Michigan · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 958 funders that made 11,948 grants totaling $1.3B to 1,240 human services organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Michigan

Total granted $1.3B
Funders 958
Grants 11,948
Organizations funded 1,240

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Mmap Inc
60 grants to 12 organizations · largest $301K · through 2023 · 87.4% of their giving
$4.1M
27. Heart of West Michigan United Way
104 grants to 40 organizations · largest $392K · through 2024 · 15.8% of their giving
$4.7M
28. Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16.4M · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$36.0M
29. First Steps Kent
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $919K · through 2023 · 15.4% of their giving
$4.0M
30. Detroit Pal Fundraising Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.9M
31. Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco DBA Balance
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 12.9% of their giving
$4.2M
32. Brightmoor Christian Church Endowment Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2022 · 97.3% of their giving
$2.6M
33. Priority Health Total Health Foundation
24 grants to 17 organizations · largest $375K · through 2024 · 18.3% of their giving
$2.7M
34. United Way of Southwest Michigan
56 grants to 12 organizations · largest $216K · through 2024 · 17.9% of their giving
$2.3M
35. Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $898K · through 2023 · 10.2% of their giving
$3.9M
36. United Way of Saginaw County
40 grants to 6 organizations · largest $80K · through 2025 · 59.7% of their giving
$2.0M
37. Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
92 grants to 33 organizations · largest $227K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$3.7M
38. Blue Water Community Action
23 grants to 5 organizations · largest $196K · through 2024 · 64.9% of their giving
$1.6M
39. Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
91 grants to 23 organizations · largest $239K · through 2025 · 12.2% of their giving
$2.5M
40. Berrien Community Foundation Inc
89 grants to 23 organizations · largest $256K · through 2025 · 7.5% of their giving
$4.0M
41. United Way of the Lakeshore
52 grants to 13 organizations · largest $111K · through 2024 · 21.3% of their giving
$1.5M
42. Judson Center Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.4M
43. Senior Resources of West Michigan
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $166K · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$1.9M
44. Mt Pleasant Area Community Fnd
22 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 33.7% of their giving
$1.4M
45. The Chicago Community Trust
37 grants to 16 organizations · largest $20.0M · through 2023
$44.4M
46. Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Upper Michigan Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $396K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
47. The Jamie & Denise Jacob Family Foundation
38 grants to 11 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$2.5M
48. Foundation for Flint
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $275K · through 2024 · 18.2% of their giving
$1.2M
49. Midland Area Community Foundation
78 grants to 27 organizations · largest $176K · through 2025 · 8.1% of their giving
$2.6M
50. Plymouth Community United Way
41 grants to 5 organizations · largest $87K · through 2025 · 47.8% of their giving
$1.1M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 18 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 human services 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 human services funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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