Michigan · Public charity
Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative
GLSI is a network of regional service hubs that develop knowledgeable and active stewards of the Great Lakes region through place-based education and explorations in local communities. GLSIs model for teaching and learning results in vibrant, hands-on experiences that increase student achievement.
- $64k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $35k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $26,700
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $26,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $352k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $27k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $28k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $31k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $224k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $272k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $64k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $119k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | $191,690 | 6 | 0% |
| Northern Michigan University | $139,564 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $115,523 | 4 | n/a |
| The Western Upper Peninsula Center | $106,585 | 5 | n/a |
| Muskegon Area Intermediate School District | $85,549 | 3 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $54,781 | 3 | n/a |
| Clinton County Regional Education Agency | $26,829 | 2 | n/a |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $26,738 | 2 | 2% |
| Superior Watershed Partnership | $12,768 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan Tech University | $5,315 | 1 | n/a |
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: Great Lakes Fishery Trust Inc · Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Michigan College Access Network · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative with peer funders
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About Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative
- How much does Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative give?
- Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative reported 2 itemized grants totaling $34,546, out of $63,687 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (82%), Health (7%), Environment (5%).
- Who are Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Eastern Michigan University Foundation ($192k), Northern Michigan University ($140k), Grand Valley State University ($116k).
- Does Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Great Lakes Fishery Trust Inc, Community Foundation for Muskegon County, Michigan College Access Network.
- Where is Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative based?
- Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative is based in MI.
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