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Muskegon Community Health Project

We, mercy health and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

$150k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$298kFood & Nutrition$272kPhilanthropy$192kYouth Development$163kHuman Services$138kEducation$134kEmployment$70kCommunity Improvement$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KIDS FOOD BASKET$25,000
UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE$25,000
READ MUSKEGON$25,000
FRESH COAST ALLIANCE$25,000
COMMUNITY FOUND FOR OCEANA CTY$15,000
MUSKEGON YMCA$12,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MUSKEGON LAKESHORE$12,500
ACCESS HEALTH INC$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $140k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $10k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $5k → 11%ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $25k → 11%ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $25k → 11%ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $20k → 11%ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $15k → 11%PIONEER RESOURCES INC: $10k → 15%RENEW MOBILITY: $10k → 15%SENIOR RESOURCES WEST MICHIGAN: $20k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 16 repeat orgs$130k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against -6% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
11

Total granted

$1.1M
$130k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
-6%

Still filing today

88%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MY
    MUSKEGON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
    6× · 2018–2025 · $128k · revenue +34%
  • KF
    KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $125k · revenue +16%
  • RM
    READ MUSKEGON
    6× · 2020–2025 · $124k · revenue +358%

Funded once

  • GI
    GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WEST MICHIGAN INC
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +22%
  • SR
    Senior Resources of West Michigangraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +65%
  • WD
    WHITEHALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS
    one grant, 2019 · $13k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Muskegon County Cooperating Churches

To minister to the physical, emotional and spirtual needs of people within the muskegon area, without regard to race, creed, color or religious affiliation.

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2
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

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3
Area Agency On Aging of Western Michigan Inc

Through internal expertise, external partnerships, and advocacy, the area agency on aging of western michigan provides older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers equitable access to services that promote independence and…

Human Services
4
Michigan Christian Home

The michigan christian home dba beacon hill at eastgate, a not-for-profit corporation, provides housing and health services in a christian environment for older adults, thus enabling them to meet their ongoing physical, social and…

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5
Movement West Michigan

Uniting christian faith leaders to serve with humility and love for the flourishing of all in our community.

Religion
6
Mgh Family Health Center Muskegon Family Care

Muskegon family care is a federally qualified health center with medical and dental clinics reaching out to uninsured and underinsured patients in muskegon county.

Health
7
United Way of Marquette County

Focusing community resources to meet community needs the United Way of Marquette County works to advance the common good by connecting people with health and human care issues they are concerned about and to provide the oversight the…

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8
Muskegon-Oceana Community Action Partnership Inc

Through dedicated staff and community partnerships we provide services, resources, education and advocacy to improve the quality of life for all residents of muskegon and oceana counties.

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9
Michigan Community Resources

We advance the missions of michigan nonprofit organizations that serve low income individuals and communities through pro bono and low cost legal and other professional services, organizational development, and trusted guidance.

Crime & Legal
10
Midland County Council On Aging

Our mission is to promote and enrich quality of life for older adults and those who care for them by collaboratively providing meaningful services and opportunities.

Human Services
11
Midmichigan Health Services

To provide high quality community-oriented, patient-centered health services for all.

Health
12
Northwest Michigan Community Action

The organization's mission is to foster positive change by providing opportunities that promote self-sufficiency, improving the quality of life and building stronger, more connected communitites. northwest michigan community action agency,…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation for Muskegon County; the most unlike its peers is Volunteer for Dental. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUSKEGON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $127,500 · OtherMUSKEGON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONHOSPICE OF MUSKEGON COUNTY INC D/B/A HARBOR HOSPICE: $45,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF MUSKEGON COUNTY INC D/B/A HARBOR…MIGRANT LEGAL AID INC: $40,000 · OtherMIGRANT LEGAL AID INCMontague Area Public Schools: $38,000 · OtherMontague Area Public SchoolsCATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN: $36,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGANGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WEST MICHIGAN INC: $25,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE: $95,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHOREBETHANY HOUSING MINISTRIES INC: $35,000 · OtherBETHANY HOUSING MINISTRIES INC+9 more: $89,900 · Other+9 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR OCEANA COUNTY: $106,600 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY FOUNDA…FRESH COAST ALLIANCE: $90,000 · Community ImprovementFRESH COAST ALLI…THE ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $85,000 · Human ServicesTHE ARBOR C…RENEW MOBILITY: $25,000 · Human ServicesRENEW MOBIL…Senior Resources of West Michigan: $20,000 · Human ServicesSenior Reso…PIONEER RESOURCES: $10,000 · Human ServicesPIONEER RES…KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $124,500 · Food & NutritionKIDS' FOOD …AGEWELL SERVICES OF WEST MICHIGAN: $10,000 · Food & NutritionAGEWELL SER…ACCESS HEALTH: $85,000 · HealthACCESS HEA…VOLUNTEER FOR DENTAL: $41,500 · HealthVOLUNTEER …READ MUSKEGON: $123,500 · EducationREAD MUSKE…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE: $117,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND …
Other$531,400Community Improvement$196,600Human Services$140,000Food & Nutrition$134,500Health$126,500Education$123,500Youth Development$117,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMUSKEGON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $127,500 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $124,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetREAD MUSKEGON: $123,500 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE: $117,500 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR OCEANA COUNTY: $106,600 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE: $95,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetFRESH COAST ALLIANCE: $90,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetACCESS HEALTH: $85,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ARBOR CIRCLE CORPORATION: $85,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOSPICE OF MUSKEGON COUNTY INC D/B/A HARBOR HOSPICE: $45,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVOLUNTEER FOR DENTAL: $41,500 over 2y, 28% of budgetMIGRANT LEGAL AID INC: $40,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN: $36,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBETHANY HOUSING MINISTRIES INC: $35,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetRENEW MOBILITY: $25,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WEST MICHIGAN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSenior Resources of West Michigan: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPIONEER RESOURCES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDWELLING PLACE OF GRAND RAPIDS NONPROFIT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAGEWELL SERVICES OF WEST MICHIGAN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Community Foundation …United Way of the Lak…Grand Haven Area Comm…Mercy Health PartnersThe Community Foundat…Grand Rapids Communit…Frey FoundationMichigan Health Endow…Women's Division Cham…Fremont Area Communit…Michigan College Acce…Consumers Energy Foun…
Community Foundation for Muskegon CountyMI48.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Muskegon County · United Way of the Lakeshore · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Mercy Health Partners · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Frey Foundation · Michigan Health Endowment Fund · Women's Division Chamber of Commerce · Fremont Area Community Foundation · Michigan College Access Network · Consumers Energy 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Muskegon Community Health Project funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Muskegon Community Health Project. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 29 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 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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