Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Michigan
974 private foundations reported 3,099 arts & culture grants to organizations in Michigan on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $176.2M in all. 525 of them are based in Michigan.
Foundations974
Grants on record3,099
Total granted$176.2M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Michigan
20 of the 974: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Michigan organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Elsie Publishing Institute, East Lansing - General support$1,948
- Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen - General support$1,559
- Wonderful News Radio Inc, Port Huron - General support$1,339
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Dte Energy Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc, Detroit - Arts & culture$200,000
- Michigan Thanksgiving Parade, Detroit - Arts & culture$120,000
- Museum of African American History, Detroit - Arts & culture$100,000
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Gave $15.7M in 2025
Irving S Gilmore Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo - Operational support$1,000,000
- Western Michigan University Foundation, Kalamazoo - Gilmore theatre complex lighting/technology upgrades$1,000,000
- Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo - Purchase of three steinway pianos$543,584
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Gave $17.8M in 2024
The Skillman Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Allied Media Projects Inc, Detroit - Support for detroit youth development resource center (ydrc)$375,000
- Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences, Detroit - Detroit academy for arts and sciences visionary leadership$250,000
- Atlantic Impact, Detroit - Ost transition support$169,575
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Gave $9.1M in 2024
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit - For unrestricted operating endowment support in recognition of mary anne and eugene A. gargaro$250,000
- Michigans Thanksgiving Parade Foundation, Detroit - Support for america's thanksgiving parade presented by gardner white$135,000
- Detroit Sound Conservancy, Detroit - Blue bird inn footprint$100,000
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Flint Institute of Arts, Flint - To provide general purposes support for the institute and enhance visual arts experiences for residents of…$1,000,000
- Foundation for Detroit's Future, Detroit - To provide support to protect and preserve the City of Detroit's rich cultural heritage, foster and promote…$500,000
- Flint Cultural Center Corporation Inc, Flint - To provide Flint K-12 students and underserved young people with access to various educational programs and…$400,000
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Gave $17.3M in 2024
The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation
Royal Oak, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Detroit Public Media, Wixom - Program support$1,125,000
- The Cranbrook Project, Bloomfield Hills - Program support$200,000
- Detroit Sound Conservancy, Detroit - Program support$112,500
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Motown Historical Museum Inc, Detroit - Promise of an Equitable Future$500,000
- Burmese American Initiative Inc, Springfield - Promise of an Equitable Future$425,000
- Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo - Early Care and Education$283,437
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for Detroit's Future, Detroit - For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in…$8,333,333
- Motown Historical Museum Inc, Detroit - Core support for the motown museum expansion project, to help uncover core story elements that resonate with…$1,000,000
- Culturesource, Detroit - General support and project support for institutional strengthening$475,000
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Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation Inc
Southfield, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Detroit Public Media, Wixom - Early education support in brightmoor$150,000
- Shakespeare in Detroit, Dearborn - Scaling steamnew strategies, more students and, as always, shakespeare$130,000
- Sphinx Organization, Detroit - Sphinx overture-brightmoor$130,000
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The Gilbert Family Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Detroit - Arts & culture$19,200,000
- United Community Housing Coalition, Detroit - Arts & culture$2,408,334
- The Greening of Detroit, Detroit - Arts & culture$600,000
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for Detroits Future, Detroit - Project support for the detroit retiree- art trust$5,000,000
- College for Creative Studies, Detroit - Project support grant to contribute to the vibrancy of detroit communities by providing critical support to…$1,823,000
- Culturesource, Detroit - Project support to aid support to culturesource for the 2024 and 2025 implementation of key programmatic…$1,757,250
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Gave $141.2M in 2024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Detroit - RCWJRF Inclusive Arts & Culture Initiative$5,000,000
- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Detroit - To sustain the Arts and Culture Sector$3,750,000
- Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance, Lansing - Ralph Wilson Loop Trail on Belle Isle - Phase 2$1,566,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Talons Out Honor Flight Inc, Portage - Volunteer program$4,530
- Bangladeshi Community of West Michigan Bcwm, Byron Center - Matching gifts$2,500
- Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival, Grand Rapids - Volunteer program$1,750
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Gave $11.5M in 2024
Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor - Capital campaign$1,000,000
- Grand Rapids Symphony Society, Grand Rapids - Project/Program - musical director chair$250,000
- Grand Rapids Symphony Society, Grand Rapids - Capital campaign$250,000
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Ford Philanthropy
Dearborn, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit - Museums and cultural inst.$680,000
- The Edison Institute Inc, Dearborn - Museums and cultural inst.$600,000
- Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn - Museums and cultural inst.$350,000
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Gave $147.7M in 2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Foundation for Detroit's Future, Detroit - As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from…$1,500,000
- Motown Historical Museum Inc, Detroit - To digitize key audio, audiovisual and physical artifacts from motown's archive and make them available to…$1,000,000
- Detroit Opera, Detroit - To expand detroit operas digital infrastructure in support of the companys artistic and programmatic…$630,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Telugu Association of North America Incorporated, Novi - Matching contribution (general operating support)$18,200
- Sphinx Organization Inc, Detroit - Matching contribution (general operating support)$10,734
- Gildas Club-Metro Detroit, Royal Oak - Matching contribution (general operating support)$600
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$60,000
- Detroit Public Theatre, Detroit - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$55,000
- Millan Theatre Company, Detroit - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$50,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Hastings Band Boosters, Hastings - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Hillsdale Community Theatre Inc, Jonesville - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Northern Michigan Antique-Flywheelers Club, Walloon Lake - Arts, culture and humanities$500
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Michigan organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit | 11 | $2,200,879 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc Detroit | 9 | $3,235,950 |
| Detroit Opera Detroit | 8 | $1,433,402 |
| Sphinx Organization Inc Detroit | 8 | $1,353,360 |
| Museum of African American History Detroit | 8 | $445,303 |
| Detroit Public Theatre Detroit | 8 | $314,750 |
| Allied Media Projects Detroit | 7 | $2,307,260 |
| Detroit Historical Society Detroit | 7 | $681,053 |
| Living Arts Detroit | 7 | $181,384 |
| Culturesource Detroit | 6 | $3,085,000 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Michigan that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 974 foundations, 322 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.