Community Financial Credit Union
Plymouth, MI · EIN 38-1447620. Reported 126 grants totalling $2,254,120 to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 73 distinct organizations, with 19% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 46% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,800 and $13,547; the smallest was $5,031 and the largest $419,810. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsa Foundation | Plymouth, MI | $419,810 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Credit Union Foundation | Royal Oak, MI | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canton Community Foundation Inc | Canton, MI | $156,116 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Miracle Network | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School Corporate Work Study Program Inc | Detroit, MI | $77,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $56,986 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Educational Excellence Foundation Plymouth-Canton Schools | Plymouth, MI | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Novi Public Library | Novi, MI | $50,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Southfield, MI | $50,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospitality House | Commerce Twp, MI | $41,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northville Educational Foundation | Northville, MI | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Step-Western Wayne County Project on Domestic Assault | Plymouth, MI | $35,579 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Plymouth Community United Way | Plymouth, MI | $32,762 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Otsego Community Foundation | Gaylord, MI | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heat and Warmth Fund | Detroit, MI | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wayne Westland Foundation for Theimprovement of Instruction | Westland, MI | $29,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Otsego County United Way Inc | Gaylord, MI | $27,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $27,026 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne State Univ Research & Techno- Logy Park in the City of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Livonia Public Schools Foundation Inc | Livonia, MI | $24,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northville Community Foundation Inc | Northville, MI | $23,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Novi Educational Foundation | Novi, MI | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canton Chamber of Commerce | Canton, MI | $21,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plymouth Community Arts Council | Plymouth, MI | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce | Plymouth, MI | $20,492 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Hope Center for Grief Support Inc | Northville, MI | $17,485 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Canton, MI | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Gaylord, MI | $17,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaylord Community Schools | Gaylord, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Livonia Chamber of Commerce | Livonia, MI | $15,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Johannesburg Christian Church | Johannesburg, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Founders Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillman Community Schools | Hillman, MI | $14,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Novi Rotary Foundation Feed the Need | Novi, MI | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools | Johannesburg, MI | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Plymouth, MI | $13,547 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Novi Schools and Students | Novi, MI | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army & Its Components | Alexandria, VA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crisis Text Line Inc | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Sharing Program | Lewiston, MI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Angela Hospice Home Care Inc | Livonia, MI | $11,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Excellence-Walled Lake Schools | Walled Lake, MI | $11,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Plymouth, MI | $11,058 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaylord Community Schools | Gaylord, MI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amber Reineck House | Hamburg, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cure Defense Fund | Royal Oak, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring Place | Atlanta, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Develop Detroit Inc | Southfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elk Country Animal Shelter | Atlanta, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Remodeled-a Nonprofit Corporation | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methodist Childrens Home Society | Redford, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Refuge in Otsego County | Gaylord, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canton Township | Canton, MI | $9,990 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Community Schools | Atlanta, MI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Munson Healthcare Foundations | Traverse City, MI | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillman Community Schools | Hillman, MI | $7,953 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne-Westland Community School District | Westland, MI | $6,780 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northville Public Schools | Northville, MI | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Growing Hope Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Door Ministries Inc | Canton, MI | $6,230 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bluestone Voices for Autism | Livonia, MI | $6,190 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Step Foundation | Deerfield Bch, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary Club of Novi Foundation Inc | Novi, MI | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Westland | Westland, MI | $5,525 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | Hillman, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mymichigan Health Foundation | Midland, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Starfish Family Services Inc | Inkster, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buddys Pals Pet Assisted Learning | Dewitt, MI | $5,460 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $5,031 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 73 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 of 73 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | $332,770 | $8,200 |
| 2022 | 41 | $706,940 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $542,384 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 12 | $672,026 | $16,800 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Financial Credit Union's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 11 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 S Harvey St, Plymouth, MI, 48170.
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