Institute for Responsive Government Inc
Chicago, IL · EIN 93-2827813. Reported 245 grants totalling $10.2M to 245 organizations across tax years 2023-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
245organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$10.2Mgranted, 2023-2024
13%of dollars to its largest recipient
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. For Institute for Responsive Government Inc, the IRS classifies it under public & societal benefit rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE W99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 245 distinct organizations, with 13% 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 big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,000 and $18,000; the smallest was $5,780 and the largest $1,350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County Election Department | Las Vegas, NV | $1,350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cities Forward Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partnership of Large Election Jurisdictions Inc | Washington, DC | $856,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Informing Democracy Education Fund | Groton, CT | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strong Democracy Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bernalillo County | Albuquerque, NM | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washoe County | Reno, NV | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Digital Response | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Civic Design | Cambridge, MD | $238,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boulder County | Boulder, CO | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Count Mi Vote Education Fund | Lansing, MI | $103,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| County of Sandoval | Bernalillo, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Documentary Educational Resources Inc | Watertown, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dona Ana County Clerk | Las Cruces, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mesa County Elections | Grand Junction, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe County | Santa Fe, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Canton | Canton, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Clinton | Clinton Township, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Farmington Hills | City of Farmington Hil, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Flint | Flint, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Livonia | Livonia, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Southfield | Southfield, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Troy Michigan | Troy, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Westland | Westland, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The City of Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Macomb | Macomb, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Work for America Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Organization of Resource | Billings, MT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bedford Township | Temperance, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Orion | Lake Orion, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesterfield Township Elections Department | Chesterfield, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Battle Creek | Battle Creek, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bay City General Disbursement | Bay City, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Dearborn Heights | Dearborn Heights, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Holland | Holland, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Lincoln Park | Lincoln Park, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Muskegon | Muskegon, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Novi | Novi, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Portage | Portage, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Royal Oak | Royal Oak, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of St Clair Shores | City of St Clair Shore, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Taylor | Taylor, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plainfield Charter Township | Belmont, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redford Township | Redford, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Township Treasurer | Saginaw, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Van Buren Township | Van Buren Charter Town, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allendale Charter Township | Allendale, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bangor Charter Township | Bay City, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benton Charter Township Hall | Benton Harbor, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blackman Charter Township | Jackson, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Byron Township | Byron Center, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Charter Township | Grand Rapids, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Fenton | Fenton, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Harrison | Harrison Township, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Highland | Highland, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Lyon | Charter Township of Ly, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Escanaba | Escanaba, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Ferndale | Ferndale, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grandville | Grandville, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grosse Pointe Woods | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Hamtramck | Hamtramck, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Harper Woods | Harper Woods, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Jackson | Jackson, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Madison Heights | Madison Heights, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Marquette | Marquette, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Oak Park | Oak Park, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Romulus | Romulus, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Traverse City | Traverse City, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Wyandotte | Wyandotte, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colfax County Clerk | Raton, NM | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delhi Charter Township | Holt, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Bay Charter Township | Traverse City, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fruitport Charter Township | Fruitport, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Haven Charter Township | Grand Haven, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Oak Charter Township | Brighton, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder | Trinidad, CO | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Logan County | Sterling, CO | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monroe Charter Township | Monroe, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mundy Township | Swartz Creek, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northville Township | Northville, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park Township | Holland, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springfield Charter Township | Davisburg, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas Township | Saginaw, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torrance County Clerk | Estancia, NM | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Lake Charter Township | White Lake, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Fraser | Fraser, MI | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Mount Clemens | Mount Clemens, MI | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Mt Pleasant | Mt Pleasant, MI | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan County Clerk and Recorder | Fort Morgan, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta County Teasurer | Delta, CO | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Almont Township | Almont, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bear Creek Township | Petoskey, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bloomer Township | Carson City, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Chocolay | Marquette, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Emmett | Battle Creek, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Lansing | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Albion | Albion, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Big Rapids | City of Big Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Brighton | Brighton, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Farmington | Farmington, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Flat Rock | Flat Rock, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Greenville | Greenville, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grosse Pointe Farms | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grosse Pointe Park | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Howell | Howell, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Hudsonville | Hudsonville, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Lapeer | Lapeer, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Marshall | Marshall, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Milan | Milan, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Plymouth | Plymouth, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Riverview | Riverview, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Saline | Saline, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Tecumseh | Tecumseh, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contina Impact | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Courtland Township | Rockford, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Gratiot Charter Township | Fort Gratiot, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groveland Township | Holly, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kimball Township | Kimball, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Napoleon Township | Napoleon, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oronoko Charter Township | Berrien Springs, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennfield Charter Township | Battle Creek, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Port Huron Charter Township | Port Huron, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sierra County Clerk | Truth Or Consequences, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Raisin | Tecumseh, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Charter Township of Bedford | Battle Creek, MI | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Township | Perkins, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bark River Township | Bark River, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay De Noc Township | Rapid River, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berlin Township | Allenton, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birch Run Township | Birch Run, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blissfield Township | Blissfield, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brampton Township | Gladstone, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casco Township | Casco, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charter Township of Ironwood | Ironwood, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester Township | Conklin, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bangor | Bangor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Belding | Belding, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bessemer | Bessemer, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Brown City | Brown City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Caro | Caro, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Carson City | Carson City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Caspian | Caspian, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Charlevoix | Charlevoix, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Clare | Clare, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Coopersville | Coopersville, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Dewitt | Dewitt, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Eaton Rapids | Eaton Rapids, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Gibraltar | Gibraltar, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Harbor Beach | Harbor Beach, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Hudson | Hudson, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Huntington Woods | Huntington Woods, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Imlay City | Imlay City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Iron River | Iron River, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Lathrup Village | Lathrup Village, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Manton | Manton, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Petersburg | Petersburg, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Pleasant Ridge | Pleasant Ridge, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Richmond | Richmond, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Rockford | Rockford, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Springfield | Springfield, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Wayland | Wayland, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Yale | Yale, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clarence Township | Albion, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concord Township | Concord, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell Township | Cornell, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denver Township | Mt Pleasant, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dover Township | Clayton, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eagle Township | Eagle, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elba Township | Lapeer, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Erie Township | Erie, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Escanaba Township | Gladstone, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ewing Township Treasurer | Rock, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairbanks Township | Garden, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flynn Township | Brown City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ford River Township | Bark River, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Township | Hancock, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gerrish Township | Roscommon, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guadalupe County | Santa Rosa, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hadley Township | Hadley, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamlin Township | Eaton Rapids, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanover Township | Horton, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Township | Hartford, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hatton Township of Clare County | Clare, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hayes Township | Harrison, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hudson Township | Hudson, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson County | Walden, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lapeer Township | Lapeer, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lasalle Township | Lasalle, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Township | Lexington, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Grove Township | Kaleva, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Ridge Township | Rock, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marathon Township | Columbiaville, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marengo Township | Albion, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Masonville Township | Rapid River, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metamora Township | Metamora, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mineral County | Hawthorne, NV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mora County | Mora, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nahma Township | Nahma, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Buffalo Township | New Buffalo, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norman County Auditor-Treasurer | Ada, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norman Township | Wellston, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norvell Township | Norvell, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nottawa Township | Weidman, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Township | Lapeer, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Osceola Township | Evart, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Otsego Lake Township | Waters, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parma Township | Albion, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Port Sheldon Township | West Olive, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quincy Township | Hancock, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raisinville Township | Monroe, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ray Township | Ray, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resort Township | Petoskey, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reynolds Township | Howard City, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Township | Richmond, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rubicon Township | Port Hope, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Juan County Clerk | Silverton, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandstone Charter Township | Parma, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanilac Township | Sanilac, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheridan Township | Albion, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sherman Township | Weidman, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sherman Township Mason County | Scottville, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sherman Township Osceola County | Tustin, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summerfield Township | Petersburg, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tompkins Township | Rives Junction, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Evart | Evart, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Isabella | Rosebush, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Rives | Rives Junction, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Speaker | Melvin, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Tekonsha | Tekonsha, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Grosse Pointe Shores | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington County Clerk and Recorder | Akron, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Watertown Charter Township | Grand Ledge, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whiteford Township | Ottawa Lake, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williamstown Township | Williamston, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodstock Township | Addison, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Tawas City | Tawas City, MI | $5,914 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Grattan | Belding, MI | $5,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
0 of 245 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 2 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 13 of 245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 244 | $10.2M | $10,000 |
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
33% 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
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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 Institute for Responsive Government Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 2 returns (tax years 2023-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 232 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 12 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: 1440 W Taylor Street Ste 950, Chicago, IL, 60607.
EIN 93-2827813 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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