Private foundations in Michigan (page 1 of 8)
463 Michigan funders accept applications, and every one of them is listed here, largest givers first. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so a funder’s address matters more than it looks.
Largest givers first
WK Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek · $304M given
Education, Human Services · also invests
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
Detroit · $141M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
DOW COMPANY FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $20M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $18M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE FRED & BARBARA ERB FAMILY
ROYAL OAK · $17M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
IRVING S GILMORE FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $16M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
THE HERBERT H & GRACE A DOW
MIDLAND · $14M given
Focus not stated in the filing
McGregor Fund
Detroit · $14M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
DOUGLAS & MARIA DEVOS FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $10M given
Education, Human Services · also invests
ROLLIN M GERSTACKER FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $9.9M given
Focus not stated in the filing
HERRICK FOUNDATION
ANN ARBOR · $8.8M given
Focus not stated in the filing
AA VAN ELSLANDER FOUNDATION
BIRMINGHAM · $8.0M given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
DONALD AND MARY KOSCH FOUNDATION
PLYMOUTH · $8.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
DICK AND BETSY DEVOS FAMILY FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $7.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE CARLS FOUNDATION
BLOOMFIELD HILLS · $6.8M given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Environment
PAUL AND MAXINE FROHRING FOUNDATION INC
DETROIT · $5.1M given
Environment, Education
ELSA U PARDEE FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $5.1M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE CHARLES J STROSACKER FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $4.9M given
Focus not stated in the filing
PETER C & EMAJEAN COOK FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $4.3M given
Education, Human Services
CDV5 FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $4.2M given
Education, Human Services
RUTH MOTT FOUNDATION
FLINT · $4.1M given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
ELIZABETH ALLAN & WARREN SHELDEN FUND
GROSSE POINTE · $4.1M given
Education, Environment
HARRY A AND MARGARET D TOWSLEY
ANN ARBOR · $3.8M given
Human Services, Education
KELLOGG COMPANY TWENTY-FIVE YEAR
BATTLE CREEK · $3.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Dart Foundation
Mason · $2.9M given
Youth Development, Human Services
Carroll J Haas Foundation
Vicksburg · $2.6M given
Disease & Medical Research, Environment
EDWARD & HELEN MARDIGIAN FOUNDATION
BLOOMFIELD HILLS · $2.5M given
Animal Welfare, International Affairs
THE JOHN F AND EDITH L WILSTERMAN
FLUSHING · $2.5M given
Focus not stated in the filing
The Serra Foundation
Fenton · $2.4M given
Recreation & Sports, Arts, Culture & Humanities
HARVEY RANDALL WICKES FOUNDATION
SAGINAW · $2.4M given
Focus not stated in the filing
COOK FAMILY FOUNDATION
OWOSSO · $2.3M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Arnold G & Martha M Langbo Foundation
Battle Creek · $2.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
ENNA FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $2.1M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $2.1M given
Education, Human Services
JOEL LANDY FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $2.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Jack E and Eleanor Cannon Hill Foundation
Battle Creek · $2.0M given
Disease & Medical Research, Animal Welfare
MARVIN AND ROSALIE OKUN FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $1.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
TONI A WISNE FOUNDATION
NOVI · $1.8M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
ALLEN FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $1.8M given
Human Services, Education
SAGE FOUNDATION
BRIGHTON · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE HENRY FORD II FUND
DETROIT · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Health Care
GENTEX FOUNDATION
ZEELAND · $1.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Silverwing Foundation
Ada · $1.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
OLESON FOUNDATION
TRAVERSE CITY · $1.6M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Charles F& Adeline Barth
Saginaw · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
FRANK B AND VIRGINIA V FEHSENFELD
GRAND RAPIDS · $1.5M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE LEIGHTON-OARE FOUNDATION INC
NILES · $1.5M given
Recreation & Sports, Disease & Medical Research
DENSO NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION
SOUTHFIELD · $1.4M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE POKAGON FUND INC
NEW BUFFALO · $1.4M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
HAROLD AND GRACE UPJOHN FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $1.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
MATILDA R WILSON FUND
DETROIT · $1.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
BILL & VI SIGMUND FOUNDATION
JACKSON · $1.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
BESSER FOUNDATION
ALPENA · $1.2M given
Focus not stated in the filing
HOWARD MILLER FOUNDATION
ZEELAND · $1.1M given
Human Services, Education
THE WHITING FOUNDATION
GRAND BLANC · $1.1M given
Human Services, Disease & Medical Research
MARGARET DUNNING FOUNDATION
TRAVERSE CITY · $1.1M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
EDWIN AND JEANETTE MAY FOUNDATION
BIRMINGHAM · $1.1M given
Human Services, Education
HERE TO HELP FOUNDATION
ROYAL OAK · $1.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
ROBERT W AND LYNN H BROWNE FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $985K given
Housing & Shelter, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
PERRIGO COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
ALLEGAN · $963K given
Human Services, Education
Reading 463 of these by hand is the job. Filtering them to the ones that would fund your organization is what the funder search does.
By what they fund, in Michigan
Narrower than this page and closer to how most people look. Each one lists every Michigan funder of that subject that accepts applications.
- Human Services grants in Michigan 104
- Education grants in Michigan 91
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Michigan 85
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Michigan 41
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Michigan 24
- Health Care grants in Michigan 24
- Environment grants in Michigan 22
- Religion grants in Michigan 22
- Youth Development grants in Michigan 20
- Animal Welfare grants in Michigan 18
- Recreation & Sports grants in Michigan 15
- Community & Economic Development grants in Michigan 13
- Disease & Medical Research grants in Michigan 13
- International Affairs grants in Michigan 13
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