Michigan · Public charity
Charity Motors Inc
To provide transportation to low-income individuals at below fair market value to help foster personal development and educational advancement in furtherance of our mission of helping those in need of transportation.
- $2.8M
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $73k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $13,306
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $1.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations Charity Motors Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 8 | $73k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $44k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $268k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Centers of Hope | $62,095 | 3 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $61,686 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Humane Society | $28,414 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation | $21,256 | 2 | 0% |
| Kidsgala a David C McKnight Foundation | $21,000 | 2 | 27% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $19,526 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $18,308 | 1 | 0% |
| Oakland Christian School | $10,613 | 2 | 0% |
| Shannon Elizabeth Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Police Athletic League Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 28 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
Charity Motors Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: DTE Energy Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Charities Aid Foundation America · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Charity Motors Inc
- How much does Charity Motors Inc give?
- Charity Motors Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $73,043, out of $2,836,908 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Charity Motors Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Human Services (46%), Health (18%), Animals (11%).
- Who are Charity Motors Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Grace Centers of Hope ($62k), The Salvation Army ($62k), Michigan Humane Society ($28k).
- Does Charity Motors Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Charity Motors Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include DTE Energy Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
- Where is Charity Motors Inc based?
- Charity Motors Inc is based in MI.
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