How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Michigan, currently Michigan Civic Action Fund, Strategic Victory Fund, Donors Trust Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Michigan?

$275M reached 307 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 706 funders. 40% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Michigan

$275M reached 307 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 706 funders, with no single one dominating.

$275M

granted

307

organizations

40%

from in-state

The short version

706 funders gave $275M to 307 public benefit organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
40% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Michigan is Michigan Civic Action Fund, at $15M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Mackinac Center, at $41M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Michigan

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

1Michigan Civic Action Fund$15M 2Strategic Victory Fund$14M 3Donors Trust Inc$11M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$10M 5Citizens for Energizing Michigan's Economy$9M 6Michigan Energy First$6M 7Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$6M 8New Venture Fund$6M 9Progress Now Education$5M 10State Engagement Fund$5M

Public benefit organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

297 other public benefit organizations$104M

Mackinac Center$41M Michigan Voices$22M Michigan Civic Education Fund$21M Michigan Civic Action Fund$21M The Center for Michigan$18M Progress Michigan Inc$17M Promote the Vote Fund Inc$8M Gerald R Ford Presidential Foundation$7M

How to find public benefit funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Michigan are Michigan Civic Action Fund, Strategic Victory Fund, Donors Trust Inc. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
60% of public benefit money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Michigan, currently Michigan Civic Action Fund, Strategic Victory Fund, Donors Trust Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Michigan?: Michigan Civic Action Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Michigan, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Michigan?: $275M reached 307 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 706 funders. 40% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.