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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Michigan, currently Gates Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, National Philanthropic Trust. 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?

Gates Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in Michigan, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Michigan?

$11M reached 13 social science organizations in Michigan, from 35 funders. 28% 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

Most of it comes from outside Michigan: only 28% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: US Good Business Lab Foundation alone draws 48% of every social science grant dollar in Michigan.

$11M

granted

organizations

28%

from in-state

The short version

35 funders gave $11M to 13 social science organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
28% 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 Gates Foundation, at $5M.
The social science organization drawing the most is US Good Business Lab Foundation, at $5M.

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.

1Gates Foundation$5M 2United Way for Southeastern Michigan$1M 3National Philanthropic Trust$1M 4Michigan Health Endowment Fund$777k 5The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$600k 6Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$415k 7The Skillman Foundation$400k 8Pro English$320k 9WK Kellogg Foundation$300k 10The Ford Foundation$250k

Social science organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

US Good Business Lab Foundation$5M Institute for Afrourbanism$2M Poverty and Social Reform Institute$1M Partnership for Economics Education and Research$1M The Family and Youth Institute$665k Area Agencies on Aging Association$500k

How to find social science funders in Michigan

1
Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to social science in Michigan are Gates Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, National Philanthropic Trust. 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
72% 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 Gates Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, National Philanthropic Trust. 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?: Gates Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in Michigan, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Michigan?: $11M reached 13 social science organizations in Michigan, from 35 funders. 28% 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 regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.