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Foundations That Fund Religion in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 319 funders that made 2,943 grants totaling $208.2M to 460 religion organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Michigan

Total granted $208.2M
Funders 319
Grants 2,943
Organizations funded 460

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Christian Expansion Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2022 · 22.2% of their giving
$33K
27. Kalamazoo Community Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $134K · through 2024
$820K
28. Christian Community Foundation Inc
45 grants to 17 organizations · largest $647K · through 2024
$1.9M
29. Michigan Health Endowment Fund
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $220K · through 2024
$944K
30. Tyndale House Ministries
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $40K · through 2025 · 1.2% of their giving
$384K
31. Corewell Health Group Return
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2022 · 1.7% of their giving
$245K
32. Safari Club Intl - Bow Hunters - West Michigan Chapter
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$40K
33. Catholic Healthcare Leadership Alliance
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$20K
34. In His Steps Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$337K
35. Katzman Family Support Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2019 · 2.0% of their giving
$150K
36. Community Foundation for Muskegon County
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $89K · through 2024
$359K
37. Alan Jay and Sue E Kaufman Family Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2021 · 3.5% of their giving
$65K
38. Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $89K · through 2025
$247K
39. Strong Refuge Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 2.1% of their giving
$100K
40. Four County Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 3.5% of their giving
$61K
41. Mission 117
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2021 · 10.4% of their giving
$20K
42. Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024
$500K
43. Lapeer County Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 5.7% of their giving
$36K
44. Others First Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$108K
45. Dearborn Community Center
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $18K · through 2025 · 3.0% of their giving
$65K
46. Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $78K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$78K
47. Jones Day Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024
$200K
48. Eagle Feather Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $175K · through 2021
$175K
49. Hopewell Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $750K · through 2024
$750K
54. Battle Creek Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2022
$150K

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

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