How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Michigan, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Orville D & Ruth a Merillat Foundation, Our Daily Bread Ministries Foundation. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Michigan?

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Michigan, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Michigan?

$151M reached 402 religion organizations in Michigan, from 692 funders. 46% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Michigan

$151M reached 402 religion organizations in Michigan, from 692 funders, with no single one dominating.

$151M

granted

402

organizations

46%

from in-state

The short version

692 funders gave $151M to 402 religion organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
46% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Michigan is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $22M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Rbc Ministries, at $20M.

Largest funders of religion in Michigan

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

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$22M 2Orville D & Ruth a Merillat Foundation$18M 3Our Daily Bread Ministries Foundation$15M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$14M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 6Lilly Endowment Inc$6M 7Comerica Charitable Trust$5M 8Weingartz Family Foundation$4M 9The David and Carol Van Andel Family$2M 10John Templeton Foundation$2M

Religion organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

392 other religion organizations$74M

Rbc Ministries$20M Lenawee Christian Ministries$19M Catholic Foundation of Michigan$8M Western Theological Seminary$6M West Michigan Christian Foundation$4M

How to find religion funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to religion in Michigan are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Orville D & Ruth a Merillat Foundation, Our Daily Bread Ministries Foundation. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
54% of religion money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Michigan, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Orville D & Ruth a Merillat Foundation, Our Daily Bread Ministries Foundation. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Michigan?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Michigan, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Michigan?: $151M reached 402 religion organizations in Michigan, from 692 funders. 46% 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

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.