Michigan · Public charity
Iron Belle Trail Fund
The mission of the Michigan Trails Fund is to secure and distribute private resources that will be used to assist in the expansion and connectivity of the statewide non-motorized trail system which promotes access for all, healthy communities, connects people to places through heritage, improves local economies, and maintains Michigan's…
- $4.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $4,260,607
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Iron Belle Trail Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $62k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $4.7M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $62k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $451k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $146k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $120k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $281k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance | $4,260,607 | 1 | 94% |
| Acme Township | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midland County Road Commission | $259,832 | 2 | n/a |
| North Country Trail Association Incorporated | $178,470 | 3 | 5% |
| Ausable Charter Township | $126,220 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Clare | $125,728 | 2 | n/a |
| Tittabawassee Township | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Dep of Health & Human Services | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Kochville Township Downtown | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance | $4,260,607 | 1 | 94% |
| Acme Township | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midland County Road Commission | $259,832 | 2 | n/a |
| North Country Trail Association Incorporated | $178,470 | 3 | 5% |
| Ausable Charter Township | $126,220 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Clare | $125,728 | 2 | n/a |
| Tittabawassee Township | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Dep of Health & Human Services | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Kochville Township Downtown | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Albion | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Jackson Michigan Dept on Aging | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Homer Public Library | $25,740 | 1 | n/a |
| Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Plainfield Township (Loon Lake) | $20,000 | 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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Iron Belle Trail Fund
- How much does Iron Belle Trail Fund give?
- Iron Belle Trail Fund reported 6 grants totaling $4,746,649 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Iron Belle Trail Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (100%).
- Who are Iron Belle Trail Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance ($4.3M), Acme Township ($300k), Midland County Road Commission ($260k).
- Does Iron Belle Trail Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Iron Belle Trail Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Iron Belle Trail Fund based?
- Iron Belle Trail Fund is based in MI.
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