Michigan · Private foundation
McKinley Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,697,820
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $1,697,820
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations McKinley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.7M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $75k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $81k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 Luke N E W Life Center Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Flint Public Library | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Powers Catholic High School | $8,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Flint Soap Box Derby | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Link | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Flint Diaper Bank Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan Pharmacy Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy High School | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), 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 Serra Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Flint · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About McKinley Foundation
- How much does McKinley Foundation give?
- McKinley Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,697,820 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does McKinley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Human Services (85%), Philanthropy (8%), Religion (3%).
- Who are McKinley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: St Luke N E W Life Center Inc ($21k), Flint Public Library ($20k), Powers Catholic High School ($8k).
- Does McKinley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does McKinley 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 McKinley Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Serra Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is McKinley Foundation based?
- McKinley Foundation is based in MI.
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