Michigan · Community foundation
Saginaw Community Foundation
To fulfill donor wishes and enable community initiatives to come to life, now and forever.
- $3.0M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 71
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 53
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 32%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.9M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,967
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $307,559
- Organizations funded a year
- 53 to 75
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $115M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 32% of the organizations Saginaw Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $362k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 68 | $1.9M | 26% |
| FY2023 | 53 | $2.0M | 32% |
| FY2022 | 67 | $2.0M | 12% |
| FY2021 | 55 | $1.8M | 15% |
| FY2020 | 69 | $1.5M | 30% |
| FY2019 | 64 | $1.5M | 23% |
| FY2018 | 65 | $1.5M | 35% |
| FY2017 | 75 | $1.9M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Education$4.3MArts & Culture$2.0MHuman Services$1.5MPhilanthropy$1.2MHealth$946kHousing & Shelter$703kFood & Nutrition$654kRecreation & Sports$633kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
MN
IL
MI
NY
OH
NJ
VA
FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw Valley State University Foundation | $1,888,098 | 9 | 3% |
| Saginaw Intermediate School District | $800,062 | 8 | n/a |
| United Way of Saginaw County | $770,085 | 7 | 25% |
| Saginaw Symphony Association | $419,678 | 9 | 14% |
| Hidden Harvest | $376,854 | 6 | 3% |
| Saginaw Valley Zoological Society | $374,464 | 8 | 5% |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | $328,953 | 9 | 1% |
| Saginaw Township Community Schools | $322,366 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Saginaw | $319,560 | 9 | n/a |
| Saginaw Public Schools | $318,088 | 9 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw Valley State University Foundation | $1,888,098 | 9 | 3% |
| Saginaw Intermediate School District | $800,062 | 8 | n/a |
| United Way of Saginaw County | $770,085 | 7 | 25% |
| Saginaw Symphony Association | $419,678 | 9 | 14% |
| Hidden Harvest | $376,854 | 6 | 3% |
| Saginaw Valley Zoological Society | $374,464 | 8 | 5% |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | $328,953 | 9 | 1% |
| Saginaw Township Community Schools | $322,366 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Saginaw | $319,560 | 9 | n/a |
| Saginaw Public Schools | $318,088 | 9 | n/a |
| Thomas Township | $269,803 | 8 | n/a |
| Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity | $237,115 | 7 | 9% |
| Frankenmuth Historical Association | $216,878 | 9 | 11% |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc-Saginaw | $209,586 | 9 | 1% |
| Underground Railroad Inc | $199,891 | 9 | 1% |
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | $199,227 | 8 | 16% |
| Saginaw County Youth Protection Council | $187,315 | 7 | 3% |
| Templearts | $184,278 | 5 | 14% |
| Saginaw Spirit Foundation | $182,073 | 5 | 69% |
| Child Abuse & Neglect Council Great Lakes Bay Region | $180,947 | 6 | 6% |
| Covenant Healthcare Foundation | $158,200 | 8 | 1% |
| Hidden Harvest Corporation | $146,048 | 3 | 7% |
| READ Association of Saginaw County | $144,155 | 6 | 19% |
| Saginaw County Health Department | $141,078 | 8 | n/a |
| Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc Dba/Cmu Medical Education Partners | $130,804 | 7 | 0% |
| First Ward Community Service | $125,883 | 8 | 5% |
| Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership Inc | $121,452 | 3 | 16% |
| Saginaw Choral Society Inc | $115,630 | 8 | 15% |
| Friends of Hoyt Park | $115,112 | 5 | 21% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $113,495 | 6 | n/a |
| Mission in the City | $112,069 | 3 | 83% |
| Great Lakes Bay Foundation | $110,900 | 6 | 5% |
| Saginaw County Community Action Committee Inc | $109,896 | 6 | 2% |
| Saginaw County Convention & Visitors Bureau | $105,870 | 2 | 6% |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $100,200 | 9 | 0% |
| Saginaw County Chamber Foundation | $94,505 | 8 | 84% |
| Major Chords for Minors | $94,255 | 7 | 19% |
| Freeland Soccer Club | $90,000 | 2 | 77% |
| SVRC Industries Inc | $74,074 | 6 | 0% |
| Pit & Balcony Inc | $73,678 | 4 | 13% |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Centers | $67,933 | 5 | 0% |
| St Charles Community Schools | $67,150 | 5 | n/a |
| Partnership Center | $65,500 | 3 | 21% |
| St John's Episcopal Church | $64,266 | 8 | n/a |
| New Beginnings Enrichment Center | $61,112 | 7 | 10% |
| Junior Achievement of North Central | $59,843 | 5 | n/a |
| Hemlock Public Schools | $57,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Welcome Table | $56,353 | 1 | n/a |
| Field Neurosciences Institute | $54,980 | 2 | 4% |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | $54,443 | 8 | n/a |
| Public Libraries of Saginaw | $54,375 | 3 | n/a |
| Michigan Crossroads Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $53,828 | 6 | 0% |
| Reaching Our Community Kids | $52,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Covenant Academies Foundation | $52,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Heart of the City Development Center | $51,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta College | $50,109 | 6 | n/a |
| Region VII Area Agency on Aging | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Workforce Development Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Village of St Charles | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historical Society of Saginaw County | $49,084 | 4 | 2% |
| Emmaus House of Saginaw Inc | $48,416 | 5 | 7% |
| East Side Soup Kitchen | $47,916 | 6 | 3% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Saginaw County Inc | $46,968 | 3 | n/a |
| Survivors of Suicide Inc | $46,500 | 4 | 7% |
| Friends of Theodore Roethke Foundation | $46,031 | 5 | 23% |
| Ahsrat Co | $42,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Midland County Educational Services | $42,076 | 1 | n/a |
| Mymichigan Health Foundation | $41,000 | 2 | 1% |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | $40,525 | 3 | 0% |
| Rootedin Hope | $40,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Houghton Jones Neighborhood Task Force Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 27% |
| Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute | $39,942 | 1 | n/a |
| Child & Family Service of Saginaw | $38,868 | 4 | 1% |
| Freeland Community Schools | $38,504 | 6 | n/a |
| Samaritas Foundation | $37,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | $36,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Kingdom Builders Ministries Inc | $36,533 | 2 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $36,078 | 3 | n/a |
| Frankenmuth United Methodist Church | $35,978 | 6 | n/a |
| Families and Children Together Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Westlund Guidance Clinic | $34,124 | 3 | 1% |
| Urban Racquet Sports Foundation | $33,500 | 1 | 49% |
| St Charles District Library | $33,050 | 2 | 9% |
| Restoration Community Outreach Inc | $32,484 | 2 | 3% |
| Saginaw S T E M | $32,000 | 3 | 24% |
| The Junction of Hope Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Centeral Michigan University | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seeds | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Chesaning Union Schools | $29,650 | 2 | n/a |
| Mayo Clinic | $29,385 | 4 | n/a |
| Lions Clubs International Foundation | $29,385 | 4 | 0% |
| Tri City Hindu Temple | $29,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Saginaw Catholic Mustard Seed Foundation | $28,783 | 2 | 3% |
| Carrollton Public Schools | $28,758 | 3 | n/a |
| Hospital Hospitality House of Saginaw | $28,642 | 5 | 3% |
| Saginaw County Agricultural Society | $28,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Wolverine State Missionary Baptist Convention Inc | $27,455 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Rauchholz Memorial Library | $26,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan | $26,469 | 1 | 0% |
| Richland Township | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Heroes Museum | $25,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Bethel Ame Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta College Foundation | $24,637 | 4 | 1% |
| Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market | $24,485 | 3 | 9% |
| City of Light Community Development Inc | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $23,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw | $23,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Saginaw County Community Mental | $23,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church | $22,425 | 3 | n/a |
| Junior Achievement of North Central Michigan Inc | $22,332 | 3 | 4% |
| The Neighb | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buena Vista Community Club | $21,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Fish Tales | $20,250 | 2 | 2% |
| Mid-Michigan District Health Dept | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Life Clinic Community | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Bay | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Forensic Examiners | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Iha Health Services Corporation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Diaper Alliance Inc | $19,043 | 3 | 12% |
| Fresh Aire Samaritan Counseling Center | $18,440 | 1 | 10% |
| Get Outside for a Healthy Inside | $18,056 | 1 | n/a |
| Sheriff Support Divisions Association of Saginaw County | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum | $17,500 | 1 | 9% |
| YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region | $17,500 | 3 | 4% |
| Council on Foundations Inc | $17,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Saginaw Amateur Athletic Union | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Saginaw County Incorporated | $16,658 | 1 | 14% |
| Old Town Christian Outreach Center | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Women of Colors | $16,409 | 2 | 17% |
| Saginaw Valley Historic Preservatio | $16,253 | 2 | n/a |
| Self Love Beauty | $15,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adoption Option Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Valley Lutheran High School | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 211 Northeast Michigan | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bwia Michigan Inc | $14,591 | 3 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $14,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Midland Volunteers for Recycling | $14,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Temple Arts | $13,920 | 2 | n/a |
| Great Lakes Bay Region Quality of Life Council | $13,919 | 1 | 4% |
| Special Needs Vision Clinic | $13,700 | 1 | 8% |
| The Ezekiel Project | $13,475 | 2 | 9% |
| Japanese Cultural Center Tea House & Gardens of Saginaw Inc | $13,250 | 2 | 14% |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | $12,855 | 1 | 0% |
| Saginaw Conservation Distrcict | $12,083 | 1 | n/a |
| Great Lakes Bay Pride | $12,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Bridgeport High School | $11,900 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornerstone United Methodist Church | $11,812 | 1 | n/a |
| Eugene and Joyce Seals Family Foundation | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Transformation Corporation | $11,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Old Saginaw City Inc | $11,293 | 1 | n/a |
| Wai-Iam Inc | $10,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Bethel a M E Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clare Gladwin Resd | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Charles Area Museum | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hartley Outdoor Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 17% |
| The Freeland Robotics Boosters | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Environment Michigan Research And | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Benzie Area Christian Neighbors Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Well of Saginaw | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Buena Vista Charter Township | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| US Vote Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Midland County Food Assistance Network | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Exceptional Horseback Riders of Saginaw County Inc | $9,433 | 1 | 43% |
| Bethel Ame Church | $9,400 | 1 | n/a |
| St Dominic Parish | $8,033 | 2 | n/a |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Chemical Society | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hearts for the Community | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Assoc Greater Mi Chptr | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Charles Community Schools | $7,675 | 2 | n/a |
| Panther Pack Inc | $7,103 | 1 | 23% |
| Bridgeport Historical Society | $7,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Special Olympics Michigan Inc | $6,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Cync Inc | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Childrens Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $6,540 | 1 | 2% |
| Power of Dad Ministries | $6,286 | 1 | 13% |
| Gratiot-Isabella Resd | $6,130 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Caring Closet Inc | $6,068 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Lutheran Seminary Foundation | $5,948 | 1 | 1% |
| Saginaw Collaborative Inc | $5,589 | 1 | n/a |
| Rotary Club of Saginaw Sunrise Foundation | $5,500 | 1 | 11% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($15k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Saginaw Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 8 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 109 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 109.
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.
Allen E & Marie A Nickless Memorial FoundationMI73.9× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Allen E & Marie A Nickless Memorial Foundation · Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation · Bay Area Community Foundation · Morley Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Frank N Andersen Foundation · Midland Area Community Foundation · Wm McNally Family Foundation · Bierlein Companies Foundation · Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation · Alice E Turner Memorial Trust · Boutell Memorial Fund
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.
About Saginaw Community Foundation
- How much does Saginaw Community Foundation give?
- Saginaw Community Foundation reported 71 itemized grants totaling $1,926,191, out of $2,990,608 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 53 and 75 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Saginaw Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (30%), Arts & Culture (14%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are Saginaw Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Saginaw Valley State University Foundation ($1.9M), Saginaw Intermediate School District ($800k), United Way of Saginaw County ($770k).
- Does Saginaw Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Saginaw Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Allen E & Marie A Nickless Memorial Foundation, Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation, Bay Area Community Foundation.
- Where is Saginaw Community Foundation based?
- Saginaw Community Foundation is based in MI.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home