How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Michigan, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Dte Energy Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Michigan?

$72M reached 39 disaster and safety organizations in Michigan, from 222 funders. 27% came from funders also based in Michigan.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Michigan · Disaster and safety

Who funds disaster and safety in Michigan

Funding is concentrated: United Way for Southeastern Michigan alone draws 95% of every disaster and safety grant dollar in Michigan. One funder dominates the giving, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at 56% of the total.

$72M

granted

organizations

27%

from in-state

The short version

222 funders gave $72M to 39 disaster and safety organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
27% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of disaster and safety in Michigan is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $40M.
The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is United Way for Southeastern Michigan, at $68M.

Largest funders of disaster and safety in Michigan

The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Michigan, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$40M 2Dte Energy Foundation$5M 3Ford Motor Company Fund$4M 4The Blackbaud Giving Fund$4M 5Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$2M 6Michigan 2-1-1 Inc$1M 7Rocket Giving Fund$1M 8United Way of New York City$934k 9Benson & Edith Ford Fund$900k 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$836k

Disaster and safety organizations in Michigan that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan$68M

How to find disaster and safety funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Michigan are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Dte Energy Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
73% of disaster and safety money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Michigan, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Dte Energy Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Michigan?: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Michigan, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Michigan?: $72M reached 39 disaster and safety organizations in Michigan, from 222 funders. 27% came from funders also based in Michigan.
How recent is this 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.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.