Human Services grants for nonprofits in Michigan
1,066 private foundations reported 3,766 human services grants to organizations in Michigan on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $78.7M in all. 627 of them are based in Michigan.
Foundations1,066
Grants on record3,766
Total granted$78.7M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund human services in Michigan
20 of the 1,066: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of human services 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- Idiots for Underdogs Inc, Grand Rapids - General support$11,500
- Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation, Saline - General support$5,330
- Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester Hills - General support$4,479
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Dte Energy Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Access, Dearborn - Community transformation$100,000
- The Festival Foundation, Traverse City - Arts & culture$80,000
- Pope Francis Center, Detroit - Human needs$50,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Gamers Outreach Foundation, Saline - Human services$20,000
- 70X7 Life Recovery, Holland - Human services$5,000
- Aacorn Farm Inc, Kalamazoo - Human services$5,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Helping Hand for Relief & Development Inc, Southfield - Matching gifts$9,979
- Family & Children Services Inc, Kalamazoo - Matching gifts$5,250
- Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative Inc, Kalamazoo - Matching gifts$3,625
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids - Early Care and Education$2,000,000
- Michigan League for Public Policy, Lansing - Promise of an Equitable Future$550,000
- Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids - Early Care and Education$445,000
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Gave $17.8M in 2024
The Skillman Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Detroit Parent Network, Detroit - Support 313reads$175,000
- Detroit Parent Network, Detroit - Parents powered for change$175,000
- Michigan League for Public Policy, Lansing - An initiative to ensure that all children, youth and families in detroit and michigan have their needs met…$175,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Hospice of Michigan Inc, Ann Arbor - Hospices$20,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Upper Penninsula, Ishpeming - Health/Human services$1,000
- Bronson Health Foundation, Kalamazoo - Health/Human services$1,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester Hls - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,645
- Educate and Feed Foundation Inc, Bloomfld Hls - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing, Traverse City - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
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Gave $30.6M in 2025
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Healthy House, Kalamazoo - Be well program, capacity building and expansion$569,345
- Confident Sole, Kalamazoo - Empowerment and sel initiative$400,000
- Kalamazoo Housing Advocates, Kalamazoo - Housing stability and advocacy$300,000
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Gave $15.3M in 2024
Ge Aerospace Foundation
Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Helping Hand for Relief & Development Inc, Southfield - Matching gift$14,165
- Flat River Outreach Ministries Inc, Lowell - Matching gift$4,287
- United Church Outreach Ministry Incorporated, Wyoming - Matching gift$3,535
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Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation Inc
Southfield, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Everybody Ready, Allen Park - Brightmoor quality childcare initiative$737,110
- Brightmoor Alliance Inc, Detroit - Brightmoor up!$208,514
- Detroit Parent Network, Detroit - Detroit parent network brightmoor quality improvement early childhood enrichment and engagement bqi field…$100,000
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Gave $15.7M in 2025
Irving S Gilmore Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Ecumenical Senior Center, Kalamazoo - Capital campaign$775,000
- Kalamazoo County Ready 4S, Kalamazoo - Operational support$100,000
- Ecumenical Senior Center, Kalamazoo - Operational support$40,000
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Gave $13.5M in 2024
McGregor Fund
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Detroit Phoenix Center, Detroit - General Operations$650,000
- Turning Point, Mt Clemens - General Operations$350,000
- Community & Home Supports Inc, Detroit - General Operations$325,000
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Everybody Ready, Allen Park - Project support grant to provide project detroit champions for hope to serve as a hope starts here imperative…$275,000
- Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, Southfield - Project support grant will provide essential gap funding to construct the dr. violet T. lewis village.$250,000
- Starfish Family Services Inc, Inkster - Project support to provide project support to starfish family services to subsidize a high-quality,…$250,000
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Gave $141.2M in 2024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation
Detroit, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit - "Y on the Fly" Mobile Equipment Sharing Project$612,283
- Detroit Area Agency on Aging, Detroit - Living Our Legacies - Recruitment and Testing$364,980
- State Alliance of Michigan YMCAs, Ann Arbor - A Systems Approach to Strengthening Afterschool Programs and Infrastructure$263,050
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Berston, Flint - To support the renovation and construction of new facilities at a community center to enhance the health,…$5,000,000
- Focus HOPE, Detroit - To support the general operations of Focus: HOPE, a comprehensive anti-poverty organization located in…$200,000
- Friends of Berston, Flint - To support a community center with activities for youth and adults in an underserved community.$150,000
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Ford Philanthropy
Dearborn, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Focus Hope, Detroit - Education for the future of work$275,000
- Pope Francis Center, Detroit - Essential services$125,000
- The Children's Center of Wayne County, Detroit - Essential services$105,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Readiness Center Inc, Benton Harbor - Fidelity matching gifts to education$150
- Readiness Center Inc, Benton Harbor - Fidelity matching gifts to education$100
- Readiness Center Inc, Benton Harbor - Fidelity matching gifts to education$100
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Duffy Foundation
Ann Arbor, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Paws With a Cause, Wayland - Use consistent W/501(C)(3) status$650,000
- Domestic Violence Project Inc, Ann Arbor - Use consistent W/501(C)(3) status$185,000
- Ozone House Inc, Ann Arbor - Use consistent W/501(C)(3) status$160,000
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Gave $10.5M in 2024
Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Project Green, Grand Rapids - General operating$130,000
- Baxter Community Center, Grand Rapids - General operating$40,000
- Degage Ministries, Grand Rapids - General operating$25,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Michigan organizations that received human services grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Focus Hope Detroit | 8 | $590,895 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy Lansing | 7 | $1,150,267 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit | 7 | $807,864 |
| Empowerment Plan Detroit | 6 | $276,440 |
| Paws With a Cause Wayland | 5 | $657,184 |
| Starfish Family Services Inc Inkster | 5 | $432,909 |
| First Day Shoe Fund Portage | 5 | $358,753 |
| Detroit Police Athletic League Inc Detroit | 5 | $230,150 |
| Domestic Violence Project Inc Ann Arbor | 5 | $202,869 |
| Degage Ministries Grand Rapids | 5 | $36,760 |
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 human services, 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 1,066 foundations, 319 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.