Michigan · Public charity
Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust
The organization is the successor to a previous organization that was established and operated for the purpose of providing health and welfare benefits to members.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2021
- 20
- Grants FY2021
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 30%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $216,494
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 20
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 30% of the organizations Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 20 | $1.8M | 30% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $1.9M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Association of United Ways Inc | $391,494 | 2 | 6% |
| Aft Michigan Community Support and Education Fund | $300,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Michigan Afl-Cio Foundation | $300,000 | 2 | 94% |
| Communities in Schools of Michigan | $300,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Seiu 517m Tomorrows Michigan Today | $300,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Michigan AFSCME Community Assistance Program Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 50% |
| 482 Forward | $291,494 | 2 | 10% |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | $250,000 | 2 | 14% |
| New Detroit Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Michigan Voices | $125,000 | 1 | 4% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 24 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: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · McGregor Fund · The Skillman Foundation · Ford Philanthropy · WK Kellogg Foundation · The Ford Foundation · The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Hopewell Fund · NEO Philanthropy Inc
How this is measured
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About Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust
- How much does Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust give?
- Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust reported 20 grants totaling $1,807,988 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 20 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Employment (30%), Public Benefit (22%), Education (16%).
- Who are Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Michigan Association of United Ways Inc ($391k), Aft Michigan Community Support and Education Fund ($300k), Michigan Afl-Cio Foundation ($300k).
- Does Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, DTE Energy Foundation.
- Where is Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust based?
- Michigan Public Employees Benefit Trust is based in MI.
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