Michigan · Private foundation
Robert B Westfall Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $134k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 35%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $22,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.0M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations Robert B Westfall Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $129k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $97k | 35% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $141k | 47% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $105k | 45% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $81k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $70k | 31% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $102k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $107k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian College | $81,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Lenawee Chamber Foundation | $54,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Michigan State University | $40,000 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Michigan | $27,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Dexter Wrestling United | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson College | $14,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Siena Heights University | $14,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $11,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Loyola Marymount University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $8,750 | 4 | n/a |
Show all 27 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian College | $81,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Lenawee Chamber Foundation | $54,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Michigan State University | $40,000 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Michigan | $27,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Dexter Wrestling United | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson College | $14,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Siena Heights University | $14,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $11,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Loyola Marymount University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $8,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity | $6,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Grand Valley State University | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Flagler College Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wolakota Youth Programs | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chapman University | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Liberty University Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Madonna University | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Manitou Beach Historic Renovation Society | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Spring Arbor University | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Marymount Manhattan College | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Linfield University | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Molloy University | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Azusa Pacific University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Belmont University | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Detroit Mercy | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($482k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert B Westfall 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 · The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Michigan Colleges Alliance · Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr · Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family Foundation · The S L Hickman Family Foundation · Sage Foundation · Premier Bank Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Robert B Westfall Foundation
- How much does Robert B Westfall Foundation give?
- Robert B Westfall Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $134,200 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Robert B Westfall Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (85%), Community Improvement (6%), Health (3%).
- Who are Robert B Westfall Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Adrian College ($82k), Lenawee Chamber Foundation ($54k), Michigan State University ($40k).
- Does Robert B Westfall Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robert B Westfall Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Robert B Westfall Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Consumers Energy Foundation, The Alvin L Glick Foundation, Michigan Colleges Alliance.
- Where is Robert B Westfall Foundation based?
- Robert B Westfall Foundation is based in MI.
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