Funding by state · MI
Grantmaking in Michigan
3,439 grantmakers are based in Michigan. Together they granted $10.2B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 17th most of any state, and kept 69% of it in Michigan. Funding here stays close to home, the 8th most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 3,439 grantmakers are based in Michigan, granting $10.2B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 17th most of any state.
- 69% of grants made by Michigan funders stayed in Michigan; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Michigan is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $297M more from outside funders than Michigan funders send out.
- Michigan funds community development more heavily than the country, at 2.17× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Michigan
Grantmakers headquartered in Michigan, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Michigan that draw the most
The nonprofits in Michigan that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Michigan from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Michigan.
What Michigan funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Michigan's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Michigan is most overweight on community development, at 2.17× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Michigan, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Michigan sends a larger share to $100k to $1M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Michigan
Who funds each cause in Michigan, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Michigan that reached organizations also located in Michigan, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Michigan a major grantmaking state?
- Michigan ranks 17th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Michigan?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Michigan, currently WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 and WK Kellogg Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Michigan funds community development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Michigan grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Michigan, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.