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Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
MICHIGAN GATEWAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is a tax-exempt, nonprofit michigan corporation organized to receive and administer funds for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes to benefit the communites of south berrien and cass county, michigan.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 58
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 49
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $1.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,913
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $75,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 28 to 49
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 5
- Total assets, FY2026
- $33M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 33% of the organizations Michigan Gateway Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $198k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyScience & TechOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 56 | $1.0M | 45% |
| FY2025 | 49 | $860k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 38 | $718k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 35 | $685k | 31% |
| FY2022 | 31 | $585k | 35% |
| FY2021 | 31 | $603k | 23% |
| FY2020 | 28 | $674k | 43% |
| FY2019 | 30 | $643k | 27% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$3.3MHuman Services$700kHealth$455kPhilanthropy$172kReligion$171kEnvironment$166kArts & Culture$151kPublic Benefit$140kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
IL
WI
MI
MA
OR
IN
OH
UT
CO
MO
AZ
NM
OK
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Michigan College Foundation | $617,819 | 10 | 17% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc | $429,230 | 9 | 1% |
| Michigan State University | $405,050 | 9 | n/a |
| Lake Michigan College Foundation | $334,264 | 10 | 5% |
| Cass County Mental Health Authority | $300,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $293,320 | 6 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $262,705 | 10 | n/a |
| Redbud Area Ministries | $207,674 | 10 | n/a |
| United Way of Southwest Michigan | $188,287 | 10 | 1% |
| Fernwood Inc | $177,118 | 10 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Michigan College Foundation | $617,819 | 10 | 17% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc | $429,230 | 9 | 1% |
| Michigan State University | $405,050 | 9 | n/a |
| Lake Michigan College Foundation | $334,264 | 10 | 5% |
| Cass County Mental Health Authority | $300,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $293,320 | 6 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $262,705 | 10 | n/a |
| Redbud Area Ministries | $207,674 | 10 | n/a |
| United Way of Southwest Michigan | $188,287 | 10 | 1% |
| Fernwood Inc | $177,118 | 10 | 3% |
| Buchanan Community Schools | $152,572 | 10 | n/a |
| Cass County Council on Aging Inc | $140,517 | 9 | 1% |
| Buchanan District Library | $129,055 | 9 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $127,060 | 3 | n/a |
| Buchanan Art Center | $110,204 | 6 | 28% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $105,748 | 9 | n/a |
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker Md School of Medicine | $104,684 | 6 | 0% |
| Niles City Michigan | $98,338 | 5 | n/a |
| Ferris State University | $82,810 | 6 | n/a |
| City of Buchanan | $81,008 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Markham | $75,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Ferris State University | $74,020 | 3 | n/a |
| Diamond Lake Yacht Club | $69,657 | 2 | 8% |
| Hope College | $67,890 | 7 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $67,088 | 3 | n/a |
| Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph Inc | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Buchanan Area Senior Center | $57,604 | 5 | 4% |
| Salvation Army | $50,303 | 4 | n/a |
| Marcellus Area Emergency Services Association | $44,561 | 6 | n/a |
| Alma College | $41,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library | $40,674 | 6 | n/a |
| Newberg Fire & EMS Assoc | $38,226 | 5 | n/a |
| Central Michigan University | $35,381 | 5 | n/a |
| Hudson Memorial Bulding Village of Marcellus | $34,342 | 5 | n/a |
| Michigan Tech Fund | $34,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Niles Charter Township | $32,794 | 1 | n/a |
| The Pokagon Fund Inc | $31,230 | 1 | 2% |
| Michigan College Access Network | $30,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Charity Navigator | $28,333 | 1 | 0% |
| Corewell Health - Michigan State University Alliance Corporation | $28,333 | 1 | 1% |
| Oklahoma State University | $27,700 | 3 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University | $26,656 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Michigan Steamworks | $26,215 | 2 | n/a |
| Adrian College | $21,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Andrews University | $20,475 | 2 | 0% |
| Brandywine Community Schools | $19,844 | 3 | n/a |
| Wgu Corporation | $19,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Niles Summer Concert Series | $18,701 | 1 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation | $17,725 | 1 | 0% |
| Indiana State University Foundation Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Buchanan Scarecrow Charities | $16,627 | 1 | n/a |
| Ivy Tech Community College of In | $16,321 | 2 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo College | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ferry Street Resource Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $14,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Olivet Nazarene University | $13,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Cornerstone University | $13,683 | 2 | 0% |
| Ber Refrigeration Heating Cooling & Plumbing Inc | $13,550 | 1 | n/a |
| On Base Productions | $13,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan Inc | $12,800 | 2 | 3% |
| City of Buchanan | $12,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Region IV Area Agency on Aging Inc (With Foster Grandparents Program) | $12,375 | 1 | 0% |
| Lakeland University | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $11,750 | 2 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army - Kalamazoo | $11,720 | 2 | n/a |
| Lorys Place-Grief Healing and Education Center | $10,913 | 1 | n/a |
| Cass Kickstart to Careers | $10,075 | 1 | n/a |
| The New Day Foundation for Families | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chikaming Open Lands | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Weecho | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berrien Families Plus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Discover Southwest Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethel University Inc | $8,125 | 1 | 0% |
| Rising Kites | $8,082 | 1 | 1% |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Holding Company | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dowagiac Area History Museum | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Manchester University Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glen Oaks Community College Foundation | $7,625 | 1 | 4% |
| Columbia College Chicago | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado State University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Davenport University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Trine University | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Wayne State University Foundation | $7,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | $7,373 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph Junior Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buchanan Music Boosters | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Goshen College Inc | $6,750 | 1 | n/a |
| The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul | $6,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Grace Schools | $6,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Berrien County Cancer Services Inc | $6,152 | 1 | 2% |
| Bethel College | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oakland University | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Niles District Library | $5,804 | 1 | n/a |
| Baker College Professional Services | $5,555 | 1 | 0% |
| Heidelberg University | $5,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($657k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.
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.
Berrien Community Foundation IncMI49× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Berrien Community Foundation Inc · Wood Foundation Inc · The Allegan County Community Foundation · American Electric Power Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Jp Crain Family Scholarship Pfdn Paulding County Area Foundation · The Huizenga Family Foundation · Degroot Family Foundation · Lakeland Health Foundation Benton Harbor/Stjoseph · Chemical Bank Foundation · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Lilly Endowment Inc
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
- How much does Michigan Gateway Community Foundation give?
- Michigan Gateway Community Foundation reported 58 itemized grants totaling $1,038,357, out of $1,390,951 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 49 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Michigan Gateway Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (58%), Human Services (12%), Health (8%).
- Who are Michigan Gateway Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Southwestern Michigan College Foundation ($618k), Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc ($429k), Michigan State University ($405k).
- Does Michigan Gateway Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michigan Gateway Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Berrien Community Foundation Inc, Wood Foundation Inc, The Allegan County Community Foundation.
- Where is Michigan Gateway Community Foundation based?
- Michigan Gateway Community Foundation is based in MI.
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