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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Michigan, currently Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878, American Concrete Institute, The Rackham Engineering Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in Michigan?

Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878 gives the most to science organizations in Michigan, $357M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Michigan?

$401M reached 89 science organizations in Michigan, from 247 funders. 96% 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 · Science

Who funds science in Michigan

Funding is concentrated: Van Andel Institute alone draws 90% of every science grant dollar in Michigan. One funder dominates the giving, Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878, at 89% of the total.

$401M

granted

organizations

96%

from in-state

The short version

247 funders gave $401M to 89 science organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
96% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in Michigan is Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878, at $357M.
The science organization drawing the most is Van Andel Institute, at $361M.

Largest funders of science in Michigan

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

1Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878$357M 2American Concrete Institute$11M 3The Rackham Engineering Foundation$4M 4Dart Foundation fka Solid Waste Management Foundation$2M 5University of Pittsburgh$2M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 7Johns Hopkins University$1M 8Dte Energy Foundation$1M 9Ford Philanthropy$1M 10California Institute for Biodiversity$880k

Science organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

Van Andel Institute$361M

How to find science funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to science in Michigan are Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878, American Concrete Institute, The Rackham Engineering Foundation. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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 science money here is local, so focus on Michigan funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Michigan, currently Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878, American Concrete Institute, The Rackham Engineering Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Michigan?: Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878 gives the most to science organizations in Michigan, $357M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Michigan?: $401M reached 89 science organizations in Michigan, from 247 funders. 96% 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.