Michigan · Private foundation
Hanson Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $352k
- Granted FY2017
- 26
- Grants FY2017
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Hanson Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Berrien Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Hanson Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 19 organizations, $352k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $171,667
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Public Schools Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Hospice at Home Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Michigan College Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lakeshore Excellence Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Coloma Community Schools | $11,150 | 2 | n/a |
| Curious Kids Museum | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Studebaker National Museum Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Berrien County Council for Children | $3,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Benton Harbor Girls Association for Learning & Self-Esteem | $3,000 | 1 | 4% |
Show all 23 grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($310k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hanson Family 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Berrien Community Foundation Inc · The Covia Foundation · Whirlpool Foundation · The Marzke Family Foundation · Degroot Family Foundation · Fettig Family Foundation · Ronald and Eva Kinney Family Foundation · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation · The McLoughlin Family Foundation · The Schalon Foundation · The Pokagon Fund Inc
How this is measured
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About Hanson Family Foundation
- How much does Hanson Family Foundation give?
- Hanson Family Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $351,767 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Hanson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Health (4%), Education (3%).
- Who are Hanson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: St Joseph Public Schools Foundation ($100k), Hospice at Home Inc ($55k), Lake Michigan College Foundation ($50k).
- Does Hanson Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Hanson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Berrien Community Foundation Inc, The Covia Foundation, Whirlpool Foundation.
- Where is Hanson Family Foundation based?
- Hanson Family Foundation is based in MI.
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