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The Alro Steel Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
107
Grants FY2024
73
Organizations funded FY2023
99%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,000,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 73
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
19
Total assets, FY2024
$81M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 99% of the organizations The Alro Steel Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $437k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsArts & 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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving101$3.3M72%
FY202373$2.4M99%
FY20221$2.0M0%
FY20211$2.0M0%
FY20201$2.0M0%
FY20192$4.0M0%
FY20182$3.0M0%
FY20172$3.0Mn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$20MRecreation & Sports$451kEducation$431kArts & Culture$262kPhilanthropy$122kHousing & Shelter$101kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kHuman Services$62kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Michigan$16,000,0008n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$4,000,0003n/a
County of Jackson Michigan Dept on Aging$411,0001n/a
The Michigan Theatre of Jackson Inc$250,00016%
Build Each Other Up NFP$100,000171%
Jackson Public School District (V)$75,0001n/a
Northwest Community Schools$55,7501n/a
American Heart Association Inc$50,00020%
Mackinac Center$50,00010%
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc$50,00011%
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All grantees of The Alro Steel Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Michigan$16,000,0008n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$4,000,0003n/a
County of Jackson Michigan Dept on Aging$411,0001n/a
The Michigan Theatre of Jackson Inc$250,00016%
Build Each Other Up NFP$100,000171%
Jackson Public School District (V)$75,0001n/a
Northwest Community Schools$55,7501n/a
American Heart Association Inc$50,00020%
Mackinac Center$50,00010%
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc$50,00011%
Crawford Ausable Excellence in Education Foundation$26,000213%
Engineering Society of Detroit$25,00011%
Palozola Foundation$24,00029%
Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund Inc$20,00021%
Kirtland Community College Foundation$20,00018%
Grass Lake Community Schools$20,0001n/a
College and Career Access Center of Jackson$10,00012%
Michigan State University$10,0001n/a
Concord Community Schools$10,0001n/a
Kellogg Community College Foundation$10,00020%
Vandercook Lake Public Schools$10,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc$8,15510%
Nfpa Education & Technology Foundation$7,84521%
Munson Healthcare Foundations$6,00020%
Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Michigan Economic Development Foundation$5,00011%
South Church$3,0001n/a
Fr Gabriel Richard High School$3,0001n/a
Craftsman With Character Foundation$2,50010%
Heavy Metal Summer Experience$2,50020%
Heartland Career Center$2,0001n/a
Springport Sports Boosters$2,0001n/a
The Hillsborough Community College Foundation Inc$2,00010%
United Way of Greater Toledo$1,50010%
Fury Fastpitch Stl$1,00011%
Venom Stars Inc$1,0001n/a
Community Reach Inc$1,00011%
Greater Bullitt County Youth Football & Cheer$1,0001n/a
Jackson Co Black Sox$1,0001n/a
Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Cbsa Educational Foundation$1,0001n/a
Iapd Charitable Scholarship Foundation$1,00012%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$1,00010%
Career Academy of South Bend Inc$1,00010%
St Joseph Institute for the Deaf$1,00010%
Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue$1,00010%
Five Forces$1,0002n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00010%
Panther Parents Athletic Booster Club$1,00021%
Blackhawk Area Youth Baseball Assn$1,00011%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00010%
Bags & Blessings$1,00020%
Grant Me Hope$1,00010%
Oshkosh Flyers Football Club Inc$1,00011%
Lake Michigan Steamworks$1,0001n/a
Charlotte Frontieer Days Inc$90020%
Monroe Central Little League$8002n/a
Samaritan's Purse$75010%
Oaktown Academy Inc$7501n/a
Friends of Gpshs Boys Lacrosse$7001n/a
Kids' Food Basket Inc$70020%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$60020%
Michelle Marie Lunn Hope Foundation$60011%
United Way of Sandusky County Inc$60020%
Finesse Fastpitch Softball$60020%
Greater Fostoria Community Foundation Inc$50010%
Eldorado Civic Association$5001n/a
Toledo Hornets Volleyball$5001n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$50010%
Flight Volleyball$50010%
Jhs Bears Volleyball Club$5001n/a
Open Door Service Center Inc$50010%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$50010%
Friends of Isabella Seniors$50011%
New Brighton Little Lions Association$5001n/a
American Diabetes Association$25010%
Canon Mac Dance Team$25010%
Joseph J Laurencelle Memorial Foundation$25010%
The Kelly Reeves Memorial Foundation$25010%
Barry County Grapplers Association$2501n/a
Pittaburgh Power Softball$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($451k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Alro Steel Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Michigan Theatre of Jackson Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetBuild Each Other Up NFP: $100,000 over 1y, 71% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMackinac Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJohnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCrawford Ausable Excellence in Education Foundation: $26,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetEngineering Society of Detroit: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPalozola Foundation: $24,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetCoalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetKirtland Community College Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetCollege and Career Access Center of Jackson: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetKellogg Community College Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJunior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc: $8,155 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNfpa Education & Technology Foundation: $7,845 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMunson Healthcare Foundations: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia University Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMichigan Economic Development Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCraftsman With Character Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHeavy Metal Summer Experience: $2,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Hillsborough Community College Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Toledo: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFury Fastpitch Stl: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCommunity Reach Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEaa Aviation Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIapd Charitable Scholarship Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCareer Academy of South Bend Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Joseph Institute for the Deaf: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPanther Parents Athletic Booster Club: $1,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBlackhawk Area Youth Baseball Assn: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBags & Blessings: $1,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGrant Me Hope: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOshkosh Flyers Football Club Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCharlotte Frontieer Days Inc: $900 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids' Food Basket Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMichelle Marie Lunn Hope Foundation: $600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUnited Way of Sandusky County Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFinesse Fastpitch Softball: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Fostoria Community Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlight Volleyball: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpen Door Service Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida International University Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 54.

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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.

The Alvin L Glick FoundationMI50.3× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · John George Jr Paragraph X Trust · Jackson Community Foundation · Michigan College Access Network · DTE Energy Foundation · The L H Field Family Foundation · Phil & Pat Willis Foundation · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America

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.

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About The Alro Steel Foundation

How much does The Alro Steel Foundation give?
The Alro Steel Foundation reported 107 grants totaling $3,327,650 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 73 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Alro Steel Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (92%), Recreation & Sports (2%), Education (2%).
Who are The Alro Steel Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of Michigan ($16M), Regents of the University of Michigan ($4.0M), County of Jackson Michigan Dept on Aging ($411k).
Does The Alro Steel Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 99% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Alro Steel 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 The Alro Steel Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Alvin L Glick Foundation, Consumers Energy Foundation, John George Jr Paragraph X Trust.
Where is The Alro Steel Foundation based?
The Alro Steel Foundation is based in MI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 149 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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