Michigan · Public charity
Kukacares
KUKACARES mission is to directly support the well-being of the families in the kuka community and those families serving in the kuka community and to aid in the relief of the distressed or underprivileged.
- $147k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $14k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $137k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations Kukacares funded were first-time grantees, receiving 92% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 8% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k 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 | 2 | $14k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $100k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $27k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $46k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $25k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rainbow Connection | $48,500 | 5 | 1% |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | $27,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Romeo Community Schools | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $20,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Grace Centers of Hope | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Foster Kids | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Winning Futures | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hope Against Trafficking | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mission Oakland | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($26k), not named here.
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: The Barton Malow Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Kukacares
- How much does Kukacares give?
- Kukacares reported 2 itemized grants totaling $13,660, out of $147,315 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Kukacares fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (25%), Education (20%), Human Services (19%).
- Who are Kukacares's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Rainbow Connection ($49k), United Way for Southeastern Michigan ($45k), Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan ($27k).
- Does Kukacares fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kukacares?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Barton Malow Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Kukacares based?
- Kukacares is based in MI.
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