California · Private foundation
The Michels Family Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $6k
- Granted FY2017
- 27
- Grants FY2017
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Michels Family Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Michels Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 16 organizations, $6k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $200
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $500
- States reached, FY2017
- 9
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
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 FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Havurah | $880 | 2 | n/a |
| The Houston Food Bank | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Waldorf Education Association | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing Matters | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $220 | 1 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| 350org | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Garrison Forest School Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Havurah | $880 | 2 | n/a |
| The Houston Food Bank | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Waldorf Education Association | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing Matters | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $220 | 1 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| 350org | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Garrison Forest School Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| American University | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Understanding of the District of Columbia | $90 | 1 | 0% |
| The Field School Inc | $85 | 1 | 0% |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | $75 | 1 | 0% |
| Capitol Hill Village | $50 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Michels Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Michels Family Foundation
- How much does The Michels Family Foundation give?
- The Michels Family Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $5,525 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Michels Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (95%), Food & Nutrition (1%), Religion (1%).
- Who are The Michels Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Hill Havurah ($880), The Houston Food Bank ($500), The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc ($300).
- Does The Michels Family 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 Michels Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Michels Family Foundation based?
- The Michels Family Foundation is based in CA.
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