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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Michigan

Imperigo has identified 377 funders that made 2,975 grants totaling $171.4M to 288 youth development organizations in Michigan, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Michigan

Total granted $171.4M
Funders 377
Grants 2,975
Organizations funded 288

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Jamie & Denise Jacob Family Foundation
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$5.6M
2. Harbor Shores Public Asset Fund Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2025 · 45.7% of their giving
$5.2M
3. Bgc Nonprofit Housing Corporation C/O Altman Management Company
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.7M
4. Whirlpool Collective Impact Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2020 · 53.3% of their giving
$1.8M
5. Detroit Lions Charities
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024 · 17.7% of their giving
$1.5M
6. United Jewish Foundation
21 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$6.1M
7. Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
139 grants to 49 organizations · largest $958K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$7.6M
8. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$780K
9. Word of Life
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $577K · through 2024 · 64.3% of their giving
$712K
10. Bgc-I Nonprofit Housing Corporation C/O Altman Management Company
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$619K
11. Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charity Preview
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024 · 19.0% of their giving
$599K
12. United Way of South Central Michigan
33 grants to 7 organizations · largest $208K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$2.1M
13. Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
38 grants to 14 organizations · largest $121K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$1.9M
14. Flint Area Young Life Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $113K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$434K
15. Community Foundation for Muskegon County
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $441K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$2.1M
16. Kalamazoo Community Foundation
42 grants to 14 organizations · largest $231K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$2.9M
17. Bgcml Spe Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $356K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$356K
18. United Way of Genesee County
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2022 · 10.2% of their giving
$494K
19. Michigan FFA Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $163K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$220K
20. Berrien Community Foundation Inc
34 grants to 9 organizations · largest $283K · through 2025 · 2.9% of their giving
$1.5M
21. United Way of Southwest Michigan
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $127K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$735K
22. Bgc-II Nonprofit Housing Corporation C/O Altman Management Company
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $92K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$206K
23. Jewish Federation of Detroit
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $747K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$2.9M
24. John George Jr Paragraph X Trust
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$665K
25. The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc
26 grants to 6 organizations · largest $294K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$1.4M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 13 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Michigan, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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