GrantmakersMichigan

Michigan Grantmaking Charities Making Grants of $5,000 - $25,000

These 132 organizations are based in Michigan and reported a median grant between $5,000 and $25,000 on their most recent Form 990 Schedule I filing. A typical grant is not a promise about any single gift -- some of an organization's grants are smaller than its median, some are larger -- but it is a reasonable signal for whether an application here fits the size of your ask.

132organizations in this range
$1.3Bgranted between them
14,306funding relationships mapped

A median grant in this range covers a meaningful program cost without asking for the multi-year commitment a capital campaign needs. A lot of general-operating and single-program requests land in this range.

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars -- the same convention as every list on this site. 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 organization is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

OrganizationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Lansing Economic Area PartnershipLansing$15,000816$84.5M
Detroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroit$10,000787$23.2M
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids$19,067559$65.4M
Comerica Charitable TrustDetroit$20,000487$52.3M
The Right Place IncGrand Rapids$15,000428$31.9M
United Jewish FoundationBloomfield Hills$18,716410$161.5M
Ann Arbor SparkAnn Arbor$7,500395$4.3M
The Community Foundation of theHolland$21,600355$45.6M
Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationAnn Arbor$20,055349$33.3M
Community Foundation for Muskegon CountyMuskegon$16,818312$42.6M
Berrien Community Foundation IncSt Joseph$16,048292$29.5M
Community Foundation of Greater FlintFlint$15,171290$54.4M
Grand Haven Area CommunityGrand Haven$19,800288$35.4M
Fair Food Network IncDetroit$24,466274$27.6M
Southwest Michigan First CorpKalamazoo$15,000238$7.7M
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids$9,000234$3.8M
Michigan College Access NetworkLansing$10,000232$5.0M
Fremont Area Community FoundationFremont$15,500223$40.3M
Midland Area Community FoundationMidland$16,050216$19.9M
Petoskey-Harbor Springs AreaPetoskey$15,000206$18.4M
Gamers Outreach Foundation IncAnn Arbor$10,299202$2.8M
Wayne-Metropolitan CommunityDetroit$15,000194$11.2M
Middle Michigan Development CorporationMt Pleasant$10,000191$2.4M
Battle Creek Community FoundationBattle Creek$20,000184$16.4M
Lakeshore Advantage CorporationHolland$9,000179$1.9M
Michigan Humanities CouncilOkemos$10,350178$2.9M
Heart of West Michigan United WayGrand Rapids$22,500173$22.8M
Delta Dental FundLansing$20,000172$20.0M
Capital Region Community FoundationLansing$15,000171$17.0M
Grand Traverse Regional CommunityTraverse City$14,180167$11.6M
Others First IncRochester Hills$7,500151$4.2M
Canton Community Foundation IncCanton$10,000137$3.0M
Charlevoix County Community FoundationEast Jordan$15,000135$9.0M
Community Foundation of St Clair CountyPort Huron$14,288134$11.8M
Saginaw Community FoundationSaginaw$14,702134$8.2M
Catholic Foundation of MichiganBloomfield Hills$19,219134$19.4M
Wayne State University Research andDetroit$20,000125$4.6M
Bay Area Community FoundationBay City$13,113120$4.8M
GoserveWyoming$21,600113$10.0M
Trinity Health - MichiganLivonia$22,000107$11.4M
Rotary Charities of Traverse CityTraverse City$18,500105$7.2M
Arab Community Center for Economic and SDearborn$11,794101$6.5M
Guidestream Charitable Gift FundSpring Arbor$20,930100$8.3M
Michigan Center for Rural HealthEast Lansing$11,90093$25.2M
Jackson Community FoundationJackson$15,47690$6.7M
CulturesourceDetroit$15,00084$3.4M
Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation IncDetroit$15,00081$1.8M
Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit$12,00079$7.3M
Copper Shores CommunityHancock$24,87578$7.6M
Community Financial Credit UnionPlymouth$10,00072$2.3M
The Allegan County Community FoundationAllegan$10,00069$2.4M
Lenawee Community FoundationAdrian$17,04968$7.1M
Superior Health FoundationMarquette$14,79767$4.2M
Corewell HealthGrand Rapids$15,00067$22.7M
United Way of the LakeshoreMuskegon$15,00066$5.2M
Michigan Gateway Community FoundationBuchanan$11,77464$2.9M
Hillsdale County CommunityHillsdale$11,42863$2.7M
Michigan Association of United Ways IncLansing$5,50059$2.8M
Four County Community FoundationRomeo$10,00057$1.1M
Michigan Nonprofit AssociationLansing$8,00055$2.0M
Ilitch Charities IncDetroit$14,60054$6.4M
Madeleine H and Mandell L BermanBloomfield Hills$15,00053$2.8M
Barry Community FoundationHastings$18,40052$5.4M
Youth Financial Literacy FoundationFarmington Hills$15,00050$1.1M
Int Union United Auto NationalDetroit$15,00049$5.7M
Social Physical and Academic Resources for KidsDavison$11,00047$1.8M
The Majesty FoundationGrosse Pointe$10,00046$1.4M
Manistee County CommunityManistee$15,00044$3.1M
Mt Pleasant Area Community FndMt Pleasant$13,47244$2.0M
Gratiot County Community FoundationIthaca$12,08643$1.5M
Credit Unions Chartered in the State ofBrighton$10,00042$1.3M
Jewish Federation of GreaterAnn Arbor$20,37042$5.6M
Community Foundation of theEscanaba$11,05042$5.8M
Catholic Community Foundation ofSaginaw$17,79940$5.7M
The Village Club FoundationBloomfield Hills$8,60040$757K
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic andOkemos$14,00039$1.4M
Detroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oak$10,00039$1.2M
Aci FoundationFarmington Hills$14,37538$1.9M
Credit Unions Chartered in theKalamazoo$10,00037$792K
Credit Unions Chartered in the State ofFrankenmuth$15,40037$633K
United Way of Greater Central MichiganMt Pleasant$17,10037$2.2M
Greater Ottawa County United WayHolland$11,80737$1.4M
Lake Trust Credit Union FoundationBrighton$10,00037$457K
Health Alliance Plan of MichiganDetroit$10,00036$1.0M
Cadillac Area Community FoundationCadillac$13,25036$1.8M
Greenville Area Community FndGreenville$19,73435$3.5M
Council of Michigan FoundationsDetroit$12,50035$4.8M
Central Michigan UniversityMt Pleasant$19,94734$1.4M
West Michigan Regional MedicalMuskegon$20,91834$3.0M
Ecology CenterAnn Arbor$16,50034$1.3M
Community Foundation for Oceana CountyPentwater$12,66534$6.2M
United Way of Marquette CountyMarquette$8,77531$1.0M
Arts Council of Greater LansingEast Lansing$8,95031$795K
Otsego Community FoundationGaylord$11,50031$3.7M
M & M Area Community FoundationMenominee$10,50531$1.7M
Start Garden IncGrand Rapids$11,00031$635K
Michigan State University ResearchEast Lansing$15,00030$57.3M
Dickinson Area Community FoundationIron Mountian$8,25630$959K
Thrift Shop Association of Ann ArborAnn Arbor$20,00030$1.9M
Arts Beats & Eats FoundationRoyal Oak$8,18429$963K
Lapeer County Community FoundationLapeer$11,10028$601K
Branch County Community FoundationColdwater$7,15528$606K
Keweenaw Community FoundationHancock$10,00027$590K
Real Estate One CharitableSouthfield$13,35927$1.2M
Rehmann FoundationTroy$10,00027$345K
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan FoundationSouthfield$13,92326$13.8M
Supporting Kids' Athletics &Livonia$11,29126$4.9M
Variety Club Charity for ChildrenBirmingham$15,55025$1.4M
Truth and Tidings Gospel Trust USACanton$23,25025$1.9M
Community Foundation of MarquetteMarquette$10,00025$6.1M
Mackinac Island Community FoundationMackinac Island$19,94625$2.9M
Drive for LifeKalamazoo$19,50025$3.6M
Dearborn Community CenterDearborn$12,63924$1.3M
Creative WashtenawAnn Arbor$10,00024$225K
Michigan League of ConservationAnn Arbor$10,00024$1.1M
Mht Housing IncBingham Farms$16,25024$4.7M
International Union - UawDetroit$11,97523$2.0M
True Community Credit UnionJackson$15,00023$528K
Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop IncAnn Arbor$7,79323$661K
Great Lakes Energy People FundBoyne City$7,00023$1.2M
Berrien-Cass-Vanburen WorkforceBenton Harbor$22,68723$1.4M
Lansing Rotary FoundationLansing$10,00022$488K
Community Foundation of GreaterRochester$10,00022$2.7M
Michigan Credit Union FoundationRoyal Oak$9,00022$472K
Michigan CASA IncGrand Rapids$21,44921$1.3M
St Josephbenton HarborSt Joseph$10,00021$260K
Innogroup Foundation IncZeeland$10,00021$622K
The Hawkins ProjectAnn Arbor$15,00021$1.1M
Michigan Education AssociationEast Lansing$7,50020$268K
Michigan Enviromental CouncilLansing$16,00020$845K
Mary Free Bed Guild FundGrand Rapids$18,76920$2.9M
Detroit Pistons FoundationDetroit$15,00020$984K
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Every median grant on this page describes the grants reported, not all of them, so the real typical grant is likely lower than shown. This is also why these figures cannot be compared to the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site.

Other grant sizes in Michigan

$25,000 - $100,000Grantmaking Charities in Michigan

Foundations report their grants differently, so their median grants are not directly comparable to the ones on this page -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so a private foundation's median reflects every grant it made, while the Schedule I figures on this page do not. See foundations in the same range anyway.

New Michigan organizations, as they file

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