Michigan · Private foundation
University of Giving
TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS REGARDING PHILANTHROPY AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE PART OF PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $13k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations University of Giving funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $13k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $13k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand2hand | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hunt2heal | $5,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Our Hope Association | $5,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Covenant House Michigan | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Welcome Home Ministries Africa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 92 for 22 | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Georgetown Harmony Homes | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sanfilippo Hope Initiative | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Starlite Shores Family Camp | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Camp Sunshine | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand2hand | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hunt2heal | $5,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Our Hope Association | $5,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Covenant House Michigan | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Welcome Home Ministries Africa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 92 for 22 | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Georgetown Harmony Homes | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sanfilippo Hope Initiative | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Starlite Shores Family Camp | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Camp Sunshine | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Love Your Neighbor | $1,250 | 1 | n/a |
| 20 Liters | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| West Michigan Miracle League | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
| H U G S for Horses and Children | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| I Understand Love Heals | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission 26 | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Benjamin's Hope | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Paws With A Cause | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Aya Youth Collective | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Family Hope Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Healing Center | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Maggies Mission Cafe | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget University of Giving 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: The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · Frey Foundation · Larry and Karen Mulder Foundation · The Shine Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Consumers Energy Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
How this is measured
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About University of Giving
- How much does University of Giving give?
- University of Giving reported 6 grants totaling $13,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does University of Giving fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (36%), Food & Nutrition (17%), Housing & Shelter (15%).
- Who are University of Giving's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Hand2hand ($6k), Hunt2heal ($6k), Our Hope Association ($5k).
- Does University of Giving fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does University of Giving 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 University of Giving?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation.
- Where is University of Giving based?
- University of Giving is based in MI.
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