Community & Economic Development grants in Michigan
13 private foundations fund community & economic development in Michigan and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $166M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $5K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 13 funders, largest givers first
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
Detroit · $141M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $18M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
RUTH MOTT FOUNDATION
FLINT · $4.1M given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
MARGARET DUNNING FOUNDATION
TRAVERSE CITY · $1.1M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE HURST FOUNDATION
JACKSON · $695K given
Education, International Affairs
JIM GILMORE JR FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $499K given
Community & Economic Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MARY THOMPSON FOUNDATION
ST CLAIR SHORES · $240K given
Human Services, Health Care
Morley Foundation
Saginaw · $163K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
WILLIAM AND KAREN DOBBINS
ALBION · $133K given
Community & Economic Development, Public & Societal Benefit
EUNICE & MILTON H RING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
FRANKLIN · $115K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
CHARLES F YEAGER FOUNDATION INC
TROY · $9K given
Public & Societal Benefit, Community & Economic Development
The Trumley Family Foundation
Okemos · $8K given
Community & Economic Development, Youth Development
WEINLANDER FITZHUGH FOUNDATION INC
BAY CITY · $8K given
Community & Economic Development, Public & Societal Benefit
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 13 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 1 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Michigan foundations fund
Community & Economic Development funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 31
- New York 29
- Illinois 27
- Ohio 25
- Pennsylvania 25
- California 23
- Massachusetts 23
- Florida 15
Which of these Michigan funders would fund you?
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