Michigan Association of United Ways Inc
Lansing, MI · EIN 38-1359596. Reported 96 grants totalling $2,818,970 to 75 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, 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. For Michigan Association of United Ways Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 75 distinct organizations, with 15% 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. 48% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 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 $5,500. Half of what it reported fell between $5,500 and $9,655; the smallest was $5,010 and the largest $370,474. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of South Central Mi | Kalamazoo, MI | $435,007 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $375,974 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Southwest Michigan | Saint Joseph, MI | $197,459 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Genesee County | Flint, MI | $175,212 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $169,991 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Saginaw County | Saginaw, MI | $125,613 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Lakeshore Inc | Muskegon, MI | $115,011 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ottawa United Way & Allegan | Holland, MI | $106,686 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Gratiot & Isabella Counties | Mt Pleasant, MI | $104,172 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Monroe-Lenawee Counties Inc | Monroe, MI | $103,521 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph County United Fund | Centreville, MI | $102,497 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washtenaw County United Way | Ann Arbor, MI | $102,295 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of St Clair County | Port Huron, MI | $101,289 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montcalm-Ionia Counties United Ways | Belding, MI | $95,973 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New City Kids Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $68,406 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| STEM Greenhouse Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,197 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CODE313 Inc | Detroit, MI | $17,424 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peace Neighborhood Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $17,131 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Genesee County | Bay City, MI | $16,610 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Gratiot and Isabella Counties | Big Rapids, MI | $15,105 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Northeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $14,310 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Distinctive Schools of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $11,803 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Northwest Michigan | Hartford, MI | $11,507 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise Corp | Battle Creek, MI | $11,142 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mecosta-Osceola United Way | East China, MI | $8,916 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Northwest Michigan | Traverse City, MI | $8,899 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roscommon County United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $8,260 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oscoda United Way | Jackson, MI | $8,215 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bangor Public Schools | Bangor, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lansing School District | Lansing, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Learning Group | Detroit, MI | $7,489 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washtenaw United Way | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,278 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowered Enterprise Inc | Flushing, MI | $6,481 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Active Boys in Christ | Flint, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| At Bat | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breakingcycles Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Magic Child Development | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educate Youth | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Berston | Southfield, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Berston | Flint, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Give Merit | Benton Harbor, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Give Merit Inc | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Public Library | East Lansing, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackson Preparatory & Early College | Southfield, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Making Strides Literacy Learning Center | Oakland, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Math Corps | Flint, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Math Corps | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mecosta-Osceola United Way | Big Rapids, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid-Michigan Childrens Museum | Saginaw, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Motherly Intercession | Flint, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New City Kids | Hillman, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oscoda Area United Way | Oscoda, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace Neighborhood Center | Sault Ste Marie, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peaceplayers International | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peaceplayers International | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reaching Our Community Kids | Midland, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roscommon County United Way | Prudenville, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sound Mind Sound Body Foundation | Detroit, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Haven Public Schools | Saginaw, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Todd Martin Development Fund | Lansing, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Todd Martin Development Fund (dba Todd Martin Youth Leadership) | South Haven, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Clare County | Clare, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Northeast Michigan | Alpena, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Walkerville, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woldumar Nature Association | Lansing, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Development Company and Police Athletic Activities League | South Haven, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ypsilanti Youth Athletic Association | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay County United Way | Bay City, MI | $5,290 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Midland County | Midland, MI | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw S T E M | Saginaw, MI | $5,233 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties | Belding, MI | $5,181 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detorit, MI | $5,133 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Livingston County United Way | Brighton, MI | $5,010 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
19 of 75 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- South East Michigan United Way
COVID-19 VACCINATION COMMUNICATION - Clare & Gladwin Counties United Way
GENERAL PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 of 75 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 | 16 | $2,244,700 | $106,786 |
| 2022 | 66 | $493,581 | $5,500 |
| 2023 | 14 | $80,689 | $5,370 |
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
97% 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 $5,500 -- 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 Michigan Association of United Ways Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 14 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 330 Marshall Street Suite 211 211, Lansing, MI, 48912.
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