Michigan · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 1,309 funders that made 11,042 grants totaling $1.8B to 953 education organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Michigan

Total granted $1.8B
Funders 1,309
Grants 11,042
Organizations funded 953

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Jewish Federation of Detroit
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$10.8M
27. Plymouth Christian Schools Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 98.2% of their giving
$2.4M
28. United Jewish Foundation
68 grants to 24 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$9.6M
29. Second Impressions
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $547K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.3M
30. Saginaw Community Foundation
31 grants to 7 organizations · largest $487K · through 2024 · 15.5% of their giving
$2.6M
31. Ditto Upscale Resale
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $319K · through 2025 · 37.2% of their giving
$2.0M
32. Kalamazoo Community Foundation
94 grants to 26 organizations · largest $353K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$6.4M
33. Paper Technology Foundationinc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2023 · 66.6% of their giving
$1.8M
34. Otsego Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 44.4% of their giving
$1.8M
35. Nice Twice Resale Shoppe Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.6M
36. Michigan Turfgrass Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $632K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
37. West Michigan CEC Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $476K · through 2024 · 81.9% of their giving
$1.4M
38. Goldman-Hermelin Education Foundation of Hillel Day School
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $348K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
39. The Eva Longoria Foundation C/O Global Philanthropy Group
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $955K · through 2023 · 25.3% of their giving
$1.3M
40. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
382 grants to 104 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2024
$53.5M
41. Robert H Tannahill Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $240K · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$1.9M
42. Estes Palmer Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $251K · through 2025 · 50.0% of their giving
$1.2M
43. Elga Credit Union
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $644K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
44. Dorothy Heyl Irrv Fbo K College
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $221K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
45. Madeleine H and Mandell L Berman Support Foundation
20 grants to 8 organizations · largest $165K · through 2023 · 20.3% of their giving
$1.1M
46. Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
34 grants to 11 organizations · largest $546K · through 2024 · 9.2% of their giving
$2.3M
47. Jackson Community Foundation
39 grants to 12 organizations · largest $158K · through 2025 · 13.2% of their giving
$1.6M
48. Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2019 · 89.8% of their giving
$1.0M
49. West Side Christian School Ed Fdtn
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $188K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.0M
50. Battle Creek Community Foundation
47 grants to 13 organizations · largest $333K · through 2024 · 8.8% of their giving
$2.3M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 19 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 education 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 education funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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