Who is the largest human services funder in Michigan?

Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service gives the most to human services organizations in Michigan, $73M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to human services in Michigan?

$884M reached 1,197 human services organizations in Michigan, from 2,201 funders. 59% 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 · Human services

Who funds human services in Michigan

Human services funding in Michigan is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Jewish Family Service leads, and the money reaches 1,197 groups.

$884M

granted

1,197

organizations

59%

from in-state

The short version

2,201 funders gave $884M to 1,197 human services organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
59% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of human services in Michigan is Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, at $73M.
The human services organization drawing the most is Jewish Family Service, at $67M.

Largest funders of human services in Michigan

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

1Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service$73M 2The Chicago Community Trust$42M 3Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc$41M 4Jewish Federation of Detroit$34M 5Alliance for Housing Oakland County Continuum of Care$29M 6United Way for Southeastern Michigan$24M 7West Michigan Partnership for Children$24M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$23M 9WK Kellogg Foundation$20M 10Michigan Health Endowment Fund$17M

Human services organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

1,187 other human services organizations$544M

Jewish Family Service$67M Arab Community Center for Economic and S$62M Bethany Christian Services$49M Samaritas$45M

How to find human services funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to human services in Michigan are Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, The Chicago Community Trust, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
41% of human services money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to human services in Michigan, currently Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, The Chicago Community Trust, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest human services funder in Michigan?: Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service gives the most to human services organizations in Michigan, $73M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to human services in Michigan?: $884M reached 1,197 human services organizations in Michigan, from 2,201 funders. 59% 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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The DAF merry-go-round

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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

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.