Castings CorporationLudington$76613$82K
The L & L Educational FoundationRomeo$5,01413$1.8M
The Angelo and Margaret DiponioLivonia$10,00013$848K
Rotary Club of Cadillac FoundationCadillac$7,00013$288K
Cronin FoundationMarshall$25,00013$3.4M
Joseph J Laurencelle MemorialBloomfield Hills$7,50013$419K
The Lawrence and Sylvia WongKalamazoo$5,00013$742K
Lyle and Diane FoundationBloomfield Hills$70013$157K
Duane & Dorothy Bierlein FamilyFrankenmuth$1,20013$112K
Vicksburg FoundationVicksburg$10,00013$777K
Besser FoundationAlpena$20,00013$4.9M
Charles F& Adeline BarthSaginaw$2,50013$1.8M
The Mansfield Family FoundationEast Lansing$15,00013$814K
Weikart Family FoundationClinton$15,00012$511K
The Shyft Group FoundationNovi$2,50012$323K
The Rick Family FoundationSpring Lake$1,00012$74K
The Tiscornia Foundation IncSt Joseph$5,00012$534K
Carl and Irene Morath Foundation IncWarren$3,00012$204K
Robert B Westfall FoundationDexter$5,00012$478K
Ahepa 371 IncHarrison Township$6,52512$988K
Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker FoundationDetroit$25,00012$3.4M
Van Elslander Family FoundationBirmingham$65,00012$1.1M
The Bates FoundationBloomfield Hills$50012$38K
The Wj and Lillian Kemler FoundationTroy$5,50012$306K
Roberts P & Ella B HudsonSault Ste Marie$1,50012$279K
Frank N Andersen FoundationBridgeport$5,00012$348K
Anne Ford FoundationDetroit$7,50012$446K
Ferndale Community FoundationFerndale$2,08312$35K
Bryan Christian Services IncLake Orion$1,80612$345K
Fawcett Family FoundationRockford$2,00012$34K
Culture Need & Heritage FoundationSt Joseph$1,82911$126K
The Mary C Currie FoundationMidland$5,00011$360K
Edward and Judith Knitter Family Charitable FoundationHowell$30011$10K
Hal & Jean Glassen Memorial Foundation AttnSunfield$12,25011$1.2M
Jack E and Eleanor Cannon Hill FoundationBattle Creek$25,00011$2.7M
Weinlander Fitzhugh Foundation IncBay City$75011$39K
Robert W & Eileen E Hesse MemorialSaginaw$10,00011$421K
The Trumley Family FoundationOkemos$1,00010$57K
Michigan Foundation for Vision AwarenessBig Rapids$18,44010$785K
Anup & Parul Sud Family FoundationFlint$1,00010$41K
Mukkamala Family FoundationGrand Blanc$4,25210$471K
Johns Family FoundationGrand Rapids$5,00010$265K
Answer Health FoundationGrand Rapids$2,00010$114K
The Holley FoundationBirmingham$20,00010$803K
Harvey Memorial FoundationSaginaw$1,00010$31K
Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship FundDetroit$8,00010$934K
The Bixby FoundationLivonia$50010$63K
Alliance Catholic Foundation IncFarmington Hills$1,00010$69K
Human Dignity FoundationHowell$48010$321K
Ruthmary S Westfall FoundationClayton$10,00010$456K
William and Karen DobbinsAlbion$2,50010$196K

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Michigan foundations that fund only organizations they pick

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FoundationBased inOrganizations fundedGrantmakers among them
Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI1,02848
Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI52318
John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI49618
Flagstar Foundation IncTroy, MI2963
The Mercantile Bank FoundationGrand Rapids, MI2483
The Alvin L Glick FoundationJackson, MI1555
The Barton Malow FoundationSouthfield, MI1534
The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI1403
Max M & Marjorie S Fisher FoundationSouthfield, MI1259
Steelcase FoundationGrand Rapids, MI1186
Tyler-Little Family FoundationKalamazoo, MI1173
Vera and Joseph Dresner FoundationDetroit, MI1163
A Alfred Taubman FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI1064
Bierlein Companies FoundationMidland, MI1064
William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI1027
The Martin Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI894
Jerry & Marcia Tubergen FoundationAda, MI824
Grosfeld FoundationSouthfield, MI814
The Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationBirmingham, MI814
Harold and Penny B BlumensteinBingham Farms, MI784
Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman FoundationFarmington Hills, MI754
Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI605
Malcolm and Beth Lowenstein FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI563
Donald R and Esther Simon FoundationFarmington Hills, MI523
The Bar-Levav Family FoundationSouthfield, MI423
Meyer & Anna Prentis Family FoundationHuntington Woods, MI394
Mickey Shapiro Charitable TrustFarmington Hills, MI383
Jandernoa FoundationGrand Rapids, MI373
The D Dan and Betty Kahn FoundationTroy, MI313
The Mcloughlin Family FoundationCassopolis, MI233
Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI183
Henry C and Audrienne Murray FoundationMackinac Island, MI144
River City FoundationDexter, MI133

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