Michigan First Foundation

What they fund

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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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Forgotten Harvest3 grants · $15,000
• Morehouse College & Devyn M Hardwick2 grants · $12,000
• Focus Hope3 grants · $10,500
• Meals On Wheels Detroit2 grants · $10,000
• Ohio State University & Agape Gloria Imani Anderson1 grant · $8,000
• Grand Valley State University3 grants · $7,500
• Wayne State University3 grants · $7,500
• Lawrence Technological University3 grants · $7,500
• United Negro College Fund3 grants · $7,500
• University of Detroit Mercy3 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 246 grants.

• $10,000

  Morehouse College & Devyn M Hardwick · Atlanta, GA · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $8,000

  Ohio State University & Agape Gloria Imani Anderson · Columbus, OH · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $7,000

  Purdue U West Lafayette & Hector G Gomez · West Lafayette, IN · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $7,000

  Indiana University & Megan Zacharias · Bloomington, IN · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $7,000

  U of Michigan Ann Arbor & Elijah Gill · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $6,000

  Arizona State University & Tavia Harris · Tempe, AZ · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $6,000

  Grand Valley State U & Chelsea E Harmon · Allendale, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $6,000

  Life University & Brittany Lavonna Davis · Marietta, GA · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $6,000

  University of Michigan Ann Arbor & Camron Charles Herbert · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024

  Community support - non-profit, collects surplus food from a variety of sources and distributes it to food providers.

• $5,000

  Gleaners Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - collects, warehouses, repacks and distributes many millions of pounds of food for over 300 local member agencies.

• $5,000

  Hampton University & Landen Kendrick · Hampton, VA · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Johnson & Wales University & Ava Williams · Charlotte, NC · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Meals On Wheels Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - provides meals to homebound elderly.

• $5,000

  Univ of Mi Ann Arbor & Kimani Stokes · Allendale, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Davenport U & Justin Xavier Mattison · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $5,000

  Gleaners & Oakland County Food Bank · Pontiac, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $5,000

  Meals On Wheels Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $5,000

  Michigan State Univ & Henry Boyer · East Lansing, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Wayne State & Theadora Corbett Turner · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Wayne State Univ & Alana Rosalind Denard · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Carnegie Mellon University & Regina Delaluz Araujo-Redroza · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $5,000

  Detroit Area Agency On Aging · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $5,000

  Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $5,000

  Gleaners · Warren, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $5,000

  Sarah Lawrence College & Kennedy Marshall · Bronxville, NY · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $4,500

  Univ of Cincinnati & Genesis Andeerson · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $4,000

  Michigan State University & Nilah Hughes · East Lansing, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $4,000

  University of Michigan & Camron Herbert · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $4,000

  University of Phoenix & April Scales · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $4,000

  Howard University & Lenah Alghali · Washington, DC · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $4,000

  Lathrup Village Community Foundation · Lathrup Village, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $4,000

  Morehouse College & Andre Spivey Ii · Atlanta, GA · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $3,500

  Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - to sponsor annual walk.

• $3,500

  Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $3,500

  Spelman College & Saniyah Smith · Atlanta, GA · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $3,500

  Focus Hope · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $3,000

  Mi State University & Breanna Bouyer · East Lansing, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $3,000

  U of Notre Dame & Alexander R Sterling · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $3,000

  Univ of Mich & Alexandria Joye Rowe · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $3,000

  Michigan State Univ & Maxwell Hendrix · East Lansing, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $3,000

  U of Mich Ann Arbor & Diala Ajaero · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $3,000

  Univ of Notre Dame & Alexander Sterling · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $2,500

  Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024

  Community support - general scholarship fund

• $2,500

  Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2024

  Community support - general scholarship fund

• $2,500

  Naacp Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - provides minority focus on legal, civil rights, criminal justice, economic, educational, health, political, public policy and youth issues.

• $2,500

  United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - provides scholarships to students attending historically black colleges/universities.

• $2,500

  University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - general scholarship fund

• $2,500

  Urban League of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - offers education, counseling, prevention and job services.

• $2,500

  Wayne County Community College · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - general scholarship fund

• $2,500

  Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - general scholarship fund

• $2,500

  Detroit Branch Naacp · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Urban League of Detroit and Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Wayne County Community College · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,500

  Detroit Branch Naacp · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  Grand Valley State University · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  United Negro College Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  Wayne County Community College · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,500

  Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,000

  Adler University & Dominique Fouche · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Central Mi University & Gavin Zacharias · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Children'S Miracle Network · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

  Community support - raises funds for alliance of 170 children's hospitals to provide care, research and community outreach for children's diseases.

• $2,000

  Grand Valley State U & Mason E Leenheer · Allendale, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Morehouse College & Devyn M Hardwick · Atlanta, GA · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2024

  Community support - provides emergency services, shelter, rehabilitation, and recreation services.

• $2,000

  Thaw (the Heat & Warmth Fund) · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - provides financial assistance to low-income, pre-qualified citizens of detroit who need help with utility costs.

• $2,000

  U of M Ann Arbor & Brendan a Woong · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  U of M Ann Arbor & Diala Ajaero · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Univ of Cincinnati & Genesis Anderson · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Wayne State Univ & Coi Nicole Galbraith · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Chapman University & Nicole Pasto · Orange, CA · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Children'S Miracle Network · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

  Community support

• $2,000

  Cmu & Nikolai Xavier Araujo-Pedroza · Mount Pleasant, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,000

  Thaw · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Community support

• $2,000

  U of Michigan & Langston William Harris · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Children'S Miracle Network · Royal Oak, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,000

  Florida a&M University & Makiya Dae'Shawn Heard · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Grand Valley State University & Antonio Hall · Allendale, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Grand Valley State University & Jenna Russell · Allendale, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Michigan State University & Summer Lee · East Lansing, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,000

  The Heat and Warmth Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Community support

• $2,000

  University of Michigan & Melina Alexandria Moody · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  University of Michigan Ann Arbor & Aanchal Jain · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  University of Michigan Ann Arbor & Arianna Denae · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  University of Notre Dame & Alexander Ryan Sterling · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $2,000

  Washington State Univeristy School of Medicine & Demetrius Moncrease · St Louis, MO · 2022

  Educational scholarships

• $1,500

  Alternative for Girls · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - helps girls and young women avoid sexual exploitation and victimization, substance abuse and prostitution.

• $1,500

  Black United Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Community support - empowering youth for everyday success initiative. The initiative seeks to address the need to equip children and youth who are under-represented, underserved and at-risk with resources and tools that… read allCommunity support - empowering youth for everyday success initiative. The initiative seeks to address the need to equip children and youth who are under-represented, underserved and at-risk with resources and tools that help them succeed academically, financially, socially, and in career planning. less
• $1,500

  Orchard'S Children Services · Southfield, MI · 2024

  Community support - providing specialized care in addition to recreational & educational services for children in oakland, wayne & macomb counties.

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