Michigan · Community foundation
Hillsdale County Community Foundation
Grants to community organizations
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 33
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 33
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 24%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $645k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $11,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $110,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 23 to 40
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $35M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Hillsdale County Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $176k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
ReligionHuman ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 32 | $622k | 16% |
| FY2024 | 33 | $616k | 24% |
| FY2023 | 40 | $727k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 34 | $658k | 32% |
| FY2021 | 35 | $581k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 30 | $619k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 28 | $559k | 54% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $406k | 52% |
98% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$1.2MHealth$1.1MReligion$612kHuman Services$563kCrime & Legal$397kFood & Nutrition$181kPublic Benefit$171kCommunity Improvement$148kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WI
MI
PA
KY
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
AL
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Community Health Center | $560,522 | 8 | 0% |
| Jonesville Community Schools | $443,271 | 7 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Community Schools | $278,956 | 8 | n/a |
| St Peter's Free Clinic | $219,071 | 7 | 86% |
| Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility | $170,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Casa Inc | $151,699 | 6 | 54% |
| Hospice of Hillsdale County Inc | $149,640 | 9 | 1% |
| Hillsdale County Task Force on Family Violence | $141,399 | 9 | 6% |
| Hillsdale County Ag | $141,260 | 7 | 3% |
| KIMBALL CAMP Outdoor Center | $132,994 | 5 | 15% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Community Health Center | $560,522 | 8 | 0% |
| Jonesville Community Schools | $443,271 | 7 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Community Schools | $278,956 | 8 | n/a |
| St Peter's Free Clinic | $219,071 | 7 | 86% |
| Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility | $170,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Casa Inc | $151,699 | 6 | 54% |
| Hospice of Hillsdale County Inc | $149,640 | 9 | 1% |
| Hillsdale County Task Force on Family Violence | $141,399 | 9 | 6% |
| Hillsdale County Ag | $141,260 | 7 | 3% |
| KIMBALL CAMP Outdoor Center | $132,994 | 5 | 15% |
| Greater Hillsdale Humane Society | $130,399 | 9 | 10% |
| Salem Mennonite Church | $127,397 | 8 | n/a |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center of Hillsdale County Inc | $122,493 | 7 | 21% |
| Hillsdale County Senior Services Center Inc | $121,468 | 9 | 1% |
| City of Hillsdale | $99,745 | 7 | n/a |
| Reading Emergency Unit Inc | $94,972 | 6 | 1% |
| Salvation Army | $87,709 | 9 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Assembly of God | $80,034 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Co Isd | $67,990 | 3 | n/a |
| Hillsdale First United Methodist | $64,726 | 9 | n/a |
| Share the Warmth of Hillsdale County | $47,879 | 5 | 12% |
| Community Action Agency | $47,051 | 5 | 0% |
| South Michigan Food Bank | $46,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Hillsdale Community Theatre Inc | $41,725 | 3 | 5% |
| Hillsdale County Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Negl | $40,738 | 5 | 21% |
| Jackson College | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church | $39,459 | 3 | n/a |
| Love INC of Hillsdale County | $38,720 | 4 | 8% |
| Rotary International - Hillsdale Rotary Club | $37,000 | 2 | 52% |
| The Gospel Barn | $35,351 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Lake Diane | $35,011 | 2 | n/a |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $33,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Michindoh Conference Center | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hillsdale County Historical Society | $27,183 | 1 | 77% |
| Reading Community Schools | $25,887 | 3 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of Jackson | $25,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Hillsdale Co Firefighters Assoc Inc | $22,543 | 1 | n/a |
| Answers in Genesis Inc | $21,428 | 2 | 0% |
| Early Pregnancy Loss Association | $20,350 | 2 | n/a |
| Will Carleton Academy | $19,641 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan State University Research | $19,475 | 2 | n/a |
| Bcm International Inc | $18,573 | 2 | n/a |
| Litchfield District Library | $17,851 | 1 | n/a |
| National Exchange Club | $17,315 | 2 | n/a |
| Camden Frontier School | $16,728 | 2 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Parish | $16,205 | 2 | n/a |
| Waldron District Library | $15,722 | 2 | n/a |
| Spring Arbor University | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Legion Post 360 Reading | $15,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Dubois Trucking & Excavating | $13,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillsdale County Park Commission | $12,985 | 2 | n/a |
| St Anthony Parish Hillsdale | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Current Church | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Twnshp Firefighters Assoc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeastern Dispute Resolution Ser | $11,670 | 1 | 5% |
| Jonesville First Presbyterian Church | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion Post 0053 | $10,986 | 1 | 5% |
| Positive Action for Christ Inc | $10,179 | 2 | 0% |
| Bancroft Gospel Ministry Inc | $10,166 | 2 | n/a |
| Becker & Scrivens Concrete Products | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Life Broadcasting System | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Knights of Columbus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shepherds Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Litchfield Area Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Michigan Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Institute for Creation Research | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maritime Ministries International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Center for Law and Justice Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Drive-In Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jonesville Mission | $9,195 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Hillsdale Central Dispatc | $8,235 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Camden | $8,191 | 1 | n/a |
| Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department | $7,974 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillsdale Arts Chorale Inc | $7,634 | 1 | n/a |
| Cith of Reading | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Litchfield Community Schools | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| The Manor Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Erins Angels Rescue | $6,635 | 1 | 3% |
| Pittsford Area Schools | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale County Inc | $6,400 | 1 | 3% |
| Nonprofit Network | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Hillsdale County Conservation Club Incorporated | $5,300 | 1 | 8% |
| Hillsdale Community Library | $5,177 | 1 | n/a |
| Wilds Christian Association Inc | $5,156 | 1 | 0% |
| Litchfield Tifa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hudson First United Methodist | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($521k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Hillsdale County Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.
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.
Jackson Community FoundationMI19.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Jackson Community Foundation · AWH FOUNDATION co ROBERT W GILLETT · Consumers Energy Foundation · United Way of Jackson County · The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Ann Arbor Spark · Christian Community Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
Compare Hillsdale County Community Foundation with peer funders
About Hillsdale County Community Foundation
- How much does Hillsdale County Community Foundation give?
- Hillsdale County Community Foundation reported 33 itemized grants totaling $645,237, out of $1,236,424 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 40 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Hillsdale County Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (23%), Health (21%), Religion (12%).
- Who are Hillsdale County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hillsdale Community Health Center ($561k), Jonesville Community Schools ($443k), Hillsdale Community Schools ($279k).
- Does Hillsdale County Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Hillsdale County Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jackson Community Foundation, AWH FOUNDATION co ROBERT W GILLETT, Consumers Energy Foundation.
- Where is Hillsdale County Community Foundation based?
- Hillsdale County Community Foundation is based in MI.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home