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

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Michigan, currently The Meijer Foundation, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture, West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Michigan?

The Meijer Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Michigan, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Michigan?

$209M reached 207 environment organizations in Michigan, from 689 funders. 54% 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 · Environment

Who funds environment in Michigan

$209M reached 207 environment organizations in Michigan, from 689 funders, with no single one dominating.

$209M

granted

207

organizations

54%

from in-state

The short version

689 funders gave $209M to 207 environment organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
54% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Michigan is The Meijer Foundation, at $22M.
The environment organization drawing the most is West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc, at $43M.

Largest funders of environment in Michigan

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

1The Meijer Foundation$22M 2Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture$21M 3West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc$17M 4The Chicago Community Trust$10M 5The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$8M 6United States Energy Foundation$7M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$5M 8National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$4M 9Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$4M 10League of Conservation Voters Inc$4M

Environment organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

197 other environment organizations$80M

West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc$43M Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy$18M Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture$17M Conservative Energy Network$13M

How to find environment funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to environment in Michigan are The Meijer Foundation, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture, West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
46% of environment money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Michigan, currently The Meijer Foundation, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture, West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Michigan?: The Meijer Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Michigan, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Michigan?: $209M reached 207 environment organizations in Michigan, from 689 funders. 54% 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.

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The regranting layer

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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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.