Top Giving Foundations: MI

Foundations have far-ranging interests. With some research, you’ll find one that's a “fit” for your work.

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They’re prescreened: they have a staff, issue RFPs, or otherwise indicate interest in receiving grant proposals. Some foundations are omitted, even though they award large grants, because they don’t accept unsolicited grant proposals. We list up to forty foundations for each state.

Foundation Name Total Annual Giving
W. K. Kellogg Foundation $342,983,784
The Kresge Foundation $147,796,065
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $114,442,289
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund $48,334,897
Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan $46,272,430
Ford Motor Company Fund $38,901,275
GM Giving Back $33,012,777
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit $30,467,031
Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation $21,035,115
Zatkoff Family Foundation $18,276,262
The Skillman Foundation $16,880,159
Wege Foundation $16,485,217
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation $15,761,843
Kalamazoo Community Foundation $15,733,073
Community Foundation of Greater Flint $15,095,870
DTE Energy Foundation $14,928,082
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation $13,397,096
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation $11,033,592
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation $10,959,500
Michigan State Bar Foundation $10,955,228
Greenville Area Community Foundation $10,076,737
The Fremont Area Community Foundation $8,513,932
Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Inc. $8,201,880
McGregor Fund $7,784,955
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation $7,495,430
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation $7,060,600
Herrick Foundation $7,058,422
Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation $7,031,540
Hudson-Webber Foundation $6,987,411
Berrien Community Foundation, Inc. $6,618,438
The Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation $6,262,880
Battle Creek Community Foundation $5,911,527
The Carls Foundation $5,793,565
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation $5,787,805
Midland Area Community Foundation $5,760,251
Ruth Mott Foundation $5,575,803
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Inc. $5,476,473
Frey Foundation $5,422,079
Steelcase Foundation $5,262,908
Kellogg Company Twenty-Five Year Employees Fund $4,984,405