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 4 of 4

181. League of Conservation Voters IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$7.5M
182. Deployus IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 11.3% of their giving
$2.0M
183. Fresh EnergyRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $662K · through 2024 · 73.7% of their giving
$1.1M
184. American ForestsRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 8.1% of their giving
$2.3M
185. Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency IncRegrantor
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $699K · through 2024 · 8.1% of their giving
$1.5M
186. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education FundRegrantor
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 56.4% of their giving
$570K
187. The Energy FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2019 · 3.4% of their giving
$2.7M
188. Toxic-Free Future F/K/a Washington Toxics CoalitionRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $163K · through 2024 · 23.5% of their giving
$440K
189. Allied Media Projects IncRegrantor
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $477K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$1.9M
190. The Neighborhood Recycling CorporationRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 33.5% of their giving
$335K
191. Friends of Lake LeelanauRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $291K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$291K
192. Ecology CenterRegrantor
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 18.4% of their giving
$289K
193. Michigan Enviromental CouncilRegrantor
10 grants to 8 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 23.2% of their giving
$263K
194. Utility Action AllianceRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $260K · through 2025 · 39.7% of their giving
$260K
195. Saginaw County Convention & Visitors BureauRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $156K · through 2023 · 22.7% of their giving
$221K
196. Teravana Trust F/K/a Wellkind TrustRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2022 · 85.0% of their giving
$200K
197. Detroit Future CityRegrantor
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $53K · through 2021 · 29.1% of their giving
$188K
198. Movement Strategy CenterRegrantor
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $325K · through 2023 · 2.6% of their giving
$1.3M
199. Cglr FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $77K · through 2024 · 29.9% of their giving
$152K
200. The Partnership Project IncRegrantor
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $670K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$1.2M
201. Allied Media Action FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2024 · 17.8% of their giving
$157K
202. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) IncRegrantor
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$940K
203. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions ForumRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 9.5% of their giving
$265K
204. Coalition for Community Solar AccessRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$115K
205. We The People Action FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 10.7% of their giving
$200K

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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