Michigan · Public charity
Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation
The foundation is organized to support financially the spiritual, educational, and social needs of the local roman catholic community within the diocese of gaylord and to provide responsible and effective fundraising, financial management, stewardship, and use of resources with due regard to the teachings of the roman catholic faith.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,562
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $628,084
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $53M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 75% of the organizations Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $392k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 16 | $1.3M | 50% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $485k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $497k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $506k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $607k | 30% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $580k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $273k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord | $752,845 | 2 | n/a |
| Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools | $377,245 | 6 | n/a |
| Holy Family of East Tawas | $201,210 | 2 | n/a |
| Cross in the Woods Catholic Shrine of Indian River | $141,524 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mary Cathedral Parish | $121,763 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mary Cathedral | $102,182 | 2 | n/a |
| Marion Chadwick Legacy Endowment | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation | $78,500 | 1 | 1% |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $46,967 | 4 | n/a |
| Bishop Baraga Educational Foundation Inc | $32,777 | 4 | 20% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord | $752,845 | 2 | n/a |
| Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools | $377,245 | 6 | n/a |
| Holy Family of East Tawas | $201,210 | 2 | n/a |
| Cross in the Woods Catholic Shrine of Indian River | $141,524 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mary Cathedral Parish | $121,763 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mary Cathedral | $102,182 | 2 | n/a |
| Marion Chadwick Legacy Endowment | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation | $78,500 | 1 | 1% |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $46,967 | 4 | n/a |
| Bishop Baraga Educational Foundation Inc | $32,777 | 4 | 20% |
| St Mary School | $27,132 | 2 | n/a |
| Saint Mary of Hannah | $23,271 | 1 | n/a |
| All Saints of Alpena | $16,421 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Gabriel of Black River | $15,056 | 1 | n/a |
| Knights of Columbus 529 Alpena Coun | $12,562 | 1 | n/a |
| St Catherine Cemetary | $12,402 | 2 | n/a |
| St Francis Xavier Parish | $8,583 | 2 | n/a |
| St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.
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: Two Eagles Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation
- How much does Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation give?
- Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation reported 21 itemized grants totaling $1,263,298, out of $1,386,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (61%), Education (22%), Arts & Culture (7%).
- Who are Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord ($753k), Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools ($377k), Holy Family of East Tawas ($201k).
- Does Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Two Eagles Foundation Inc, Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation based?
- Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation is based in MI.
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