Funding search · EIN 386114135 · Muskegon, MI
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 563
- grants reported
- $34.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,979
- 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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Top recipients
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- Muskegon Museum of Art3 grants · $5.6M
- Community Foundation for Muskegon County2 grants · $4.1M
- Muskegon Area Intermediate School District3 grants · $1.4M
- West Michigan Symphony3 grants · $1.2M
- Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore3 grants · $1.0M
- Trinity Health Muskegon - Office of Philanthropy3 grants · $947,638
- Muskegon Winter Sports Complex Luge Adventure Sports Park (Muskegon Sport2 grants · $526,000
- Muskegon Rescue Mission3 grants · $513,883
- United Way of the Lakeshore3 grants · $501,180
- Muskegon Public Schools - Finance Department3 grants · $497,560
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 563 grants.
- $3.7M
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General support
- $2.6M
Muskegon Museum of Art · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $1.6M
Muskegon Museum of Art · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.3M
Muskegon Museum of Art · Muskegon, MI · 2022
2021/2022 fiscal year - quarterly disbursement; annual disbursement from the little learners preschool fund; bennett prize winner's show; consumers energy festival of wreaths; festival of trees - wreath sponsorship
- $1.1M
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Community based/literacy centered play and learn expansion; k-3 early literacy coaching; maisd great start collaborative; national day of racial healing; support and maintain maple ridge school; teacher mini grants
- $724,620
West Michigan Symphony · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $501,500
Muskegon Winter Sports Complex Luge Adventure Sports Park (Muskegon Sport · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Community development
- $440,734
Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Youth development
- $402,460
Frauenthal Center · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $379,466
County of Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Community development
- $374,920
Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General support
- $350,000
Kids Belong · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Youth development
- $343,317
Trinity Health Muskegon - Office of Philanthropy · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $340,907
West Michigan Symphony · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $338,090
Community Foundation for Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2024
Community development
- $327,142
Hume Home · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $326,747
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Other
- $309,351
Trinity Health Muskegon - Office of Philanthropy · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $308,646
Muskegon Public Schools - Finance Department · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Education
- $294,970
Trinity Health Muskegon - Office of Philanthropy · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General support
- $262,411
First Congregational Church - Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Religious related
- $229,641
United Way of the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $214,847
Muskegon Rescue Mission · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $210,082
Muskegon Ymca · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Youth development
- $206,040
Muskegon Area District Library · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Oaktree Academy · Ludington, MI · 2024
Education
- $185,260
Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Youth development
- $184,982
Annis Water Resource Institute · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Environment & conservation
- $176,040
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $174,769
United Way of Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $167,375
Arts Council of White Lake-Nuveen Center · Whitehall, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $166,504
Muskegon Rescue Mission · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $166,000
Step Up · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $164,164
United Way of Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $162,236
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Education
- $157,386
United Way of the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $155,305
City of Whitehall - Playhouse Operations · Whitehall, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $150,000
Single Momm · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $144,416
Muskegon Ymca · Muskegon, MI · 2022
2021 seaway run; black tie for the y; the y learning center; general operating support; life jackets, buoys, water safety; support for camp pendalouan; the livestrong program
- $143,500
City of Whitehall - Playhouse Operations · Whitehall, MI · 2022
General operating, playhouse capital campaign, show me the money challenge fund
- $136,601
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $135,844
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General operating support; goodwill vita program; janitorial training for youth at boys & girls club
- $133,255
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Education
- $132,686
Muskegon Community College · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Scholarship funds
- $132,532
Muskegon Rescue Mission · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General operating support; 3 laptops for mission shelter staff; 5 car seats to keep shelter kids safe; annual disbursement to provide food, shelter and clothing assistance, capital campaign; self-sufficiency programming
- $128,521
Whitehall District Schools · Whitehall, MI · 2024
Education
- $127,530
Ludington Area Schools · Ludington, MI · 2023
Education
- $127,070
Kids' Food Basket - Muskegon · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $124,571
Ludington Area Schools · Ludington, MI · 2024
Education
- $122,710
Ludington Area Catholic Education Foundation · Ludington, MI · 2024
Education
- $121,085
Ludington Area Catholic Education Foundation · Ludington, MI · 2023
Education
- $120,580
National Christian Foundation of West Michigan · Ada, MI · 2023
Religious related
- $116,313
Ludington Area Catholic Education Foundation · Ludington, MI · 2022
General operating support; school operating expenses endowment
- $115,890
The Arc Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Diversity, equity and inclusion
- $115,391
Ymca Camp Pendalouan · Montague, MI · 2023
Youth development
- $114,663
Lakeshore Museum Center · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $114,153
United Way of the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Community campaign-respond, recover, reimagine and rebuild!/show up united; dolly parton imagination library; early literacy books; general operating support
- $113,076
West Michigan Symphony · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Annual disbursements; campaign expenses; chair sponsorship for 2021-22 concert season; general operating support; support the link up program; support annual concert series; to support the youth symphony
- $109,311
Lakeshore Museum Center · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $107,369
Lakeshore Museum Center · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Annual distribution; archival needs; general operating support; iron fence repair at hackley park soldiers monument
- $103,940
Muskegon Public Schools - Finance Department · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Education
- $101,578
City of Whitehall - Playhouse Operations · Whitehall, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $100,000
Greater Muskegon Economic Development · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Community development
- $99,747
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Muskegon, MI · 2022
For beautification and renovation of part of the church; general support and support for the welsh-ford downtown concert series
- $99,529
Greater Muskegon Economic Development · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Community development
- $99,338
Muskegon Public Schools - Poppen Programs · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General operating support
- $98,420
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Scholarship funds
- $96,238
Annis Water Resource Institute · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Environment & conservation
- $95,209
Muskegon Catholic Education Foundation · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Annual disbursement; contribution to millennium club for 2021; general operating support; student scholarships to muskegon catholic central; tuition support
- $90,420
Msu Extension Business Office · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Community development
- $88,610
National Christian Foundation of West Michigan · Ada, MI · 2024
Religious related
- $88,413
Harbor Hospice · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General operating support; patient care costs not covered through room and board payments or insurance
- $88,395
Msu Extension Business Office · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Community development
- $88,080
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Scholarship funds
- $86,266
Muskegon Public Schools - Poppen Programs · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Education
- $86,230
Temple B'Nai Israel · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Religious related
- $86,027
Msu Extension Business Office · East Lansing, MI · 2022
General support
- $85,829
Ludington Area Schools · Ludington, MI · 2022
2021 mason yac-teacher mini grant awards; epworth annual ad; fafsa completion incentives; ludington area pickleball's agency fund; giving tree program
- $85,000
Northern Initiatives · Marquette, MI · 2024
Diversity, equity and inclusion
- $84,974
Muskegon Public Schools - Finance Department · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Classroom grant awards; teacher mini awards; expenses and supplies; fund and support the big red band; safety around water program; staff appreciation lunches
- $84,900
Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association · Ludington, MI · 2023
Arts & culture
- $84,360
Foundation for Muskegon Community College · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Diversity, equity and inclusion
- $83,512
City of Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Community development
- $81,990
Annis Water Resource Institute · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Annual disbursement to support the annis water resource institute; awri lab tech
- $81,600
Lakeshore Food Club · Ludington, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $80,000
Kids' Food Basket - Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Final pay of commitment; general operating support; healthy children healthy futures; support for food programs; to support muskegon area operations
- $78,885
Read Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Education
- $77,400
Blue Hat Ministries · Ludington, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $77,250
Uss Silversides Submarine Museum · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $76,173
North Muskegon Public Schools · North Muskegon, MI · 2024
Education
- $75,911
City of Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Community development
- $75,000
Iccf Community Homes · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Community development
- $73,270
Arts Council of White Lake-Nuveen Center · Whitehall, MI · 2024
Arts & culture
- $71,410
Muskegon Christian School · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Education
- $71,185
City of Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Annual improvements at mcgraft park; for "chris jensen" park bench; year four of a five-year $30,000 commitment in support of the mercy health (lc walker) arena
- $69,083
Help Ministry · Ludington, MI · 2024
Health and human services
- $68,856
Agewell Services of West Michigan · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Health and human services
- $68,827
Whitehall District Schools · Whitehall, MI · 2022
2020 and 2021 scholarships; approved teacher mini grants; brogren christie scholarship award; for podcast studio; operational costs for hilts landing; the hope squad to reduce youth suicide
- $67,500
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Environment & conservation
- $66,969
Community Foundation for Oceana County · Pentwater, MI · 2024
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