Michigan · Nonprofit
MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION
MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION (Michigan) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,550 to it, the largest being NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $195k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $49k
- Net assets
- $175k
What Michigan Citizens for Water Conserv Ation does
Mission
Our mission is to protect michigan's surface and ground waters from pollution, plunder and privatization through education, advocacy and action.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
A.) we negotiated an extension of the mecosta settlement agreement on monitoring, blue triton's sanctuary springs well in rodney, michigan b.) had meetings with egle (michigan's department for environment, great lakes and energy) on monitoring blue triton's evart springs in evart michigan c.) we put a protective covenant deed on the property donated to us in nirvana, michigan by joanna graves, which protects the natural habitat surrounding property from development and destruction. Mcwc is responsible for monitoring this d.) we published two educational newsletters in the past year e.) provided support to other non-profits working on water affordability initiatives
$40,504 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990. Program spending in total: $40,504.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $25k → $10k.
From the IRS filings of MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 51% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Michigan, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,264 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,264 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION?
- MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION (Michigan) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,550 to it, the largest being NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $48,550 in grants to MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION?
- NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERV ATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing