Michigan · Community foundation
Berrien Community Foundation Inc
To connect the power of the people who care with causes and organizations that strengthen our communities.
- $10M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 201
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 181
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $9.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $18,110
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $871,813
- Organizations funded a year
- 150 to 183
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 23
- Total assets, FY2025
- $126M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Berrien Community Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $573k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureReligionRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 195 | $9.2M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 181 | $7.1M | 22% |
| FY2023 | 183 | $5.7M | 31% |
| FY2022 | 150 | $6.0M | 28% |
| FY2021 | 154 | $9.8M | 29% |
| FY2020 | 174 | $6.7M | 23% |
| FY2019 | 163 | $6.1M | 32% |
| FY2018 | 154 | $7.3M | 41% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$15MArts & Culture$8.0MReligion$5.6MHealth$5.4MHuman Services$5.3MRecreation & Sports$4.8MPhilanthropy$4.6MYouth Development$2.8MOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Public Schools Foundation | $3,389,460 | 9 | 59% |
| United Way of Southwest Michigan | $2,204,788 | 9 | 7% |
| Lakeshore Excellence Foundation | $2,087,528 | 9 | 74% |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | $1,863,000 | 5 | 2% |
| First Church of God of St Joseph Michigan | $1,590,104 | 9 | n/a |
| Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | $1,497,589 | 9 | 70% |
| Lakeland Health Foundation Benton Harbor/Stjoseph | $1,449,160 | 9 | 25% |
| Mosaic Christian Community Development Association Inc | $1,402,691 | 9 | 34% |
| St Joseph Community Park Foundation Inc | $1,397,118 | 5 | 96% |
| Michiana Humane Society Inc | $1,300,000 | 4 | 48% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Public Schools Foundation | $3,389,460 | 9 | 59% |
| United Way of Southwest Michigan | $2,204,788 | 9 | 7% |
| Lakeshore Excellence Foundation | $2,087,528 | 9 | 74% |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | $1,863,000 | 5 | 2% |
| First Church of God of St Joseph Michigan | $1,590,104 | 9 | n/a |
| Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | $1,497,589 | 9 | 70% |
| Lakeland Health Foundation Benton Harbor/Stjoseph | $1,449,160 | 9 | 25% |
| Mosaic Christian Community Development Association Inc | $1,402,691 | 9 | 34% |
| St Joseph Community Park Foundation Inc | $1,397,118 | 5 | 96% |
| Michiana Humane Society Inc | $1,300,000 | 4 | 48% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan | $1,185,225 | 9 | 15% |
| Chikaming Township | $1,083,008 | 2 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan | $1,070,341 | 9 | 54% |
| The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center | $1,064,010 | 9 | 85% |
| Berrien County Parks Department | $1,045,958 | 9 | n/a |
| Hartford Public Library | $1,033,835 | 2 | n/a |
| Curious Kids Museum | $914,838 | 9 | 34% |
| Krasl Art Center Inc | $909,964 | 9 | 24% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc | $857,642 | 7 | 2% |
| Lake Michigan College Foundation | $806,875 | 9 | 20% |
| New Heights Christian Community Developm | $781,438 | 8 | 35% |
| The Avenue Family Network Inc | $710,668 | 9 | 7% |
| Hospice at Home Inc | $668,926 | 7 | 1% |
| Saint Joseph First United Methodist Church | $601,482 | 5 | n/a |
| Lake Michigan College | $507,328 | 6 | n/a |
| Harbor Shores Public Asset Fund Inc | $504,595 | 2 | 3% |
| First Congregational Church of St Joseph | $504,282 | 9 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $501,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Blanchard Valley Health Foundation | $500,000 | 2 | 8% |
| City of St Joseph | $472,273 | 5 | n/a |
| Community Healing Centers | $441,375 | 8 | 2% |
| The Colorado College | $400,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Region IV Area Agency on Aging Inc (With Foster Grandparents Program) | $397,172 | 6 | 1% |
| Cornerstone Alliance | $379,485 | 8 | 4% |
| Northwestern University | $367,764 | 9 | 0% |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | $364,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Citadel Dance and Music Center Inc | $361,942 | 8 | 20% |
| Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc | $350,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency | $315,816 | 7 | 3% |
| Indiana University Foundation | $312,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Benton Harbor Education Foundation | $311,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Salvation Army & Its Components | $299,975 | 9 | n/a |
| Senior Nutrition Services Reg IV Inc | $299,546 | 8 | 5% |
| St Joseph-Lincoln Senior Service Center Inc | $298,689 | 7 | 11% |
| Young Life | $296,375 | 9 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $292,525 | 5 | n/a |
| Ele's Place Inc | $288,004 | 9 | 3% |
| Sarett Nature Center | $284,426 | 9 | 9% |
| Readiness Center Inc | $282,989 | 9 | 21% |
| Berrien County Council for Children | $273,327 | 9 | 10% |
| Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation | $271,243 | 5 | 72% |
| Twin City Players | $269,125 | 9 | 42% |
| Chikaming Open Lands | $267,516 | 2 | 11% |
| Logan Community Resources Inc | $266,700 | 9 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $263,048 | 6 | n/a |
| Ferry Street Resource Center Inc | $262,024 | 9 | 71% |
| Fernwood Inc | $258,247 | 9 | 5% |
| Niles Community Schools | $254,640 | 8 | n/a |
| St Joseph Youth Sports Foundation | $250,000 | 2 | 88% |
| Outcenter | $249,714 | 8 | 20% |
| Feeding America West Michigan | $244,150 | 9 | 0% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Schoo | $232,036 | 8 | n/a |
| Camp Victory Ministries Inc | $230,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Water Street Glassworks | $225,336 | 7 | 16% |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $224,780 | 9 | n/a |
| Friends of Berrien County Trails | $223,500 | 4 | 28% |
| Berrien County Cancer Services Inc | $209,454 | 9 | 10% |
| Twin-City Area Catholic School Fund | $209,399 | 7 | 22% |
| Emergency Shelter Services Inc | $204,706 | 6 | 4% |
| Black Swamp Bird Observatory | $193,650 | 6 | 11% |
| Disability Network Southwest Michigan | $183,500 | 7 | 2% |
| Western Michigan University | $179,169 | 7 | n/a |
| Partnerships For Change | $178,000 | 8 | 11% |
| Present Pillars Foundation | $178,000 | 3 | 79% |
| Silver Beach Carousel Society Inc | $172,856 | 7 | 26% |
| Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber Foundation | $170,000 | 2 | 29% |
| Well of Grace Ministries Inc | $169,850 | 7 | 35% |
| Children's Music Workshop | $169,679 | 9 | 64% |
| The Acorn Center for the Performing Arts | $167,763 | 6 | 8% |
| The Soup Kitchen Inc | $166,375 | 9 | 14% |
| Deer Creek Open Space Association | $163,224 | 2 | 77% |
| Watervliet Public Schools Foundation for Excellence | $160,500 | 4 | 66% |
| YMCA of Greater Michiana | $157,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The First Tee of Benton Harbor Inc | $156,720 | 8 | 12% |
| St Joseph Today Association | $154,314 | 8 | 7% |
| Harbert Community Church-Harbert Mi | $150,615 | 5 | n/a |
| Berrien Artist Guild Inc | $150,434 | 4 | 34% |
| Pga Foundation Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The University of Findlay | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lvdi International Incorporated | $150,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Ghostlight Productions Inc | $149,975 | 7 | 23% |
| Benton Harbor Promise Foundation | $148,700 | 3 | 70% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $146,700 | 4 | n/a |
| Neighbor by Neighbor | $145,500 | 4 | 7% |
| Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation | $142,115 | 4 | 1% |
| The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc | $140,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Lincoln Charter Township | $139,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $139,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Sabina Church | $137,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Feed the Hungry San Miguel Inc | $135,500 | 4 | 13% |
| John Cook Family Foundation | $135,000 | 2 | 72% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest MI | $128,625 | 5 | 18% |
| Lm Vintners Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 31% |
| City of Benton Harbor | $124,694 | 4 | n/a |
| Chapel an Evangelical Free Church | $123,500 | 9 | n/a |
| Silver Beach Shadowland | $120,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $119,590 | 8 | 0% |
| Amazon Aid Foundation | $118,157 | 2 | 45% |
| Tri-County Council for Child Development Inc (D/B/A Flowers Early Learning) | $116,330 | 3 | 0% |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church | $112,577 | 8 | n/a |
| Emerge Innovation Hub | $112,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | $110,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club | $110,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Whirlpool Collective Impact Fund | $109,500 | 6 | 2% |
| Good Grief of Northwest Ohio Inc | $107,750 | 3 | 27% |
| Joyce Meyer Ministries Inc | $106,500 | 4 | n/a |
| 100 Women Strong Inc | $105,836 | 8 | 62% |
| Ravi Zacharias International Ministries | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Church of Christ | $105,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Andrews University | $104,806 | 6 | 0% |
| Lest We Forget Inc | $104,500 | 6 | 39% |
| Youth Development Company and Police Athletic Activities League | $102,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Berrien-Cass-Vanburen Workforce Development Board Inc | $101,885 | 6 | 0% |
| St Joseph Junior Foundation Inc | $100,350 | 9 | 17% |
| The New School | $100,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Birthright of St Joseph Inc | $99,850 | 4 | 47% |
| Corewell Health | $99,125 | 2 | 0% |
| Storyline Church | $96,933 | 8 | n/a |
| African-American History & Literature Gallery | $94,446 | 2 | n/a |
| River Valley Senior Center Inc | $93,735 | 7 | 5% |
| Neighbors Organizing Against Racism | $92,800 | 2 | 51% |
| World Gospel Mission | $89,138 | 6 | n/a |
| Berrien Co Youth Fair Assn Inc | $87,800 | 6 | 2% |
| Performing Arts Workshops Paw Inc | $86,784 | 7 | n/a |
| Therapeutic Equestrian Center | $86,400 | 6 | 21% |
| Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan | $85,500 | 2 | 12% |
| Ss John and Bernard Parish | $84,866 | 7 | n/a |
| Watervliet Public Schools | $81,445 | 4 | n/a |
| Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc | $80,905 | 2 | 6% |
| Bridgman Public Library | $78,891 | 2 | n/a |
| St Joseph Public Schools | $77,732 | 3 | n/a |
| Rising Kites | $76,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Lakeshore Public Schools | $76,030 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Ninos Con Autismo Sma | $75,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Starkey Hearing Foundation | $75,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Michigan's Great Southwest Strategic Leadership Council | $75,096 | 4 | 10% |
| The Amazon Biodiversity Center | $75,000 | 3 | 4% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $72,034 | 4 | 0% |
| Qsac Inc | $72,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $71,220 | 6 | 0% |
| Missionary Church Inc | $71,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | $70,940 | 2 | n/a |
| Brookview School a Montessori Community | $70,750 | 4 | 1% |
| Morton House Museum | $70,721 | 9 | n/a |
| Michigan Lutheran High School | $70,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan Counseling Center Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 14% |
| United Church of Christ Board | $68,813 | 9 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $67,692 | 5 | n/a |
| Renaissance Enterprises Co | $66,000 | 6 | 16% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $65,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Liebenzell Mission of USA Inc | $62,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Isha Care Clinic Incorporated | $61,000 | 7 | 64% |
| Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry Inc | $60,581 | 4 | 14% |
| American Diabetes Association | $60,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Ars Arts & Culture Center | $60,353 | 4 | 46% |
| John Howard Association | $60,000 | 1 | 7% |
| In Focus Church Incorporated | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc | $60,000 | 8 | 4% |
| Harbor Impact Foundation Inc | $59,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Berrien County Association of Churches | $58,126 | 9 | n/a |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | $57,116 | 4 | 2% |
| Ready for School | $56,500 | 1 | 6% |
| National Audubon Society Inc | $56,500 | 4 | 0% |
| STEM 4 Them | $56,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $55,850 | 5 | n/a |
| Mohanji Foundation Inc | $55,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Berrien County Historical Association | $54,545 | 4 | 14% |
| Theos Village The TBCK Foundation | $54,000 | 3 | 8% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $53,683 | 3 | 0% |
| Lincoln Township Public Library | $53,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Summit Financial Wellness | $53,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Hartford Public Schools Foundation for Quaility Education | $52,738 | 8 | 9% |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $51,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Chicago Historical Society | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Frieds Cat Shelter Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Allen-Bass Fund Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 37% |
| Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Earth | $50,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The V Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | $49,742 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Worldwide Ltd | $49,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $47,900 | 3 | 1% |
| Sw Michigan Lutheran High School Foundation Inc | $47,831 | 3 | n/a |
| Women's Care Center Inc | $47,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Berrien Resa | $45,963 | 3 | n/a |
| Cowboy Hall of Fame Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 44% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Western Michigan | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Arts Center of Kershaw County Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Hartford United Methodist Church | $44,183 | 3 | n/a |
| United States Catholic Conference | $44,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Leading the Way With Dr Michael Youssef Inc | $43,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stevensville United Methodist Church (Sumc) | $42,500 | 2 | n/a |
| United Through Motherhood | $42,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $41,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Saint Joseph Baseball & Softball Association | $40,000 | 2 | 17% |
| 4kids of South Florida Inc | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Reclaiming Equipping and Directing Youth Inc | $39,880 | 2 | n/a |
| Three Oaks Township | $39,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Vision of Wisdom | $38,960 | 2 | 50% |
| The Center for Growth and Independence | $38,825 | 3 | 1% |
| Free Methodist Church of North America | $38,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Buchanan Development Organization Corp | $37,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Messengers | $37,000 | 4 | 0% |
| River Point Community Church | $36,500 | 2 | n/a |
| PKD Foundation | $36,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lions of Michigan Service Foundation Inc | $35,219 | 3 | 3% |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust | $35,104 | 2 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Farmners Intl | $35,000 | 5 | 2% |
| International Crisis Aid Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | $34,695 | 3 | 0% |
| St Pauls Lutheran Church | $34,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Alano House of Southwest Michigan | $33,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Harbor Habitat for Humanity Inc | $33,200 | 2 | 3% |
| The Evangelical Free Church of America | $33,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Monday Musical Club Inc | $33,000 | 2 | 49% |
| Benton Charter Township Police Department | $32,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Junior Achievement of Northern in Inc | $32,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Dominican Republic Mission Team Inc | $32,238 | 2 | n/a |
| Cycle-Re-Cycle | $32,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Lorys Place-Grief Healing and Education Center | $31,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Council for Jewish Elderly | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Temple Bnai Shalom | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Jericho Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Calvary Chapel Church Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historical Society of Michigan | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Warrior Princess House of Benton Harbor | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bloomingdale Christian Fellowship Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 20% |
| The Upton Trio | $30,000 | 1 | 66% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $29,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Jovenes Adelante US | $29,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Hillsdale Casa Inc | $27,500 | 1 | 26% |
| Eau Claire Public Schools | $27,109 | 3 | n/a |
| Salem Lutheran Church | $26,820 | 2 | n/a |
| Stevensville United Methodist Church | $26,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Benton Harbor Fairplain Lions Foundation Inc | $25,500 | 4 | 34% |
| Church of Christ of Benton Harbor Mi | $25,500 | 2 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $25,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Tucson Centers for Women & Children Inc Dba Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wake Forest University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Coloma | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Village of Stevensville | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berrien Springs Community Library | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southwestern Michigan College Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hope Resources | $24,500 | 3 | 15% |
| Berrien Families Plus | $24,125 | 3 | n/a |
| Grace Christian Educational Association | $24,050 | 3 | 1% |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Myteam Triumph Inc | $23,595 | 3 | 17% |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | $23,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $23,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Berrien County Victim Services Unit | $23,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Calvin College | $22,750 | 3 | n/a |
| American Legion Post 518 | $22,400 | 2 | 8% |
| Paws of Hope | $22,300 | 2 | 14% |
| Epicpromise Employee Foundation | $22,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Girls on the Run Southwest Michigan | $21,690 | 3 | 8% |
| Region of Three Oaks Museum | $21,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Hartford Fire Department Association | $21,062 | 2 | n/a |
| School of American Music | $20,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Celiac Disease Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Benton Harbor Public Library | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Purdue Research Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Senior Services of Van Buren County | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lauras Light | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Road to Hope | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| We Care Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 3% |
| National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Southern Lake Michigan Region Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Friends of Loogootee Library | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berrien County 4-H Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Harbor Country Mission | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Weecho | $19,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Rotary International | $19,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Jews for Jesus | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Turning Point la Christian Church | $19,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Bridgman Public Schools | $18,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | $18,020 | 2 | 0% |
| Mujeres en Cambio De San Miguel De Allende | $18,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Family Rescue Center | $18,000 | 1 | 7% |
| City of Watervliet | $17,604 | 2 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | $17,575 | 2 | n/a |
| Coloma Watervliet Area Economic Development Corporation | $17,355 | 2 | 13% |
| The Bark Angels Inc | $17,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Axis | $17,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Loyola University Chicago | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Oronoko Charter Township | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Zoy Expeditions | $16,614 | 1 | n/a |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana Inc | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The New Buffalo Railroad Museum | $16,488 | 1 | 26% |
| Reeths-Puffer Education Inc | $16,350 | 1 | 42% |
| Citizens Mediation Service Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 9% |
| The Alex Mandarino Foundation | $16,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Granger Commmunity Church Inc | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Coloma Community Schools | $15,314 | 1 | n/a |
| Central County Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Niles District Library | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Davenport University | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Eau Claire District Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Salvation Army Social Services of Kent County | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maize and Blue Fund | $15,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Alpha USA | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bangla Ministries Worldwide | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Church of the Mediator | $14,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Benton Harbor Public Library | $14,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The Benton Harbor Girls Association for Learning & Self-Esteem | $14,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Americares Foundation Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southwestern Michigan College | $13,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Brotherhood Church of God in Christ | $13,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Beer City Dog Biscuits | $13,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of New Troy | $13,000 | 1 | 45% |
| Southwest Heritage Foundation | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Bridgman Area Chamber of Commerce and Growth Alliance | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Michigan University | $12,850 | 2 | n/a |
| Five Pines Ministries | $12,719 | 2 | 2% |
| Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Bible Study | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Presbyterian Church Pca of Dublin Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calling All Colors of South West Michigan | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Michigan Land Conservency Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Cancer League Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Watervliet Free Methodist Church | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| North Berrien Historical Society | $11,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Stevensville United Methodist Church | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Redeemer City To City | $11,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Berrien County Conservation District | $11,496 | 2 | n/a |
| Real Heroes USA | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenhills School | $10,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan Maritime Museum Inc | $10,650 | 2 | 0% |
| Passionlife Ministries Inc | $10,599 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenhouse Scholars | $10,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ravenswood Community Services Inc | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifeplan | $10,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Animal Aid of Southwestern Michigan | $10,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Mediator | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Resource Service of Lonoke Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Crossroads Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Michigan Christian High School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Gray Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Hope Media Group | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Indiana University Health Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Charter Township | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Sparta | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Indiana Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Haven Christian School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Council on Germany Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Nordic Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Stand Strong Together | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Washtenaw Housing Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Auburn United Methodist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Connect International | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids Above All Illinois | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eversight | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clayton First United Methodist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kalamazoo College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Society of Pella Christian Schools | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Calvary Bible Church of Kalamazoo | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Neighbors Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Church | $9,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Disabled American Veterans | $9,079 | 1 | n/a |
| Spectrum Community Services | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Church of Douglas | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Toledo Museum of Art | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Together We Rise | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Weesaw Township | $8,940 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors | $8,643 | 1 | 15% |
| Pro-Life Action League Inc | $8,546 | 1 | 1% |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Buchanan Community Schools | $8,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Michigan Planning Commission | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Hartford Fire Department | $8,095 | 1 | n/a |
| Rotary District 6360 World Community Service Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity James Harris Treasurer | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Strong Women of Faith Breast Cancer Support Group | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cam International | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hanuman Temple Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buchanan Art Center | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advance Benton Harbor | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beyond Basics | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Watervliet District Library | $7,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $7,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Three Oaks | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blessings in a Backpack of Bridgman Elementary | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Avalon Nonprofit Housing Corporation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tahoe Music Alive | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| PTA Ohio Congress | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Warner Memorial Camp Meeting Assoc of the Church of God | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Coloma PTO | $7,475 | 1 | n/a |
| Coloma Charter Township | $7,240 | 1 | n/a |
| Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan Inc | $7,220 | 1 | 3% |
| St Josephbenton Harbor Rotary Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hotchkiss School | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| School on Wheels Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trellis Churches Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| 14th Street Christian Reformed Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Thumb Farm | $7,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Cabot Crisis Pregnancy Center | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Telamon Corporation | $6,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Superior State University Faculty Association | $6,600 | 1 | 12% |
| Vail Health Services Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Diocese of Kalamazoo | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Michaels Health Mission Society | $6,397 | 1 | n/a |
| Rhyme & Reason Ministry Inc | $6,350 | 1 | 4% |
| Sisters From Another Mother | $6,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Broadcasting Corporation | $6,073 | 1 | n/a |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | $6,048 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp | $6,041 | 1 | 0% |
| St Gabriel Catholic Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany Christian Services | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Navigators | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community of Christ | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harbor Harvest Urban Ministries | $6,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Good Shepherd Montessori School Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope College | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Berrien Springs Pioneer Memorial Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas USA Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Purdue International Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mi-Journey | $5,825 | 1 | 3% |
| Hidden Acres Safe Haven | $5,800 | 1 | 9% |
| Spring Arbor University | $5,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Risen Savior Lutheran Church | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Cross Creek Presbyterian Church | $5,673 | 1 | n/a |
| Special Olympics Michigan Inc | $5,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Brandywine Community Schools | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lasalle Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #165 | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Michiana Youth Robotics & Engineering | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Basilica of St Mary Star of the Sea | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church of Saline | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mt Calvary Baptist Church of Niles Michigan | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Redbud Area Ministries | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mandarin Christian Church Inc | $5,325 | 1 | n/a |
| Ferris State University | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| InterCare Community Health Network | $5,004 | 1 | 0% |
| John Carroll University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Denison University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Superior Alliance for Independent Living | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| RBM Ministries Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Communities in Schools of Michigan | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Justice Mission | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Novgrod Russia Mission Outreach | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Point Ministries Foundationinc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Foodbank | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Payton Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Lung Association | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Against Poverty Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foster Closet of Michigan | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heroes and Horses Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Siena Heights University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Thomas Aquinas University Catholic Parish in Boulder | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Sheriffs Association Educational Service | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hispanic American Council Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Berrien Community Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 47 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Whirlpool FoundationMI67.7× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Whirlpool Foundation · The Pokagon Fund Inc · United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Josephbenton Harbor Rotary Foundation Inc · The Marzke Family Foundation · Feeding America West Michigan · Michigan Gateway Community Foundation · Lakeland Health Foundation Benton Harbor/Stjoseph · Hanson Family Foundation · Fettig Family Foundation · The Schalon Foundation · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Berrien Community Foundation Inc
- How much does Berrien Community Foundation Inc give?
- Berrien Community Foundation Inc reported 201 itemized grants totaling $9,241,775, out of $10,120,973 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 150 and 183 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Berrien Community Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (22%), Arts & Culture (12%), Religion (8%).
- Who are Berrien Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Joseph Public Schools Foundation ($3.4M), United Way of Southwest Michigan ($2.2M), Lakeshore Excellence Foundation ($2.1M).
- Does Berrien Community Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Berrien Community Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Whirlpool Foundation, The Pokagon Fund Inc, United Way of Southwest Michigan.
- Where is Berrien Community Foundation Inc based?
- Berrien Community Foundation Inc is based in MI.
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The camps
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