Michigan · Public charity
Char-Em United Way Inc
Char-Em United Way serves as a catalyst to develop new strategies and services to meet currently unmet needs, primarily in the areas of education, income stability, and community health. Char-Em United Way also provides financial and other support to effective health and human service programs which meet identified community needs,…
- $105k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $100k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Char-Em United Way Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $117k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $149k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $163k | 11% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $158k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Michigan Community Action | $190,294 | 5 | 0% |
| Salvation Army Social Services of Kent County | $96,300 | 5 | n/a |
| Womens Resource Center of Northern Michigan Inc | $83,545 | 5 | 1% |
| The Manna Food Project Inc Dba - the Manna Food Project | $75,471 | 5 | 1% |
| Northwest Michigan Works Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Bergmann Center Inc | $61,654 | 4 | 2% |
| Northwest Mi Habitat for Humanity | $32,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwe | $28,000 | 3 | 2% |
| State Young Mens Christian Association of Michigan | $24,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Catholic Human Services Inc | $22,263 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Michigan Community Action | $190,294 | 5 | 0% |
| Salvation Army Social Services of Kent County | $96,300 | 5 | n/a |
| Womens Resource Center of Northern Michigan Inc | $83,545 | 5 | 1% |
| The Manna Food Project Inc Dba - the Manna Food Project | $75,471 | 5 | 1% |
| Northwest Michigan Works Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Bergmann Center Inc | $61,654 | 4 | 2% |
| Northwest Mi Habitat for Humanity | $32,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwe | $28,000 | 3 | 2% |
| State Young Mens Christian Association of Michigan | $24,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Catholic Human Services Inc | $22,263 | 3 | 0% |
| Health Department of Northwest Michigan | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Char-Em United Way Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation · Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Charlevoix County Community Foundation · DTE Energy Foundation · The Offield Family Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Char-Em United Way Inc
- How much does Char-Em United Way Inc give?
- Char-Em United Way Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $100,000, out of $105,003 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Char-Em United Way Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Human Services (43%), Education (15%), Employment (14%).
- Who are Char-Em United Way Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Northwest Michigan Community Action ($190k), Salvation Army Social Services of Kent County ($96k), Womens Resource Center of Northern Michigan Inc ($84k).
- Does Char-Em United Way Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Char-Em United Way Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation, Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, Consumers Energy Foundation.
- Where is Char-Em United Way Inc based?
- Char-Em United Way Inc is based in MI.
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