Michigan · Public charity
Great Lakes Foundation
The foundation's mission includes: 1. Promoting marine safety through education and information about boating practices, harbors and anchorages in the great lakes; 2. Protecting and preserving wilderness areas associated with cruising; 3. Enhancing the appreciation of the great lakes and its unique boating opportunities by boaters and…
- $40k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $30k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $565k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Great Lakes Foundation 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 | $30k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $34k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $17k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock of Ages Lighthouse Preservation Society | $20,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Thousand Islands Association Inc | $19,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Hands on Deck Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Leland Township | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Noble Odyssey Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Maritime Heritage Alliance | $4,251 | 1 | 3% |
| Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club Sail Training Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock of Ages Lighthouse Preservation Society | $20,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Thousand Islands Association Inc | $19,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Hands on Deck Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Leland Township | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Noble Odyssey Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Maritime Heritage Alliance | $4,251 | 1 | 3% |
| Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club Sail Training Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Great Lakes Historical Society | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Uwm Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($46k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Great Lakes Foundation 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Great Lakes Foundation
- How much does Great Lakes Foundation give?
- Great Lakes Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $30,000, out of $40,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Great Lakes Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (52%), Arts & Culture (28%), Youth Development (10%).
- Who are Great Lakes Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Rock of Ages Lighthouse Preservation Society ($20k), Thousand Islands Association Inc ($19k), Hands on Deck Incorporated ($10k).
- Does Great Lakes Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Great Lakes Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Great Lakes Foundation based?
- Great Lakes Foundation is based in MI.
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