Michigan · Public charity
Michigan Energy First
The Organizations program activities were primarily contributions to other non-profits with similar objectives and missions, political and advocacy activities, and research. The Organization also conducted surveys and research regarding public policy and maintained a website to convey findings to the general public.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $750,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 22
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 63% of the organizations Michigan Energy First funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $210k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $2.8M | 40% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $373k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $2.4M | 46% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $1.6M | 57% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $5.7M | 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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Solutions | $3,275,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Road to Michigan's Future | $1,825,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Our Neighborhoods First | $1,025,000 | 2 | 32% |
| Building a Better Economy | $950,000 | 2 | 50% |
| Michigan Democratic State Central Committee | $775,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Values | $750,000 | 3 | 46% |
| Michigan Chamber of Commerce | $390,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Preserve Michigans Future Fund | $350,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Michigan Empowerment Fund | $300,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Great Lakes Jobs Alliance | $300,000 | 2 | 12% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Solutions | $3,275,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Road to Michigan's Future | $1,825,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Our Neighborhoods First | $1,025,000 | 2 | 32% |
| Building a Better Economy | $950,000 | 2 | 50% |
| Michigan Democratic State Central Committee | $775,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Values | $750,000 | 3 | 46% |
| Michigan Chamber of Commerce | $390,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Preserve Michigans Future Fund | $350,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Michigan Empowerment Fund | $300,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Great Lakes Jobs Alliance | $300,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Protecting Detroits Future | $275,000 | 3 | 49% |
| Great Lakes Works | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroiters for Change | $250,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Michigan for All | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Voters for Transparency and Term Limits | $200,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Transit Matters Transit Matters-Mi | $150,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Promise to the People Fund | $150,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Protecting Michigans Future Fund | $125,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Citizens for a Better Michigan | $100,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Put Progress First | $100,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility | $100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| State Government Leadership Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Michigan Republican Party | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Michigan Environmental Council Action Fund | $100,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Independent Liberty | $80,000 | 1 | 32% |
| Michigan Redistricting Resource Institute | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Solutions for Michigan | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jobs for Michigan Council | $50,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Small Business for Michigan | $50,000 | 1 | 99% |
| Students Always First | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Governing Majority Fund | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Education Committee | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Families Matter | $35,000 | 1 | 25% |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Peninsula Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Bulding Michigans Future | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Leadership At Work | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Go Farther | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan Manufacturers Assoc Impact Fund | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Conservative Action Policies | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Votevets Action Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Detroit Progress Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Michigan Energy First supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 30 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Citizens for Energizing Michigan's Economy · Michigan Health & Hospital Association Dba Mha · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Coalition to Promote Public Entity Risk Pools · Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Assn · Michigan Health Leadership Fund · Michigan Citizens for Better Health · Realtors Political Action Committee II · Michigan Values
How this is measured
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About Michigan Energy First
- How much does Michigan Energy First give?
- Michigan Energy First reported 15 grants totaling $2,045,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 22 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Michigan Energy First fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (55%), Environment (24%), Community Improvement (11%).
- Who are Michigan Energy First's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Bipartisan Solutions ($3.3M), Road to Michigan's Future ($1.8M), Our Neighborhoods First ($1.0M).
- Does Michigan Energy First fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michigan Energy First?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Citizens for Energizing Michigan's Economy, Michigan Health & Hospital Association Dba Mha, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
- Where is Michigan Energy First based?
- Michigan Energy First is based in MI.
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