Education grants in Michigan (page 1 of 2)
91 private foundations fund education in Michigan and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $597M 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 91 funders, 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
McGregor Fund
Detroit · $14M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
DOUGLAS & MARIA DEVOS FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $10M given
Education, Human Services · also invests
DICK AND BETSY DEVOS FAMILY FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $7.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
PAUL AND MAXINE FROHRING FOUNDATION INC
DETROIT · $5.1M given
Environment, Education
PETER C & EMAJEAN COOK FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $4.3M given
Education, Human Services
CDV5 FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $4.2M given
Education, Human Services
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
The Serra Foundation
Fenton · $2.4M given
Recreation & Sports, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE SIMPSON FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $2.1M given
Education, Human Services
MARVIN AND ROSALIE OKUN FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO · $1.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
ALLEN FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $1.8M given
Human Services, Education
SAGE FOUNDATION
BRIGHTON · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE POKAGON FUND INC
NEW BUFFALO · $1.4M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MATILDA R WILSON FUND
DETROIT · $1.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
HOWARD MILLER FOUNDATION
ZEELAND · $1.1M given
Human Services, Education
EDWIN AND JEANETTE MAY FOUNDATION
BIRMINGHAM · $1.1M given
Human Services, Education
PERRIGO COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
ALLEGAN · $963K given
Human Services, Education
RESET VENTURES INC
MUSKEGON · $932K given
Education, Youth Development
ME DAVENPORT FUND
GRAND RAPIDS · $919K given
Health Care, Human Services
MORSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
DETROIT · $863K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
THE HURST FOUNDATION
JACKSON · $695K given
Education, International Affairs
Wm McNally Family Foundation
Saginaw · $651K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE AUTO CLUB GROUP FOUNDATION
DEARBORN · $539K given
Education, Human Services
THE SAMUEL L WESTERMAN FOUNDATION
BLOOMFIELD HILLS · $534K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
ADDISON P COOK III FOUNDATION
JACKSON · $420K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
KELLER FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $416K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Fibre Converters Foundation Inc
Constantine · $358K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE L H FIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION
ALBION · $345K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
PHILLIP AND ELIZABETH FILMER MEMORIAL
DETROIT · $325K given
Human Services, Education
BUIST FOUNDATION
BYRON CENTER · $322K given
Human Services, Religion
MYER & LOIS FRANKLIN CHARITABLE TR
JACKSON · $320K given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Allen E & Marie A Nickless
Saginaw · $317K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation
Saginaw · $305K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
VICTOR AND MARY NELSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DETROIT · $277K given
Education
DANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOVI · $271K given
Education, Human Services
EDWARD F REDIES FOUNDATION INC
SALINE · $261K given
Human Services, Health Care
SUTAR-SUTARUK-MEYER FOUNDATION
BLOOMFIELD HILLS · $244K given
Human Services, Education
THE BRIGGS-FISHER FOUNDATION
GROSSE POINTE FARMS · $240K given
Education
CMS ENERGY FOUNDATION
JACKSON · $235K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE LEGION FOUNDATION
NORTHVILLE · $234K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JOHN STITES JAZZ ARTIST
MARSHALL · $198K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Religion
THE LAWRENCE AND SYLVIA WONG
KALAMAZOO · $185K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
CARL AND IRENE MORATH FOUNDATION INC
WARREN · $182K given
Human Services, Education
YOUNG WOMAN'S HOME ASSOCIATION OF
GROSSE POINTE FARMS · $173K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE TISCORNIA FOUNDATION INC
ST JOSEPH · $165K given
Education, Religion
Yeo & Yeo Foundation
Saginaw · $150K given
Human Services, Education
41 WASHINGTON ST FOUNDATION
GRAND HAVEN · $146K given
Human Services, Education
RAMSER-MORGAN FOUNDATION
DEARBORN · $144K given
Youth Development, Disease & Medical Research
BIRTWISTLE FAMILY FOUNDATION
LUDINGTON · $142K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Recreation & Sports
WB & Candace Thoman Foundation
Lansing · $141K given
Youth Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WILLIAM F COURTNEY FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $134K given
Education, Medical Research
THE BARRY H TIGAY FAMILY
BLOOMFIELD HILLS · $131K given
International Affairs, Religion
MICHIGAN FOUNDATION FOR VISION AWARENESS
BIG RAPIDS · $125K given
Health Care, Education
WK Kellogg Foundation is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 91 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 2 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Michigan foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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