· Private foundation
James C Acheson Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
63% of James C Acheson Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of St Clair County, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year James C Acheson Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $368k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k15 grants · $40k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $123k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $205k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PORT HURON POLICE DEPARTMENT | $77,485 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST CLAIR CO | $77,123 |
| PRESBYTARIAN VILLAGE OF MI FOUNDATI | $50,000 |
| PORT HURON MUSEUM | $40,575 |
| ATHLETIC FACTORY | $30,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $23,541 |
| SONS | $19,000 |
| CITIZENS FOR A VIBRANT COMMUNITY | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $8,000 |
| MID-CITY NUTRITION | $6,000 |
| BLUE WATER AREA CHAMBER | $5,000 |
| SAFE HORIZONS | $5,000 |
| OPERATION TRANSFORMATION | $3,000 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - PH | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,690 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
44 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2023, 25 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call). Read against FY2023, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SSONS8× · 2017–2024 · $269k · revenue +357%
- AFATHLETIC FACTORY INC5× · 2019–2023 · $91k · revenue +379%
- HHHUNTER HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC6× · 2018–2024 · $20k · revenue +74%
Funded once
- MBMCLAREN BIRTHPLACEone grant, 2020 · $60k
- LPLINCOLN PARK IMPROVEMENTSone grant, 2020 · $25k
- BWBLUE WATER YOUNG PROFESSIONALSone grant, 2018 · $22k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
South buffalo charter school provides elementary education to students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. we are a professional learning community. our focus on learning is driven by research, data and collaborative reflection to…
The economic development alliance of st. clair county creates economic prosperity by growing companies and cultivating vibrant communities, developing a workforce with 21st century skills, and marketing our regional advantages. we are…
The mission of south shore charter school is to cultivate students the tenacity, integrity, and curiosity needed to become innovative and socially responsible leaders, ready to face and solve the ever-changing challenges facing our…
To operate exclusively for, charitable, or other exempt purpose by acting for the benefit of performing functions of, or carrying out the charitable or other exempt purposes of the community foundation of st. clair county.
Compass charter school is a safe and nurturing educational environment that honors the individuality of each learner. by engaging in a process of inquiry, our graduates will be equipped with the necessary skills to lead fulfilling personal…
To be a catalyst for economic and community progress within the great lakes bay region.
Harbor cherishes childhood, cultivates wonder and inspires confident learners and leaders.
We know, value, and challenge each student. we commit to building a diverse and inclusive community. we graduate independent thinkers and globally aware citizens.
To serve the christian home and church by disciplining students academically and spiritually; helping each student attain a biblical worldview and their full potential as unique and beloved creations of a sovereign god.
The mission of great lakes community action partnership is to create partnerships and opportunites to help individuals, families and communities thrive.
Annie wright's strong community cultivates individual learners to become well-educated, creative and responsible citizens for a global society.
Uniting our community to empower individuals and families to thrive.
How this is measured
20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 79 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST CLAIR COUNTY ↗
- Who funds SONS ↗
- Who funds STUDIO 1219 INC ↗
- Who funds BLUE WATER COMMUNITY ACTION ↗
- Who funds ATHLETIC FACTORY INC ↗
- Who funds CITIZENS FOR A VIBRANT COMMUNITY ↗
- Who funds HUNTER HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION TRANSFORMATION ↗
- Who funds A BEAUTIFUL ME INC ↗
- Who funds BLUE WATER LAND FUND INC ↗
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: Community Foundation of St Clair County · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · United Way of St Clair County · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization James C Acheson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James C Acheson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Electrochemical Society Inc: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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