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Four County Community Foundation
FOUR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is committed to serving the current and emerging needs of our local community, continuing the tradition of philanthropy begun generations ago. The foundation is dedicated to bringing together human and financial resources to support progressive ideas in education, health, community, youth and adult…
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 27
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $385k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $43,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $25M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Four County Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k 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 | 27 | $385k | 52% |
| FY2023 | 22 | $303k | 41% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $252k | 55% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $162k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $169k | 64% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $174k | 62% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $155k | 70% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $120k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Community Schools | $152,754 | 4 | n/a |
| Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation | $107,233 | 5 | 13% |
| Capac Community Schools | $101,716 | 5 | n/a |
| Imlay City Community Schools | $83,836 | 5 | n/a |
| County of Lapeer | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seven Ponds Nature Center Inc | $55,758 | 5 | 3% |
| Almont Community Schools | $54,447 | 5 | n/a |
| Addison Township Public Library | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team | $48,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Immanuel Congregational Ucc | $46,250 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Community Schools | $152,754 | 4 | n/a |
| Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation | $107,233 | 5 | 13% |
| Capac Community Schools | $101,716 | 5 | n/a |
| Imlay City Community Schools | $83,836 | 5 | n/a |
| County of Lapeer | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seven Ponds Nature Center Inc | $55,758 | 5 | 3% |
| Almont Community Schools | $54,447 | 5 | n/a |
| Addison Township Public Library | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team | $48,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Immanuel Congregational Ucc | $46,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Amazing Grace Church of Imlay City | $43,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Love in the Name of Christ of Greater Lapeer | $40,000 | 3 | 23% |
| Lions Visually Impaired Youth Camp | $37,713 | 3 | 4% |
| Samaritan House | $37,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Addison Twp Fire Department | $33,463 | 3 | n/a |
| Turning Point Inc | $31,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Charter Twp of Oxford | $30,507 | 2 | n/a |
| Susie Qs Kids Inc | $30,099 | 3 | 4% |
| Bruce Township Fire Department | $26,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Child Advocacy Center of Lapeer County | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crossroads for Youth | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lapeer Intermediate School District | $23,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Village of Capac | $23,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Foster Kids | $22,980 | 2 | 2% |
| Ray Twp Fire Department | $21,302 | 2 | n/a |
| The Council on Aging Inc Serving St Clair County | $21,184 | 2 | 0% |
| Dutton Farm | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Orion Area Youth Assistance | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Szajna-Carr Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charter Township of Oxford | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dryden Township Fire Department | $16,008 | 2 | n/a |
| Rsa Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Skyline Camp and Conference Center | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Richmond Community Schools - Michigan | $14,995 | 1 | n/a |
| Memphis Community Schools | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Dryden | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Literacy Center | $12,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Village of Armada | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiwanis Club of Lapeer Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Romeo Band Boosters | $10,451 | 1 | n/a |
| Armada Area Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loving Hands Clinic | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Macomb Foster Closet | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Dryden Wesleyan Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Polly Ann Trailway Management Council | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Rotary Club of Romeo | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Poblo International | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Mary Mystical Ros Parish Armada | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The New Day Foundation for Families | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Lung Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2052 | $9,068 | 1 | 17% |
| Young Musicians Community | $9,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Armada Township Fire Department | $8,439 | 1 | n/a |
| Dryden Community Schools | $8,322 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Imlay City | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Township of Shelby | $7,764 | 1 | n/a |
| Ray Township Historical Society | $7,675 | 1 | 49% |
| Oxford Public Library | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Richmond United Methodist Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Macomb Symphony Orchestra | $7,250 | 1 | 6% |
| Oxford Community Schools General Fund | $7,077 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Community Care Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Greater Washington Area Historical Society | $6,385 | 1 | n/a |
| Love Inc of North Oakland County | $6,385 | 1 | 3% |
| Armada Area Schools | $6,241 | 1 | n/a |
| Mussey Township Fire Department | $6,201 | 1 | n/a |
| Hispanic Service Center Inc | $6,100 | 1 | 5% |
| A Kid Again Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Discovery Center of Macomb | $6,000 | 1 | 13% |
| American Diabetes Association | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $5,624 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Four County Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 31 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: Lapeer County Community Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · The Barton Malow Foundation · The L & L Educational Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Appletree Hill Foundation · Strunk Foundation · Dryden Family Foundation · Eagles for Children · Canton Community Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Four County Community Foundation
- How much does Four County Community Foundation give?
- Four County Community Foundation reported 27 itemized grants totaling $384,942, out of $1,061,898 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Four County Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (29%), Recreation & Sports (20%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are Four County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Romeo Community Schools ($153k), Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation ($107k), Capac Community Schools ($102k).
- Does Four County Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Four County Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lapeer County Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, DTE Energy Foundation.
- Where is Four County Community Foundation based?
- Four County Community Foundation is based in MI.
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