Michigan · Private foundation
Weatherwax Foundation
Its FY2017 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $5.0M
- Granted FY2017
- 49
- Grants FY2017
- 47
- Organizations funded FY2017
- Median grant, FY2017
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $1,000,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
- Total assets, FY2017
- $290k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jackson Friendly Home | $553,519 | 1 | 31% |
| Cascades Humane Society Inc | $385,495 | 1 | 14% |
| Marriage Matters Jackson | $300,000 | 1 | 48% |
| Jackson Community College Foundation | $200,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Croswell Opera House & Fine Arts Association | $175,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Compassionate Ministries of Jackson County | $131,500 | 1 | 31% |
| St Louis Center | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Service and Childrens Aid | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hillsdale County Senior Services Center Inc | $85,938 | 1 | 3% |
| Helps International | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 25 grantees
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.4M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Weatherwax Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 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: Consumers Energy Foundation · The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Phil & Pat Willis Foundation · Lavery Foundation · The Hurst Foundation · Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation · Samuel Higby Camp Foundation · Macchia Family Foundation · Melling Family Foundation · John George Jr Paragraph X Trust · Jackson Community Foundation · Addison P Cook III Foundation
How this is measured
About Weatherwax Foundation
- How much does Weatherwax Foundation give?
- Weatherwax Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $4,977,740 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Weatherwax Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Education (29%), Human Services (18%), Recreation & Sports (9%).
- Who are Weatherwax Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: The Jackson Friendly Home ($554k), Cascades Humane Society Inc ($385k), Marriage Matters Jackson ($300k).
- Does Weatherwax Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Weatherwax Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Consumers Energy Foundation, The Alvin L Glick Foundation, Phil & Pat Willis Foundation.
- Where is Weatherwax Foundation based?
- Weatherwax Foundation is based in MI.
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