Michigan · Nonprofit
NEIGHBORS UNITED
NEIGHBORS UNITED (Michigan) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $269,210 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($151,447). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $504k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $269k
- Net assets
- $126k
What Neighbors United does
Mission
Neighbors United, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a group of volunteers with a goal to make a difference in the lives of families in need, one at a time. Our mission is to be the greatest organization, going to the greatest lengths to take care of firefighters who make the greatest sacrifice.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
#walkfortheRED A year-long program, operating from September to September, is committed to supporting firefighters and their families confronting cancer diagnoses. Through a comprehensive approach of fundraising and donations, we strive to raise awareness and provide essential financial assistance to those in need. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure that our heroes and their loved ones receive the support they deserve during their challenging journey. Together, we stand united in our mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those facing this devastating disease. In 2025, the four day walk drew hundreds of attendees and spanned from Shelby Township, Michigan to Cascade Township, Michigan. With the funds raised, we awarded grants to 76 firefighters.
$401,744 spentof which $365,050 as grants$344,988 earned by the program97% of program spendingIndividual grant program - extends financial support to individuals and families navigating the aftermath of profound challenges such as the loss of a loved one, terminal illness, or house fires. With a commitment to some a small bit of relief during these trying times, our initiative offers financial aid to those affected. Together, we stand as a beacon of hope, knowing that there are people out there willing to help. In 2025, we awarded grants to 40 individuals in the community.
$8,895 spentof which $8,895 as grants$8,895 earned by the program2% of program spendingEducational Grants - the school grant program extends financial support to young Michigan residents who are passionate about dedicating their lives as a first responder. We commit to providing some financial relief towards the cost of education. Together, we stand role models to show what an honor and duty we have to be first responders. In 2025, we provided assistance to a local resident as part of our school grant program.
$1,500 spentof which $1,500 as grants$1,500 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $412,139.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $61k to $147k (+142%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
93% of NEIGHBORS UNITED’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $14k → $68k.
1 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NEIGHBORS UNITED’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
NEIGHBORS UNITED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
82% 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 NEIGHBORS UNITED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 85% · 2021 59% · 2022 100% · 2023 87% — diversifying over time.
“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
NEIGHBORS UNITED draws 75% of its grant income from funders outside Michigan, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $56k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
NEIGHBORS UNITED has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,934 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,934 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like NEIGHBORS UNITED
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
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NEIGHBORS UNITED: 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 NEIGHBORS UNITED?
- NEIGHBORS UNITED (Michigan) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $269,210 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($151,447). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NEIGHBORS UNITED have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $269,210 in grants to NEIGHBORS UNITED, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NEIGHBORS UNITED?
- MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $151,447 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NEIGHBORS UNITED 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 FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 8 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