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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 443 funders that made 2,761 grants totaling $592.4M to 402 community improvement organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $26K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Michigan

Total granted $592.4M
Funders 443
Grants 2,761
Organizations funded 402

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Midland Area Community Foundation
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $307K · through 2025 · 3.4% of their giving
$1.1M
27. Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $42K · through 2023 · 9.3% of their giving
$385K
28. Rotary Club of Plymouth Michigan In
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $59K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$174K
29. Corewell Health Group Return
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $290K · through 2023 · 4.6% of their giving
$648K
30. The Jamie & Denise Jacob Family Foundation
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $124K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$828K
31. Nextenergy Center
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $230K · through 2022 · 5.8% of their giving
$452K
32. Berrien Community Foundation Inc
26 grants to 9 organizations · largest $163K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$1.1M
33. Foundation for Flint
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $130K · through 2023 · 6.0% of their giving
$406K
34. Community Foundation of St Clair County
18 grants to 8 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$539K
35. Hospitality Industry Protection Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2022 · 32.5% of their giving
$75K
36. Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $190K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$733K
37. Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $226K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$831K
38. Michigan Retailers Association
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$69K
39. The Skatepark Project
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$250K
40. Ilitch Charities Inc
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 4.5% of their giving
$248K
42. Detroit Economic Growth Association
15 grants to 12 organizations · largest $189K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$526K
44. Heart of West Michigan United Way
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $175K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$521K
48. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$2.4M
49. United States Energy Foundation
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $376K · through 2024
$2.0M
50. Michigan Health Endowment Fund
12 grants to 12 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$1.1M
52. The Clara Lionel Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $550K · through 2020 · 1.1% of their giving
$550K
57. Lansing Economic Area Partnership
15 grants to 9 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024
$620K
64. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $294K · through 2023
$1.5M
67. Tides Foundation
30 grants to 10 organizations · largest $308K · through 2024
$3.0M
78. Charities Aid Foundation America
61 grants to 38 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.8M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 12 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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