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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Michigan, currently John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund, The Ford Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in Michigan?

$14M reached 22 social science organizations in Michigan, from 58 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Michigan

Funding is concentrated: John E Fetzer Institute Inc alone draws 52% of every social science grant dollar in Michigan.

$14M

granted

organizations

40%

from in-state

The short version

58 funders gave $14M to 22 social science 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 social science in Michigan is John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund, at $3M.
The social science organization drawing the most is John E Fetzer Institute Inc, at $7M.

Largest funders of social science in Michigan

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

1John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund$3M 2The Ford Foundation$2M 3Foundation to Promote Open Society$1M 4National Philanthropic Trust$1M 5Michigan Health Endowment Fund$732k 6The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$600k 7The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$554k 8Conrad N Hilton Foundation$500k 9The Skillman Foundation$468k 10Dte Energy Foundation$460k

Social science organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

John E Fetzer Institute Inc$7M Institute for Afrourbanism$2M Partnership for Economics Education and Research$1M

12 other social science organizations$827k

Detroit Economic Club$576k

How to find social science funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to social science in Michigan are John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund, The Ford Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social 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
60% of social science money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Michigan, currently John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund, The Ford Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Michigan?: John E Fetzer Memorial Trust Fund gives the most to social science organizations in Michigan, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Michigan?: $14M reached 22 social science organizations in Michigan, from 58 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.