Funding search · EIN 203841038 · South Haven, MI
South Haven Community Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 48
- grants reported
- $613,649
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $9,370
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Senior Services of Van Buren County2 grants · $98,000
- Michigan Maritime Musuem3 grants · $65,200
- Blessings in a Backpack2 grants · $57,700
- Michigan Maritime Museum2 grants · $54,800
- South Haven Scott Club2 grants · $35,000
- Lake Michigan College - Financial Aid2 grants · $22,000
- South Haven Center for the Arts2 grants · $19,850
- Western Michigan University - Financial Aid2 grants · $18,300
- Beautify Pullman2 grants · $12,500
- South Haven Public Schools1 grant · $11,609
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $73,500
Senior Services of Van Buren County · South Haven, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $41,900
Michigan Maritime Musuem · South Haven, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $40,800
Michigan Maritime Museum · South Haven, MI · 2021
Immediate needs
- $37,700
Blessings in a Backpack · 2024
Project proposal
- $25,000
South Haven Scott Club · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $24,500
Senior Services of Van Buren County · South Haven, MI · 2023
Immediate needs
- $20,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2025
Project proposal
- $18,300
Michigan Maritime Musuem · South Haven, MI · 2024
Project proposal
- $14,000
Michigan Maritime Museum · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $13,000
Lake Michigan College - Financial Aid · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $11,609
South Haven Public Schools · South Haven, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $11,600
Western Michigan University - Financial Aid · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $11,000
City of South Haven · South Haven, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $10,700
Grand Valley State University · 2024
Project proposal
- $10,700
South Haven Center for the Arts · 2024
Project proposal
- $10,000
Michigan Flywheelers Museum · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
People Helping People Pullman · Pullman, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
South Haven Area Emergency Services · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
South Haven Regional Business Hub · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
Van Buren Intermediate School District · Lawrence, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
We Care Community Resource Center · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $10,000
South Haven Scott Club · 2024
Project proposal
- $10,000
The Avenue Family Network Dba Caring Connections · 2024
Project proposal
- $9,540
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $9,200
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $9,150
South Haven Center for the Arts · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $9,050
Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Financial aid
- $9,000
Lake Michigan College - Financial Aid · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Project proposal
- $8,000
Collective Mess · Covert, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $8,000
Primal Outfitters · 2024
Project proposal
- $7,700
Forever Curious Children'S Museum · Fennville, MI · 2021
Immediate needs
- $7,500
Beautify Pullman · Pullman, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $7,000
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $7,000
University of Michigan - Office of Financial Aid · 2024
Project proposal
- $7,000
Youth Development Company · 2024
Project proposal
- $6,700
Western Michigan University - Financial Aid · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Project proposal
- $6,700
Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2021
Immediate needs
- $6,000
South Haven Boating Foundation · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $5,700
South Haven Project Curb · South Haven, MI · 2021
Immediate needs
- $5,500
Our Town Players · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $5,500
South Haven Area Emergency Services Paid On Call Association · South Haven, MI · 2022
Immediate needs
- $5,100
Michigan State University - Financial Aid Office · 2024
Project proposal
- $5,000
Mitten Children'S Museum · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $5,000
Pretty · South Haven, MI · 2025
Project proposal
- $5,000
Al-Van Humane Society · 2024
Project proposal
- $5,000
Beautify Pullman · Pullman, MI · 2024
Project proposal
- $5,000
We Care · South Haven, MI · 2024
Project proposal
- $5,000
Michigan Maritime Musuem · South Haven, MI · 2023
Immediate needs
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