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Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan at a glance

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Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan

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$772k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$46k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$328kPhilanthropy$103kCommunity Improvement$85kHousing & Shelter$77kHuman Services$74kFood & Nutrition$66kYouth Development$54kHealth$38kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 32 grants below total $448,177, the rows itemized in this filing. The $771,845 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $323,668 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $79k
  • $10k–50k22 grants · $369k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.4B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$46,000
KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC$42,383
YWCA$37,537
VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC$31,500
EL CONCILIO HISPANIC AMERICAN COUNCIL$20,758
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS A COMMUNITY OF CARING$20,000
ADVIA FOUNDATION$15,000
COMMUNITY HOMEWORKS$15,000
ECHO INC$11,000
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FIRST$10,000
WALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY$10,000
KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED$10,000
KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES$10,000
MINISTRY WITH COMMUNITY$10,000
BRONSON HEALTH FOUNDATION$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $53k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 81% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $6k → 14%ECHO INC: $11k → 10%KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $10k → 8%KALAMAZOO HOUSING ADVOCATES: $10k → 12%ECUMENICAL SENIOR CENTER: $6k → 12%FIRST DAY SHOE FUND: $10k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$566k · 11 repeat orgs$268k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
5

Total granted

$566k
$35k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+17%

Still filing today

55%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $233k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesFood & NutritionHealthPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
    4× · 2019–2024 · $48k · revenue +33%
  • AF
    ADVIA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $45k · revenue +18% · 29% of their budget
  • FH
    Family Health Partnership Clinic
    2× · 2023–2024 · $18k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • CC
    CEREAL CITY BASEBALL LLC
    one grant, 2021 · $13k
  • EC
    ELKHORN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM CENTER INC
    one grant, 2019 · $6k · revenue -15%
  • ES
    ECUMENICAL SENIOR CENTER INC
    one grant, 2023 · $6k · revenue +17%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence

The mission of the kalamazoo foundation for excellence is to support the goals of the city of kalamazoo, fund aspirational investments in the city, and empower kalamazoo residents to achieve the lives they want for themselves and their…

Public Benefit
2
Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency

Southwest michigan community action agency's purpose is to provide assistance to low income individuals in southwest michigan

Community Improvement
3
Housing Services of Mid Michigan

To assist people with low or moderate income to obtain safe and affordable housing

Housing & Shelter
4
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

—
5
Kishwaukee United Way

To improve lives by sharing community resources

Philanthropy
6
The Arvada Community Food Bank dba Community Table

A community in which people have access to food and resources to foster self-sufficiency

Food & Nutrition
7
Kandiyohi County Food Shelf

By utilizing and bringing together community resources the willmar area food shelf will provide food assistance to individuals and families. our goal is to insure no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
8
Can-Do Kalamazoo

Activating inclusive programs, resources, and physical space to support our community's diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Food & Nutrition
9
Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Serv

It is the mission of Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services (KNHS), together with residents and community partners, to revitalize neighborhoods and promote comprehensive strategies that foster homeownership.

Housing & Shelter
10
Business Leaders for Michigan

Business leaders for michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide organization driven by ceos from the state's leading employers, all working toward a shared goal: making michigan a top 10 state for jobs, talent and a thriving economy.…

—
11
Kalamazoo County Humane Society

The mission of the kalamazoo humane society is to nuture the wellbeing of animals and people in our communities.

Animals
12
Housing Resources Inc

To assure housing for socially and economically vulnerable residents of kalamazoo county.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kalamazoo Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Advia Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
15/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC: $178,190 · OtherKALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLCWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: $79,020 · OtherWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYVAN WAGNER SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LLC: $61,500 · OtherVAN WAGNER SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LLCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN: $48,466 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGANSTADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY: $38,675 · OtherSTADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANYYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KALAMAZOO MI: $37,537 · OtherYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KALAMAZOO MIHOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN: $34,470 · OtherHOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGANPH PRO HOCKEY: $28,500 · OtherHISPANIC AMERICAN COUNCIL INC: $20,758 · Other+9 more: $72,360 · Other+9 moreKALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $46,000 · PhilanthropyKALAMAZOO COM…ADVIA FOUNDATION: $45,000 · PhilanthropyADVIA FOUNDAT…DRIVE FOR LIFE: $12,000 · PhilanthropyDRIVE FOR LIF…WALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionMINISTRY WITH COMMUNITY INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionKALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionMID CITY NUTRITION PROGRAM: $10,000 · Food & NutritionBeloit Meals on Wheels Inc: $8,500 · Food & NutritionFISH & LOAVES: $8,000 · Food & NutritionEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesKEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $10,000 · Human ServicesFIRST DAY SHOE FUND: $10,000 · Human ServicesKALAMAZOO HOUSING ADVOCATES: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 · Human ServicesECUMENICAL SENIOR CENTER INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesFamily Health Partnership Clinic: $18,000 · HealthBronson Health Foundation: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY HOMEWORKS INC: $22,500 · Housing & ShelterSOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FIRST CORP: $10,000 · Community ImprovementBUILDING BLOCKS OF KALAMAZOO: $8,000 · Community Improvement
Other$599,476Philanthropy$103,000Food & Nutrition$56,500Human Services$52,500Health$38,000Housing & Shelter$22,500Community Improvement$18,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN: $48,466 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetKALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $46,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetADVIA FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KALAMAZOO MI: $37,537 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN: $34,470 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOMEWORKS INC: $22,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetHISPANIC AMERICAN COUNCIL INC: $20,758 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFamily Health Partnership Clinic: $18,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDRIVE FOR LIFE: $12,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMACOMB COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFIRST DAY SHOE FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBronson Health Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FIRST CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMINISTRY WITH COMMUNITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKALAMAZOO HOUSING ADVOCATES: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetKALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMID CITY NUTRITION PROGRAM: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES INC: $8,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBeloit Meals on Wheels Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFISH & LOAVES: $8,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBUILDING BLOCKS OF KALAMAZOO: $8,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA BEAUTIFUL ME INC: $6,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetELKHORN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM CENTER INC: $5,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetECUMENICAL SENIOR CENTER INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Harold and Grace Upjo…Irving S Gilmore Foun…Suzanne Upjohn Delano…Kalamazoo Community F…Consumers Energy Foun…Dorothy U Dalton Foun…Marvin and Rosalie Ok…The Ronda E Stryker a…The Mercantile Bank F…United Way of South C…Enna FoundationTyler-Little Family F…
Harold and Grace Upjohn FoundationMI36.6× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation · Irving S Gilmore Foundation · Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation · Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc · Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation · The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · United Way of South Central Michigan · Enna Foundation · Tyler-Little Family Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    Find your warmest path to Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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