Funding search · EIN 382853785 · Kalamazoo, MI

Southwest Michigan First Corp

Name: Southwest Michigan First Corp grants, 2023–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

49
grants reported: $8.4M
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

medc industry placemaking revitalization collaborative council development readiness

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Battle Creek Unlimited1 grant · $2.4M
City of Kalamazoo1 grant · $1.4M
Village of Lawton1 grant · $811,341
City of Sturgis1 grant · $769,092
215 Em Partners Llc1 grant · $550,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts1 grant · $331,171
City of Marshall1 grant · $327,200
266 Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Llc (Coney Island)1 grant · $325,000
Battle Creek Unlimited1 grant · $249,461
Village of Marcellus1 grant · $170,501

Giving over time

$2.7M

2023

$1.7M

2024

$4.0M

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$2.4M
Battle Creek Unlimited · Battle Creek, MI · 2023
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$1.4M
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$811,341
Village of Lawton · Lawton, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$769,092
City of Sturgis · Sturgis, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$550,000
215 Em Partners Llc · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$331,171
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$327,200
City of Marshall · Marshall, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$325,000
266 Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Llc (Coney Island) · Portage, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$249,461
Battle Creek Unlimited · Battle Creek, MI · 2025
Strategic Site Readiness Program (MEDC)
$170,501
Village of Marcellus · Marcellus, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$134,002
Covert Township · Covert, MI · 2025
Revitalization and Placemaking Grant (MEDC)
$96,070
Juniper Rayne Studios · Paw Paw, MI · 2023
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$65,625
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Collaborative development council grant (medc)
$54,669
Village of Marcellus · Marcellus, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$38,656
Village of Lawton · Lawton, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$27,137
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$25,000
Jcr Offroad · Portage, MI · 2025
Industry 4.0 (MEDC)
$25,000
One Well Brewing Llc · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Industry 4.0 (MEDC)
$25,000
Spencer Manufacturing · South Haven, MI · 2025
Industry 4.0 (MEDC)
$25,000
Ac Foundry · Jackson, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Alpha Resources Llc · Stevensville, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Decatur Tastings Llc · Decatur, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Economic Modeling Llc · Moscow, ID · 2024
Cdc grant funding (medc)
$25,000
Hanson International · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Knappen Milling Company · Augusta, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Koehler Industries · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Parma Tube Corporation · Sturgis, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Pratt Intermodal Chassis Llc · Niles, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Shawnee Specialties · Eau Claire, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Vickers Engineering · New Troy, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Affinity Custom Molding · Mendon, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Frame Products · Buchanan, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Gaishin Manufacturing Llc · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Lakeshore Die Cast · Po Box Baroda, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Ltw Ergonomic Solutions · Lawrence, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Lyons Industries · Dowagiac, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$25,000
Progressive Dynamics · Marshall, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$22,200
City of Sturgis · Sturgis, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$21,875
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Cdc grant funding (medc)
$21,332
Envision Automation Llc · Edwardsburg, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$20,000
Research Consultants International Fdi · 2025
CDC Grant Funding (MEDC)
$14,600
Sister Lakes Brewing Company Llc · Dowagiac, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$12,460
Covert Township · Covert, MI · 2024
Revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
$11,288
Journeyman Distillery Llc · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$11,000
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
CDC Grant Funding (MEDC)
$11,000
Market One · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
CDC Grant Funding (MEDC)
$8,765
Hibshman Screw Machine Products · Union, MI · 2025
Industry 4.0 (MEDC)
$7,125
Three Blondes Brewing Llc · South Haven, MI · 2023
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)
$6,253
Peat'S Original Cider · Stevensville, MI · 2024
Industry 4.0 grant (medc)

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.