Michigan · Private foundation
Nsf Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $65k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2026
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $11,300
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 22
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $659k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 38% of the organizations Nsf Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 11 | $65k | 27% |
| FY2025 | 8 | $54k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $54k | 18% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $63k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $42k | 10% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $43k | 31% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $143k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $83k | 36% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc | $77,040 | 10 | 0% |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $61,020 | 10 | 0% |
| Revive & Thrive Project | $40,240 | 5 | 2% |
| Branch Interfaith Hospitality Network | $27,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Chosen Vision Inc | $23,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Judson Center Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Paws With A Cause | $10,020 | 2 | 0% |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Odyssey House Inc - Utah | $10,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Movember Foundation | $10,000 | 7 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc | $77,040 | 10 | 0% |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $61,020 | 10 | 0% |
| Revive & Thrive Project | $40,240 | 5 | 2% |
| Branch Interfaith Hospitality Network | $27,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Chosen Vision Inc | $23,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Judson Center Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Paws With A Cause | $10,020 | 2 | 0% |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Odyssey House Inc - Utah | $10,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Movember Foundation | $10,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Kids in Crisis Inc | $9,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Kind Campaign | $9,500 | 4 | 6% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $8,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Camp Quality USA Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Orchard Lake Community Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Guiding Light Mission Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Benzie Area Christian Neighbors Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trust Theatre Ensemble Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christians Reaching Out To Society Inc | $1,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Wings of Wonder Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($405k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nsf Foundation 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: Consumers Energy Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Nsf Foundation
- How much does Nsf Foundation give?
- Nsf Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $64,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 22 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Nsf Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (28%), Housing & Shelter (14%), Philanthropy (13%).
- Who are Nsf Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc ($77k), Kids' Food Basket Inc ($61k), Revive & Thrive Project ($40k).
- Does Nsf Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nsf 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 Nsf Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Consumers Energy Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation.
- Where is Nsf Foundation based?
- Nsf Foundation is based in MI.
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