Michigan · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Civil Rights & Social Justice in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 304 funders that made 1,454 grants totaling $176.0M to 123 civil rights & social justice organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $40K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Civil Rights & Social Justice Funding in Michigan

Total granted $176.0M
Funders 304
Grants 1,454
Organizations funded 123

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

169. Human Rights Campaign IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $362K · through 2023 · 12.4% of their giving
$380K
170. The Bloc IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $225K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$225K
171. Bright Future FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$2.7M
172. Voter Registration Project Education FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $447K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$770K
173. Fund for StatesRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 12.3% of their giving
$200K
174. Count Mi Vote Education FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2023 · 14.8% of their giving
$144K
175. America VotesRegrantor
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $685K · through 2024
$3.3M
176. Open Society Action Fund IncRegrantor
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $800K · through 2024
$3.5M
177. Economic Justice Alliance of MichiganRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $52K · through 2019 · 16.3% of their giving
$104K
178. Progress Michigan Education IncRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2020 · 6.4% of their giving
$250K
179. Center for Community ChangeRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $275K · through 2022 · 2.7% of their giving
$580K
180. North Star Action FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 83.3% of their giving
$75K
181. League of Women Voters Education FundRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $49K · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$207K
182. Michigan Education AssociationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2023 · 26.1% of their giving
$70K
183. Centerlink IncRegrantor
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $31K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$256K
184. Center for Community Change ActionRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $140K · through 2022 · 2.7% of their giving
$461K
185. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education FundRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$110K
186. The Justice Project Action C/O Verdolino & Lowey PCRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$250K
187. Organizing Empowerment Project IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$200K
188. Imagine North Carolina FirstRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$600K
189. National Court Appointed Special Advocate AssociationRegrantor
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $112K · through 2023 · 2.3% of their giving
$442K
190. Jews United for Justice IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$196K
191. We The People Action FundRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 7.3% of their giving
$138K
192. Building a Better EconomyRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 9.9% of their giving
$100K
193. Michigan Public Health InstituteRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $305K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$305K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to civil rights & social justice work in Michigan, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 14 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering civil rights & social justice work, with an address in Michigan. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable civil rights & social justice funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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