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

Start with the funders already giving to housing in Michigan, currently Homeless Action Network of Detroit, Mht Housing IV Inc, City Square Elderly Housing Inc. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest housing funder in Michigan?

Homeless Action Network of Detroit gives the most to housing organizations in Michigan, $72M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to housing in Michigan?

$288M reached 204 housing organizations in Michigan, from 630 funders. 83% 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 · Housing

Who funds housing in Michigan

It is overwhelmingly local money: 83% comes from funders based in Michigan.

$288M

granted

204

organizations

83%

from in-state

The short version

630 funders gave $288M to 204 housing organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
83% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of housing in Michigan is Homeless Action Network of Detroit, at $72M.
The housing organization drawing the most is United Community Housing Coalition, at $80M.

Largest funders of housing in Michigan

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

1Homeless Action Network of Detroit$72M 2Mht Housing IV Inc$49M 3City Square Elderly Housing Inc$19M 4Clawson (Csi) Non-Profit Housing$10M 5Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$8M 6Collins Non-Profit Apartments Inc$7M 7Enterprise Community Partners Inc$6M 8Hillman Family Foundations$5M 9Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$5M 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$5M

Housing organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

194 other housing organizations$81M

United Community Housing Coalition$80M Mht Housing Inc$49M Csi Support & Development Services$27M Communities First Inc$10M

How to find housing funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to housing in Michigan are Homeless Action Network of Detroit, Mht Housing IV Inc, City Square Elderly Housing Inc. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
17% of housing money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to housing in Michigan, currently Homeless Action Network of Detroit, Mht Housing IV Inc, City Square Elderly Housing Inc. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest housing funder in Michigan?: Homeless Action Network of Detroit gives the most to housing organizations in Michigan, $72M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Michigan?: $288M reached 204 housing organizations in Michigan, from 630 funders. 83% 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.