Michigan · Public charity
Detroit Future City
Detroit Future City (DFC) was founded in 2015 to catalyze implementation of the Detroit Strategic Framework, a 50-year vision for the City of Detroit developed with input from over 100,000 Detroiters. See Schedule O.
- $220k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $65k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,383
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2023
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Detroit Future City funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $65k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $18k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $62k | 11% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $294k | 61% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $196k | 94% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club Foundation | $114,002 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of the Rouge | $80,952 | 3 | 5% |
| The Greening of Detroit | $71,822 | 3 | 3% |
| EcoWorks | $49,722 | 3 | 2% |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $37,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bailey Park Project | $35,500 | 4 | 9% |
| Arboretum Detroit | $30,602 | 2 | 13% |
| Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision | $20,451 | 2 | 1% |
| Taste of Diaspora | $17,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Keep Growing Detroit | $15,767 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 39 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club Foundation | $114,002 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of the Rouge | $80,952 | 3 | 5% |
| The Greening of Detroit | $71,822 | 3 | 3% |
| EcoWorks | $49,722 | 3 | 2% |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $37,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bailey Park Project | $35,500 | 4 | 9% |
| Arboretum Detroit | $30,602 | 2 | 13% |
| Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision | $20,451 | 2 | 1% |
| Taste of Diaspora | $17,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Keep Growing Detroit | $15,767 | 2 | 1% |
| Mecca | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Museum of African American History | $14,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferson-Chalmers Water Project | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastside Community Network | $13,151 | 2 | n/a |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Genesis Harbor of Opportunities Promoting Excellence | $11,834 | 2 | 15% |
| Canfield Consortium | $9,678 | 1 | n/a |
| Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church | $9,666 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Inc | $9,082 | 1 | 1% |
| Norwest Community Collaborative | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| 360 Detroit Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Sustainable Community Farms | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Interfaith Power & Light Inc | $7,230 | 1 | 3% |
| Field Temple | $6,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Creekside Community Development Corporation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Familyhood Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Popps Packing | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mack Avenue Community Church Comm Deve Corp | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| O Hair Park Community Association | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| SouthWest Detroit Business Association | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Puppet Company | $6,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Motor City Grounds Crew | $6,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Emerald Isles Community Development Corporation | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Hives Inc | $6,224 | 1 | 3% |
| Waldorf School Association of Mich | $6,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Nw Goldberg Cares Inc | $5,595 | 1 | n/a |
| Mohican Regent Home Owners Assoc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chandler Park Conservancy | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Detroit Future City 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: Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency Inc · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Kresge Foundation · The Skillman Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · Enterprise Community Partners Inc · The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation · The Gilbert Family Foundation · Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc · Wayne State University Research and Technology Park in the City of Detroit · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation
How this is measured
About Detroit Future City
- How much does Detroit Future City give?
- Detroit Future City reported 3 itemized grants totaling $65,383, out of $220,483 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Detroit Future City fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (65%), Community Improvement (13%), Arts & Culture (10%).
- Who are Detroit Future City's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sierra Club Foundation ($114k), Friends of the Rouge ($81k), The Greening of Detroit ($72k).
- Does Detroit Future City fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Detroit Future City?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency Inc, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, The Kresge Foundation.
- Where is Detroit Future City based?
- Detroit Future City is based in MI.
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