Funding search · EIN 863992946 · Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan Founders Fund

Name: Michigan Founders Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

15
grants reported: $419,502
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

1 grant matching “kimmy” · $10,000

$10,000
Kimmie G Llc · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Sports/tech venture pitch winner

Grant history

All 15 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Betterplay Studios · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
2023 mtw pitch winner - mff competition
$50,000
Peadbo · Washington, DC · 2023
2022 venture comp winner
$50,000
Total Reentry Solutions · East Lansing, MI · 2023
2023 mtw pitch winner - mff competition
$33,334
Evenscore · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
2022 venture comp winner
$33,334
Justair Solutions · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
2022 venture comp winner
$33,334
Life Magnetics · Plymouth, MI · 2022
2022 venture comp winner
$30,000
Farmish · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Venture together competition winner
$30,000
Reciprocity Llc · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Venture together competition winner
$30,000
Strut Motors · Detroit, MI · 2024
Venture together competition winner
$30,000
Whatseatlike · Detroit, MI · 2024
Venture together competition winner
$15,000
Episls · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
2023 mtw pitch winner - mlsea competition
$10,000
Kimmie G Llc · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Sports/tech venture pitch winner
$10,000
Keep Growing Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Community trailblazer grant
$7,500
Alivio Medical Llc · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Sports/tech venture pitch winner
$7,000
Athlytic Llc · Detroit, MI · 2024
Sports/tech venture pitch winner

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Same state

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation2,850 grants · $515.4M
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Wk Kellogg Foundation7,234 grants · $1.30B

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Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B

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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.