Michigan · Private foundation
Mitten Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $67k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $3,611
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Mitten Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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 | 6 | $67k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $39k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $56k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $41k | 86% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $44k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $10k | n/a |
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding America West Michigan | $102,545 | 5 | 0% |
| The Well Being Foundation | $21,763 | 3 | n/a |
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $20,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Support of Kent County Inc | $14,721 | 4 | 4% |
| Comprehensive Therapy Center | $13,200 | 3 | 1% |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | $10,869 | 2 | 1% |
| Grfd Fire Prevention Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Hugs | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Grace's Table | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding America West Michigan | $102,545 | 5 | 0% |
| The Well Being Foundation | $21,763 | 3 | n/a |
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $20,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Support of Kent County Inc | $14,721 | 4 | 4% |
| Comprehensive Therapy Center | $13,200 | 3 | 1% |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | $10,869 | 2 | 1% |
| Grfd Fire Prevention Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Hugs | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Grace's Table | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| All Species Kinship | $4,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Carol's Ferals | $3,139 | 1 | 3% |
| Catherines Health Center | $2,936 | 1 | 0% |
| Early Bird Books | $2,686 | 1 | 3% |
| The Delta Project | $2,600 | 1 | 1% |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Rebuilders | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Matthew 2540 Heartside Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($91k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mitten Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Mojo Foundation · Steelcase Foundation · The Sebastian Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Mitten Foundation Inc
- How much does Mitten Foundation Inc give?
- Mitten Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $66,664 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mitten Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (36%), Health (22%), Recreation & Sports (19%).
- Who are Mitten Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Feeding America West Michigan ($103k), The Well Being Foundation ($22k), Gilda's Club Grand Rapids ($20k).
- Does Mitten Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mitten Foundation Inc 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 Mitten Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Mojo Foundation, Steelcase Foundation.
- Where is Mitten Foundation Inc based?
- Mitten Foundation Inc is based in MI.
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