State Alliance of Michigan Ymcas (0050)
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 81-2010263. Reported 172 grants totalling $37.8M to 88 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. For State Alliance of Michigan Ymcas (0050), by its IRS classification it is an alliance or advocacy organization in human services (NTEE P01).
- How spread out its giving is. 88 distinct organizations, with 17% 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. 60% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $27,327. Half of what it reported fell between $11,805 and $191,059; the smallest was $500 and the largest $3,667,561. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit, MI | $6,527,193 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,047,446 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Lansing Mich | Lansing, MI | $4,416,913 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Assn of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $2,698,220 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $2,089,038 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc | Niles, MI | $1,570,449 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ann Arbor YMCA | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,528,870 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Monroe Mich | Monroe, MI | $1,520,928 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Port Huron, MI | $1,176,309 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Lights YMCA Inc | Escanaba, MI | $933,481 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Grand Traverse Bay Young Mens Christian Association | Traverse City, MI | $925,553 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $900,031 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Muskegon Young Mens Christian Association | Muskegon, MI | $739,011 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $735,700 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association Tri Cities | Grand Haven, MI | $684,975 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jackson Y-Center Inc | Jackson, MI | $679,533 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shiawassee Area YMCA | Owosso, MI | $626,531 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center | Augusta, MI | $608,341 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dow Bay Area Family Young Mens Christian Association | Bay City, MI | $553,444 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association Barry County | Hastings, MI | $524,658 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cadillac Area Young Mens Christian Association | Cadillac, MI | $474,446 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association Greater Marinette Menominee | Menominee, MI | $446,608 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Marquette County | Marquette, MI | $437,514 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Young Mens Christian Association of Michigan | Central Lake, MI | $177,980 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kimball Camp Hillsdale County Young Mens Christian Association | Reading, MI | $147,791 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muskegon YMCA | Muskegon, MI | $116,762 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum High School | Grand Rapids, MI | $88,080 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | Detroit, MI | $65,263 | 5 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crockett Midtown High School | Detroit, MI | $60,983 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Creative Pathways | Dexter, MI | $58,568 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame Preparatory | Pontiac, MI | $53,166 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Superior Central High School | Eben Junction, MI | $52,260 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coldwater High School | Coldwater, MI | $48,648 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Petoskey Middle School | Petoskey, MI | $46,165 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Munising High School | Munising, MI | $44,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mason Middle School | Mason, MI | $39,819 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cherryland Middle School | Elk Rapids, MI | $39,113 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| State Alliance of Michigan Ymcas | Ann Arbor, MI | $37,749 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sturgis Middle School | Sturgis, MI | $37,538 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vassar Middle School | Vassar, MI | $37,065 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronson Jrsr High School | Bronson, MI | $36,700 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wager Middle School | Carleton, MI | $36,293 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mason Consolidated High School | Marshall, MI | $34,654 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harbor Springs Middle School | Harbor Springs, MI | $33,917 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everett High School | Lansing, MI | $27,120 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union City Middle School | Union City, MI | $27,085 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quincy Middle School | Quincy, MI | $26,832 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black River Public School | Holland, MI | $26,288 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manistee Middle School | Manistee, MI | $26,234 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portage Northern High School | Portage, MI | $25,620 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $25,118 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beal City Middle School | Mt Pleasant, MI | $24,357 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loy Norrix High School | Kalamazoo, MI | $24,270 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caro High School | Caro, MI | $23,955 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hastings Middle School | Hastings, MI | $23,790 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Heritage High School | Saginaw, MI | $23,370 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clague Middle School | Ann Arbor, MI | $22,763 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River Rouge High School | River Rouge, MI | $20,220 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Onsted Middle School | Onsted, MI | $19,412 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chandler Park Academy | Harper Woods, MI | $18,015 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gladstone High School | Gladstone, MI | $17,565 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ca Frost Middle School | Grand Rapids, MI | $17,198 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Novi High School | Novi, MI | $15,572 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Pigeon Middle School | White Pigeon, MI | $14,700 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fruitport High School | Fruitport, MI | $14,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eaton Rapids High School | Eaton Rapids, MI | $14,190 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Owens High School | Reading, MI | $13,872 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayland High School | Wayland, MI | $13,065 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athens High School | Athens, MI | $12,802 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Blanc High School | Grand Blanc, MI | $11,310 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Julian O Strong Middle School | Melvindale, MI | $10,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clarenceville High School | Livonia, MI | $10,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mio-Ausable High School | Mio, MI | $10,455 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies | Detroit, MI | $9,938 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cadillac High School | Cadillac, MI | $9,690 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holland High School | Holland, MI | $8,790 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakeview High School | Battle Creek, MI | $8,520 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Community Schools Foundation | Rochester Hls, MI | $8,475 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forest Hills Eastern High School | Ada, MI | $8,385 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Y-Center of Battle Creek | Battle Creek, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avondale Middle School | Rochester Hills, MI | $7,895 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western High School | Parma, MI | $6,720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| L'anse High School | Lanse, MI | $6,495 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Rapids Christian Schools | Grand Rapids, MI | $6,405 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheboygan High School | Cheboygan, MI | $6,225 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inland Lakes Secondary School | Indian River, MI | $5,775 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary Catholic Central High School | Monroe, MI | $5,640 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
25 of 88 (28%) 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 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.
- YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Childcare or programming with children
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 21 of 88 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 | 1 | $116,762 | $116,762 |
| 2022 | 26 | $3,773,259 | $121,427 |
| 2023 | 120 | $13.1M | $16,260 |
| 2024 | 25 | $20.8M | $388,903 |
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
98% 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 $27,327 -- 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 State Alliance of Michigan Ymcas (0050)'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 26 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: 400 West Washington, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.
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