How do I find funders for a medical research nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Michigan, currently Van Andel Institute, Emory University, Cascade Hemophilia Consortium. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest medical research funder in Michigan?

Van Andel Institute gives the most to medical research organizations in Michigan, $440M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to medical research in Michigan?

$457M reached 38 medical research organizations in Michigan, from 166 funders. 98% 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 · Medical research

Who funds medical research in Michigan

Funding is concentrated: Van Andel Research Institute alone draws 98% of every medical research grant dollar in Michigan. One funder dominates the giving, Van Andel Institute, at 96% of the total.

$457M

granted

organizations

98%

from in-state

The short version

166 funders gave $457M to 38 medical research organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
98% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of medical research in Michigan is Van Andel Institute, at $440M.
The medical research organization drawing the most is Van Andel Research Institute, at $447M.

Largest funders of medical research in Michigan

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

1Van Andel Institute$440M 2Emory University$1M 3Cascade Hemophilia Consortium$1M 4The Van Andel Fund Inc$1M 5Team Lafontaine Ucancervive$939k 6United Way for Southeastern Michigan$830k 7Community Foundation for Southeast$665k 8American Cancer Society Inc$632k 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$609k 10Grand Rapids Community Foundation$600k

Medical research organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

Van Andel Research Institute$447M

How to find medical research funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to medical research in Michigan are Van Andel Institute, Emory University, Cascade Hemophilia Consortium. A funder already writing medical research checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the medical research 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
Most medical research money here is local, so focus on Michigan funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a medical research nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to medical research in Michigan, currently Van Andel Institute, Emory University, Cascade Hemophilia Consortium. Then look at who funds the medical research organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest medical research funder in Michigan?: Van Andel Institute gives the most to medical research organizations in Michigan, $440M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to medical research in Michigan?: $457M reached 38 medical research organizations in Michigan, from 166 funders. 98% 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.