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

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Michigan, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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?

$59M reached 103 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 277 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

$59M reached 103 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 277 funders, with no single one dominating.

$59M

granted

103

organizations

40%

from in-state

The short version

277 funders gave $59M to 103 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 Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $5M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Mackinac Center, at $15M.

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.

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$5M 2Strategic Victory Fund$5M 3Donors Trust Inc$4M 4Michigan Civic Education Fund$3M 5National Rural Water Association$2M 6New Venture Fund$2M 7Community Foundation for Southeast$2M 8The Community Foundation of The$2M 9WK Kellogg Foundation$2M 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M

Public benefit organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

Mackinac Center$15M

93 other public benefit organizations$10M

Progress Michigan Inc$6M The Center for Michigan$6M Progress Michigan Education Inc$5M Safe & Just Michigan$5M Count Mi Vote Education Fund$4M

How to find public benefit funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Michigan are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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 Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Michigan, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Michigan?: $59M reached 103 public benefit organizations in Michigan, from 277 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.

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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.