Michigan · Private foundation
William J Nicholson Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $115k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations William J Nicholson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $115k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $91k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $115k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $122k | 23% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $99k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $225k | 77% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $124k | 44% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $55k | 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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Parkinson Foundation | $90,937 | 8 | 1% |
| Michigan Science Center | $87,500 | 5 | 1% |
| The Flint Children's Museum | $87,031 | 6 | 4% |
| Michael's Place | $63,702 | 8 | 3% |
| Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum | $57,950 | 4 | 1% |
| Six Feet Over | $54,025 | 4 | 11% |
| Ele's Place Inc | $50,745 | 6 | 0% |
| Kids Read Now Inc | $49,985 | 2 | 1% |
| John Ball Zoo | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fishtown Preservation Society Inc | $38,541 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Parkinson Foundation | $90,937 | 8 | 1% |
| Michigan Science Center | $87,500 | 5 | 1% |
| The Flint Children's Museum | $87,031 | 6 | 4% |
| Michael's Place | $63,702 | 8 | 3% |
| Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum | $57,950 | 4 | 1% |
| Six Feet Over | $54,025 | 4 | 11% |
| Ele's Place Inc | $50,745 | 6 | 0% |
| Kids Read Now Inc | $49,985 | 2 | 1% |
| John Ball Zoo | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fishtown Preservation Society Inc | $38,541 | 4 | 1% |
| Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Detroit Institute of Arts | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grass Lake Sanctuary | $20,400 | 4 | 14% |
| Take Root Inc | $18,659 | 2 | n/a |
| Peanut Gallery Players | $13,409 | 4 | 11% |
| Binder Park Zoological Society Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | $11,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Grand Valley State University | $10,503 | 2 | n/a |
| Kimberly Anne Gillary Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Neutral Zone | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($171k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William J Nicholson Foundation 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: Consumers Energy Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About William J Nicholson Foundation
- How much does William J Nicholson Foundation give?
- William J Nicholson Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $115,219 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does William J Nicholson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Health (15%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
- Who are William J Nicholson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Michigan Parkinson Foundation ($91k), Michigan Science Center ($88k), The Flint Children's Museum ($87k).
- Does William J Nicholson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William J Nicholson 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 William J Nicholson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Consumers Energy Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.
- Where is William J Nicholson Foundation based?
- William J Nicholson Foundation is based in MI.
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