Foundations that fund humanities organizations in Michigan

17 foundations made gifts to humanities organizations in Michigan, reaching 12 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.

17Foundations gave here
6Accept applications
$2,500Typical gift
12Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI · EIN 38-60527882 gifts · typical $506 · 20252 · $1,012$5062025Invite only
The Ralph C Wilson JR FoundationDetroit, MI · EIN 45-09212321 gifts · typical $110,000 · 20241 · $110,000$110,0002024Accepts applications
Max M & Marjorie S Fisher FoundationSouthfield, MI · EIN 38-17843401 gifts · typical $54,000 · 20241 · $54,000$54,0002024Invite only
The Meijer FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · EIN 36-50917951 gifts · typical $50,000 · 20241 · $50,000$50,0002024Invite only
Van Curler FoundationAnn Arbor, MI · EIN 38-35293391 gifts · typical $30,000 · 20241 · $30,000$30,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 26 matched gifts to humanities organizations in Michigan in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 12 matched organizations received gifts to humanities organizations in Michigan in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to humanities organizations in Michigan was $2,500 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund humanities organizations in Michigan?

17 foundations made gifts to 12 organizations in Michigan in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

6 of the 17 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.