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Molitor Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$239k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
69
Grants FY2025
60
Organizations funded FY2024
3%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
53 to 64
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$89k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 3% of the organizations Molitor Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving67$238k15%
FY202460$226k3%
FY202364$211k14%
FY202258$237k12%
FY202153$209k13%
FY202053$216kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$283kHuman Services$248kInternational$248kFood & Nutrition$134kHousing & Shelter$118kPhilanthropy$71kYouth Development$54kReligion$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Molitor Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Inc$74,15060%
Family & Children Services Inc$60,00060%
Housing Resources Inc$60,00060%
Ministry With Community Inc$60,00061%
Americares Foundation Inc$60,00060%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$46,00050%
Kalamazoo Gospel Mission$31,0006n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30,00060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$30,00060%
Gary Sinise Foundation$30,00060%
Direct Relief$30,00060%
National Jewish Health$30,00060%
Save The Children Federation Inc$30,00060%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$30,00060%
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc$30,00060%
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Inc$29,00060%
Salvation Army$28,0006n/a
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc$25,00050%
Myrtle House Ministries$21,62545%
United States Fund for Unicef$21,00060%
Community Healing Centers$20,00010%
Portage Community Outreach Center Inc$20,00061%
Ntm Info & Research Inc$18,00061%
Senior Services Inc$17,00060%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo Inc$15,00050%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$12,00060%
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s$9,00030%
Lending Hands of Michigan Inc$8,00041%
Kalamazoo Literacy Council$6,00060%
Gryphon Place$6,00060%
Kalamazoo County Humane Society$6,00060%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$6,00060%
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan$5,50050%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$5,50060%
Project H O P E Inc$5,0001n/a
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Read and Write Kalamazoo$5,00031%
Domestic Violence Coalition Inc$3,60040%
Farmers Alley Theatre$3,50040%
Junior League of Kalamazoo Inc$3,10042%
Portage Education Foundation$2,70061%
Can T Stop Won T Stop Warriors$2,5001n/a
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition$2,00020%
West Michigan Cancer Center$1,25020%
Lakeside for Children$1,00010%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$1,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$75030%
Ecumenical Senior Center Inc$50010%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$50010%
Community Homeworks Inc$50010%
Michigan Maritime Museum Inc$30020%
Autism Support Center of Sw Michigan Inc$2002n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$2001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($387k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Molitor Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Inc: $74,150 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFamily & Children Services Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHousing Resources Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMinistry With Community Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $46,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Jewish Health: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPretty Lake Vacation Camp Inc: $29,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetProject Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMyrtle House Ministries: $21,625 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Healing Centers: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPortage Community Outreach Center Inc: $20,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetNtm Info & Research Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSenior Services Inc: $17,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKalamazoo County Ready 4s: $9,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLending Hands of Michigan Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetKalamazoo Literacy Council: $6,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGryphon Place: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKalamazoo County Humane Society: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Care of Southwest Michigan: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRead and Write Kalamazoo: $5,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetDomestic Violence Coalition Inc: $3,600 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetFarmers Alley Theatre: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJunior League of Kalamazoo Inc: $3,100 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetPortage Education Foundation: $2,700 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetKalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWest Michigan Cancer Center: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLakeside for Children: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEcumenical Senior Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Homeworks Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMichigan Maritime Museum Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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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 46.

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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.

Kalamazoo Community FoundationMI62.6× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Tyler-Little Family Foundation · Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc · Irving S Gilmore Foundation · John E Fetzer Institute Inc · Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation · Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation · United Way of South Central Michigan · Mike and Sharon Seelye Family Foundation · The Burdick-Thorne Foundation · Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation · Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation

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 Molitor Family Foundation

How much does Molitor Family Foundation give?
Molitor Family Foundation reported 69 grants totaling $238,552 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 53 and 64 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Molitor Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (20%), Human Services (18%), International (18%).
Who are Molitor Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Inc ($74k), Family & Children Services Inc ($60k), Housing Resources Inc ($60k).
Does Molitor Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Molitor Family Foundation 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 Molitor Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Tyler-Little Family Foundation, Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc.
Where is Molitor Family Foundation based?
Molitor Family Foundation is based in MI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 89 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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