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Von Voigtlander Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$53k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2025
21
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 22
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$894k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Von Voigtlander Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsPublic BenefitHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEnvironmentHealthOther
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
FY2025still arriving20$53k20%
FY202421$53k33%
FY202319$42k42%
FY202222$48k41%
FY202117$42k53%
FY202017$36k41%
FY201920$38k35%
FY201815$35k40%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$99kHuman Services$90kHealth$52kRecreation & Sports$41kYouth Development$31kEducation$21kEnvironment$17kHousing & Shelter$11kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Animal Friends Alliance$20,00050%
Paws With A Cause$19,70090%
Special Olympics Colorado$18,00070%
Children's Healing Center$17,50060%
Blue Star Service Dogs Inc$10,90061%
Humane Society of Huron Valley$10,80050%
Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation Inc$10,00042%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan$9,20030%
North Star Reach$8,50040%
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation$8,50040%
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All grantees of Von Voigtlander Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Animal Friends Alliance$20,00050%
Paws With A Cause$19,70090%
Special Olympics Colorado$18,00070%
Children's Healing Center$17,50060%
Blue Star Service Dogs Inc$10,90061%
Humane Society of Huron Valley$10,80050%
Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation Inc$10,00042%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan$9,20030%
North Star Reach$8,50040%
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation$8,50040%
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc$8,50030%
Noco Humane$7,50030%
Detroit Dog Rescue$7,20050%
Woldumar Nature Association$7,00031%
Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals$5,00032%
Folds of Honor Michigan Inc$5,0001n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$5,0002n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Colorado Inc$5,00020%
Elevate Equine Assisted Therapy$5,0002n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$5,00010%
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails Inc$4,50030%
Barn Sanctuary$4,50020%
Kalamazoo Nature Center$4,50020%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$4,50020%
Humane Society of West Michigan$4,50020%
Freedom River Inc$4,50020%
Realities for Children Charities$4,00020%
Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity$4,00020%
Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation$3,50022%
War Horses for Veterans Inc$2,70020%
Abide Ministries Inc$2,50010%
Howell Nature Center$2,5001n/a
The Bottomless Toy Chest Inc$2,50010%
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$2,50010%
Fisher House Michigan$2,50010%
Ingham County Humane Society$2,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor$2,50010%
Foster Closet of Michigan$2,0001n/a
Bountiful Harvest Inc$2,00011%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$2,00010%
Hearts & Horses Inc$2,00010%
Hope For The Warriors$2,00010%
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum$2,00010%
A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary$2,00010%
Food Gatherers$2,00010%
Girlstown Foundation$2,00010%
Army Emergency Relief$2,00010%
Northfields Human Services Inc Whitmore Lake Area Human Services$2,00011%
Renew Therapeutic Riding Center$1,50010%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$1,3001n/a
Gallantfew Inc$1,00010%
Animal Rescue of the Rockies$1,00010%
Ann Arbor Young Men's Christian Association$1,00010%
Northeastern Co Feral Cat Coalition$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($103k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Von Voigtlander Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAnimal Friends Alliance: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $19,700 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Colorado: $18,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Healing Center: $17,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBlue Star Service Dogs Inc: $10,900 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetHumane Society of Huron Valley: $10,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan: $9,200 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNorth Star Reach: $8,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBuffalo Bayou Partnership Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNoco Humane: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDetroit Dog Rescue: $7,200 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWoldumar Nature Association: $7,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNorthern Colorado Friends of Ferals: $5,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Colorado Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTraverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBarn Sanctuary: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKalamazoo Nature Center: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of West Michigan: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom River Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRealities for Children Charities: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFort Collins Habitat for Humanity: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHuron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetWar Horses for Veterans Inc: $2,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAbide Ministries Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Bottomless Toy Chest Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSpecial Operations Warrior Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFisher House Michigan: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIngham County Humane Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBountiful Harvest Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHearts & Horses Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope For The Warriors: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-Michigan Children's Museum: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFood Gatherers: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirlstown Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArmy Emergency Relief: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthfields Human Services Inc Whitmore Lake Area Human Services: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRenew Therapeutic Riding Center: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGallantfew Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Rescue of the Rockies: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnn Arbor Young Men's Christian Association: $1,000 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 47.

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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.

Community Foundation …Harry a and Margaret …DTE Energy FoundationAnn Arbor Area Commun…Colorado Gives Founda…Otter Cares Foundatio…Lamb Weston Charitabl…Xcel Energy FoundationCommunity Foundation …BISSELL Pet FoundationWilliam E Dean III Ch…Pedigree Foundation
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI27× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · DTE Energy Foundation · Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Colorado · BISSELL Pet Foundation · William E Dean III Charitable Foundation · Pedigree Foundation

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 Von Voigtlander Family Foundation

How much does Von Voigtlander Family Foundation give?
Von Voigtlander Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $53,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Von Voigtlander Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (26%), Human Services (23%), Health (14%).
Who are Von Voigtlander Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Animal Friends Alliance ($20k), Paws With A Cause ($20k), Special Olympics Colorado ($18k).
Does Von Voigtlander Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Von Voigtlander Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Von Voigtlander Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation, DTE Energy Foundation.
Where is Von Voigtlander Family Foundation based?
Von Voigtlander Family 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 76 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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