Michigan · Private foundation
The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $20M
- Granted FY2023
- 149
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 134
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $18M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $2,650,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 130 to 141
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $643M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.6M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 134 | $17M | 13% |
| FY2022 | 130 | $14M | 28% |
| FY2020 | 141 | $15M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Midland Community Ctrs Inc | $5,905,500 | 3 | 15% |
| Mymichigan Health Foundation | $4,307,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Northwood University | $3,691,737 | 3 | 3% |
| Midland Center for the Arts Inc | $3,519,000 | 3 | 18% |
| United Way of Midland County | $2,611,596 | 3 | 15% |
| Chippewa Nature Center | $2,182,500 | 3 | 23% |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $2,000,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | $1,500,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $1,116,000 | 3 | 28% |
| Iron Belle Trail Fund | $1,000,000 | 3 | 62% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Midland Community Ctrs Inc | $5,905,500 | 3 | 15% |
| Mymichigan Health Foundation | $4,307,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Northwood University | $3,691,737 | 3 | 3% |
| Midland Center for the Arts Inc | $3,519,000 | 3 | 18% |
| United Way of Midland County | $2,611,596 | 3 | 15% |
| Chippewa Nature Center | $2,182,500 | 3 | 23% |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $2,000,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | $1,500,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $1,116,000 | 3 | 28% |
| Iron Belle Trail Fund | $1,000,000 | 3 | 62% |
| Kalamazoo College | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Saginaw Valley State University Foundation | $905,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Midland County Agricultural and Horticultural Society | $900,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Michigan Baseball Foundation Inc | $805,000 | 2 | 31% |
| Delta College Foundation | $712,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cleveland Manor Inc | $600,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault | $552,500 | 1 | 21% |
| West Midland Family Center | $455,750 | 3 | 3% |
| Midland County Habitat for Humanity | $404,300 | 3 | 27% |
| Bullock Creek Schools | $403,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Midland Public Schools | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Meridian Public Schools | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | $350,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $305,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $167,800 | 3 | 1% |
| Forgotten Man Ministries | $137,785 | 2 | 5% |
| Junior Achievement of North Central Michigan Inc | $120,000 | 1 | 31% |
| Great Lakes Boat Building School | $100,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Great Lakes Bay Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Mid Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters | $100,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Northern MI Mobile Child Advocacy Center | $100,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | $91,735 | 1 | 1% |
| Arnold Center Inc | $77,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Gratiot County Hope House | $75,000 | 1 | 18% |
| The Arc of Midland | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
| United Way of Greater Central Michigan | $70,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | $60,100 | 2 | 8% |
| 211 Northeast Michigan | $59,500 | 1 | 9% |
| Toni & Trish House for the Terminally Ill | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Center for Michigan | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Midland Business Alliance Fndn | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | $40,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Hope United Methodist Church | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Midland Missionary Church | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Coleman Wesleyan Church | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Floyd Church of God | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Gladwin Community Services Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Women's Aid Service Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bay Area Women's Center | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Raven Hill Discovery Center | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Mackinac Center | $16,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Phoenix Community Farm | $15,200 | 2 | 17% |
| Historical Society of Michigan | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Midland Reformed Church | $13,500 | 3 | n/a |
| The Kings Daughters and Sons of Midland | $12,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Fostering Hope in Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midland Free Methodist Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Midland Bethel Church of the Nazarene | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Faith United Methodist Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Memorial Presbyterian Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Christian Celebration Center | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Midland Community Church of the Nazarene | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| New Hope Community Church of God | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Oil City Assembly of God | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Eagle Ridge Church of God of Midland Campus | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Grace Baptist Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| New Life Vineyard Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Church of Christ of Midland Michigan | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Church of Christ Restored | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Porter Free Methodist Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Mt Haley Church of God | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Faith Wesleyan Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Glad Tidings Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Redeemer Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Midland Evangelical Free Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cleft of the Rock Family Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Meridian Church of God | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Timothy Lutheran Church | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tuscola Intermediate School District | $2,597 | 1 | n/a |
| One Church Midland | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lord of New Life Lutheran Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midland Ctr for Accessible Health Care | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Max Carey Blacksmith Guild | $500 | 2 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Midland County | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Midland County Pit Stop | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 105 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 52 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: Midland Area Community Foundation · Rollin M Gerstacker Foundation · The Charles J Strosacker Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation · Alden and Vada Dow Fund · Bierlein Companies Foundation · Dow Company Foundation · Bay Area Community Foundation · United Way of Midland County · The Mary C Currie Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation
- How much does The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation give?
- The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation reported 149 itemized grants totaling $17,664,330, out of $19,968,632 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 130 and 141 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (9%), Recreation & Sports (7%), Environment (6%).
- Who are The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Greater Midland Community Ctrs Inc ($5.9M), Mymichigan Health Foundation ($4.3M), Northwood University ($3.7M).
- Does The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Midland Area Community Foundation, Rollin M Gerstacker Foundation, The Charles J Strosacker Foundation.
- Where is The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation based?
- The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation is based in MI.
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