How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Michigan, currently The Big Ten Conference Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Wayne State University Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Michigan?

The Big Ten Conference Inc gives the most to education organizations in Michigan, $120M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Michigan?

$1.3B reached 1,013 education organizations in Michigan, from 3,297 funders. 48% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Michigan

$1.3B reached 1,013 education organizations in Michigan, from 3,297 funders, with no single one dominating.

$1.3B

granted

1,013

organizations

48%

from in-state

The short version

3,297 funders gave $1.3B to 1,013 education organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
48% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Michigan is The Big Ten Conference Inc, at $120M.
The education organization drawing the most is Michigan State University, at $295M.

Largest funders of education in Michigan

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

1The Big Ten Conference Inc$120M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$82M 3Wayne State University Foundation$56M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$39M 5Lilly Endowment Inc$34M 6Michigan State University Research$32M 7Charles O Lee Jr & Louise K Lee$31M 8Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$27M 9Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$24M 10Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$21M

Education organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

1,003 other education organizations$584M

Michigan State University$295M Hillsdale College$158M Wayne State University$94M

How to find education funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to education in Michigan are The Big Ten Conference Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Wayne State University Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
52% of education money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Michigan, currently The Big Ten Conference Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Wayne State University Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Michigan?: The Big Ten Conference Inc gives the most to education organizations in Michigan, $120M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Michigan?: $1.3B reached 1,013 education organizations in Michigan, from 3,297 funders. 48% 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.