Michigan · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 355 funders that made 2,336 grants totaling $231.5M to 252 environment & conservation organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Michigan

Total granted $231.5M
Funders 355
Grants 2,336
Organizations funded 252

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Chicago Community Trust
25 grants to 8 organizations · largest $9.0M · through 2023
$11.3M
27. Manistee County Community Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $137K · through 2023 · 5.2% of their giving
$248K
28. Community Foundation of St Clair County
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $172K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$430K
29. California Institute for Biodiversity
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $438K · through 2023 · 2.9% of their giving
$438K
30. American Trails
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$129K
31. Pure Oakland Water
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 19.7% of their giving
$54K
32. Muskegon Conservation Club
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $12K · through 2022 · 71.9% of their giving
$49K
33. Arizona Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$2.0M
34. Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.5M
35. Iron Belle Trail Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020 · 9.4% of their giving
$100K
36. Fly Fishers International
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 48.9% of their giving
$45K
37. Pennies from Heaven Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2019 · 4.6% of their giving
$125K
38. Fremont Area Community Foundation
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024
$556K
39. Community Foundation for Muskegon County
21 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$535K
40. Marin Community Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $660K · through 2024
$2.3M
41. Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$447K
42. Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$210K
43. Global Philanthropy Partnership
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $97K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$147K
44. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
30 grants to 12 organizations · largest $900K · through 2024
$6.3M
45. Green Advocacy Project
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2021
$349K
46. Wisconsin State Implementation Committee Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2023 · 7.0% of their giving
$48K
47. Grand Rapids Community Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $77K · through 2024
$477K
53. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024
$1.4M
55. Advocacy Action Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $165K · through 2024
$315K
57. Groundswell Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $98K · through 2024
$268K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 15 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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