How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Michigan, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation for Southeast. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

Who is the largest youth development funder in Michigan?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to youth development organizations in Michigan, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to youth development in Michigan?

$141M reached 257 youth development organizations in Michigan, from 853 funders. 57% 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 · Youth development

Who funds youth development in Michigan

Youth development funding in Michigan is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Brilliant Detroit leads, and the money reaches 257 groups.

$141M

granted

257

organizations

57%

from in-state

The short version

853 funders gave $141M to 257 youth development organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
57% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in Michigan is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $11M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Brilliant Detroit, at $17M.

Largest funders of youth development in Michigan

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$11M 2The Chicago Community Trust$5M 3Community Foundation for Southeast$4M 4The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$4M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$4M 6Racquet Up Detroit$4M 7Bgc Nonprofit Housing Corporation$3M 8Cornerstone Public Asset Fund Inc$3M 9United Way for Southeastern Michigan$3M 10WK Kellogg Foundation$3M

Youth development organizations in Michigan that draw the most

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

247 other youth development organizations$74M

Brilliant Detroit$17M Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern$10M Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan$5M Midnight Golf Program$4M Boys & Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo Inc$4M

How to find youth development funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to youth development in Michigan are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation for Southeast. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
43% of youth development money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Michigan, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation for Southeast. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Michigan?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to youth development organizations in Michigan, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Michigan?: $141M reached 257 youth development organizations in Michigan, from 853 funders. 57% 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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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.