How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Michigan, currently Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Dte Energy Foundation, United Jewish Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports 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 recreation and sports in Michigan?

$361M reached 1,230 recreation and sports organizations in Michigan, from 1,427 funders. 72% 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 · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Michigan

Recreation and sports funding in Michigan is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though The Crim Fitness Foundation Inc leads, and the money reaches 1,230 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 1,230 recreation and sports organizations share only 1,427 funders between them.

$361M

granted

1,230

organizations

72%

from in-state

The short version

1,427 funders gave $361M to 1,230 recreation and sports organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
72% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Michigan is Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, at $22M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is The Crim Fitness Foundation Inc, at $30M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Michigan

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

1Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$22M 2Dte Energy Foundation$21M 3United Jewish Foundation$14M 4Special Olympics Inc$12M 5The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$12M 6Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan$10M 7Jewish Federation of Detroit$9M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 9The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation$9M 10Grand Rapidskent County Convention & Visitors Bureau Dba Experience Grand Rap$7M

Recreation and sports organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

1,220 other recreation and sports organizations$191M

The Crim Fitness Foundation Inc$30M Fresh Air Society$30M Special Olympics Michigan Inc$25M Greater Midland Community Ctrs Inc$17M Dte Beacon Park Foundation$17M First in Michigan$12M West Michigan Sports Commission$11M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Michigan are Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Dte Energy Foundation, United Jewish Foundation. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the recreation and sports 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
28% of recreation and sports money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Michigan, currently Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Dte Energy Foundation, United Jewish Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Michigan?: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Michigan, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Michigan?: $361M reached 1,230 recreation and sports organizations in Michigan, from 1,427 funders. 72% 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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The camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.