Michigan · Public charity
Pennies From Heaven Foundation
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- $731k
- Granted FY2021
- 9
- Grants FY2021
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $224,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $24M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 44% of the organizations Pennies From Heaven Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $143k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 9 | $717k | 44% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $612k | 36% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $2.1M | 11% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $979k | 54% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $402k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Mason County | $1,372,950 | 9 | 81% |
| Michigan Community Capital | $1,000,000 | 1 | 34% |
| Oaktree Academy Inc | $726,568 | 7 | 41% |
| Gateway to Success Academy | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Hands Extended Loving People | $265,016 | 8 | 29% |
| Land Conservancy of West Michigan | $250,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Home Team Housing | $147,988 | 5 | 37% |
| Talentfirst Inc Fka Talent First Inc | $105,000 | 6 | 7% |
| Mason County Historical Society | $100,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Connexion Point Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 64% |
Show all 25 grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($43k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Pennies From Heaven Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Consumers Energy Foundation · Birtwistle Family Foundation · Great Lakes Castings Corporation Foundation · Fremont Area Community Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · DTE Energy Foundation · United Way of Mason County · Protein Foundation · United Way of the Lakeshore · Frey Foundation
How this is measured
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About Pennies From Heaven Foundation
- How much does Pennies From Heaven Foundation give?
- Pennies From Heaven Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $731,430 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Pennies From Heaven Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (31%), Human Services (23%), Community Improvement (20%).
- Who are Pennies From Heaven Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: United Way of Mason County ($1.4M), Michigan Community Capital ($1.0M), Oaktree Academy Inc ($727k).
- Does Pennies From Heaven Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Pennies From Heaven Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Muskegon County, Consumers Energy Foundation, Birtwistle Family Foundation.
- Where is Pennies From Heaven Foundation based?
- Pennies From Heaven Foundation is based in MI.
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