Michigan · Public charity
Michigan Architectural Foundation
The mission of the MICHIGAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION is to advance public awareness of how architecture enriches life in the state of michigan. It is achieved in three ways: 1)educating a future generation of architecture advocates. 2)funding projects that benefit our communities. 3)connecting people to resources and education about…
- $109k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $44k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $11,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Michigan Architectural Foundation 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; $20k 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 | 3 | $44k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $32k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $31k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $49k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $11k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $17k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Harrisville Train Depot | $25,000 | 1 | 39% |
| People for Palmer Park | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Idlewild Foundation of Historic Preservation | $20,000 | 1 | 48% |
| Michigan Society of Architects | $17,450 | 2 | 1% |
| Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse | $15,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Detroit Public Media | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Noma - Detroit | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern Market Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Highland Cemetery Association | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Harrisville Train Depot | $25,000 | 1 | 39% |
| People for Palmer Park | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Idlewild Foundation of Historic Preservation | $20,000 | 1 | 48% |
| Michigan Society of Architects | $17,450 | 2 | 1% |
| Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse | $15,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Detroit Public Media | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Noma - Detroit | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern Market Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Highland Cemetery Association | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Kalamazoo Nature Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seafoam Palace Museum Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| National Organization of Minority Architects | $6,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Gabl Media Group | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Institute of Architects Grand Rapids | $5,500 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Michigan Architectural Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Michigan Architectural Foundation
- How much does Michigan Architectural Foundation give?
- Michigan Architectural Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $43,500, out of $109,008 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Michigan Architectural Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (46%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Community Improvement (10%).
- Who are Michigan Architectural Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Friends of Harrisville Train Depot ($25k), People for Palmer Park ($20k), Detroit Sound Conservancy ($20k).
- Does Michigan Architectural Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michigan Architectural Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Michigan Architectural Foundation based?
- Michigan Architectural Foundation is based in MI.
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