Funding search · EIN 300130499 · New Buffalo, MI

The Pokagon Fund

Name: The Pokagon Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

350
grants reported: $3.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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New Buffalo Township9 grants · $944,932
Neighbor By Neighbor7 grants · $533,318
City of New Buffalo3 grants · $473,592
New Buffalo Area Schools12 grants · $138,881
University of Michigan27 grants · $71,000
River Valley School District6 grants · $69,644
Western Michigan University21 grants · $45,628
Michigan State University14 grants · $44,864
Harding'S Market10 grants · $35,362
The Avenue Family Networkcaring Connections2 grants · $34,200

Giving over time

$971,029

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 350 grants.

$300,000
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
New buffalo twp marquette greenway- discretionary funds
$300,000
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Marquette greenway- municipal grant
$286,092
City of New Buffalo · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
Dune walk restoration project
$213,333
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Red arrow linear park- municipal funds
$150,000
City of New Buffalo · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Marquette greenway -city portion
$150,000
Neighbor By Neighbor · Bridgman, MI · 2024
Operations 2025-2027
$106,667
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Red arrow linear park- discretionary funds
$100,000
Neighbor By Neighbor · Union Pier, MI · 2023
From dependence to independence amendment #2
$94,318
Neighbor By Neighbor · Union Pier, MI · 2022
From dependence to independence
$67,500
Neighbor By Neighbor · Union Pier, MI · 2022
From dependence to independence
$60,000
Neighbor By Neighbor · Union Pier, MI · 2023
From dependence to independence - matching funds
$60,000
Neighbor By Neighbor · Union Pier, MI · 2023
From dependence to independence 2024 payment
$40,000
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Nbas - planned unit development
$37,500
City of New Buffalo · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Marquette greenway trailhead
$32,500
Three Oaks Townshp · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Spring creek school renovation phase ii
$31,200
The Avenue Family Networkcaring Connections · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Educational support services
$31,200
The Avenue Family Network · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Educational and support services
$22,605
River Valley School District · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
Playground enhancement project
$18,741
Temple B'Nai Shalon · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Sustainable diaper bank for hartford area
$18,483
Harding'S Market · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
Mobile food pantries protein supplement grant
$18,000
Senior Nutrition Servicesmeals On Wheel Sw Mi · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Beyond five meals per week for seniors
$17,500
Three Oaks Township · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
Spring creek school renovation phase ii
$17,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2022
Rvsd blessings in a backpack
$16,051
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Student mental health & well-being project 2023-2024
$16,000
New Buffalo Sports · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Baseball/softball scholarships and equipment
$15,000
Caring Connection · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Violence prevention outreach
$15,000
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Bus trips 2024-2025
$15,000
River Valley School District · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
Bus trips 2024-2025
$15,000
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
New buffalo student mental well-being initiative 2021-2022
$14,882
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
New buffalo student mental health initiative 2022-2023
$13,500
Nbas · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Bus trips 2023-2024
$13,500
Rvsd · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
Bus trips 2023-2024
$13,500
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
Field trips 2022-2023
$13,500
River Valley School District · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Field trips 2022-2023
$12,000
Feeding America West Mi · Kentwood, MI · 2024
Mobile food pantries- harbor country 2025
$12,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Comstock Park, MI · 2023
Mobile food pantries - berrien county habor country
$12,000
Senior Nutrition Services Region Iv · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Ending senior hunger through community connections
$12,000
Feeding America West Mi · Comstock Park, MI · 2022
2023 mobile food pantries - harbor country
$11,748
Village of Michiana · Michiana, MI · 2023
Beach shelter for stop 37
$10,000
School of American Music · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
Enhancing a sustainable community cultural resource
$10,000
Temple Bnai Shalom United Through Motherhood · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Sustainable diaper bank in southwest michigan/michiana
$10,000
Chikaming Open Lands · Sawyer, MI · 2023
Castle keep preserve recreational improvements
$10,000
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Fire fighting gear
$10,000
School of American Music · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
Enhancing a sustainable community cultural resource
$10,000
Centrica Care Navigators · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Access and awareness for services
$10,000
Children'S Dispensary & Hospital Assoc · South Bend, IN · 2022
Place to be me summer camp
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of St Joseph Co · South Bend, IN · 2022
Turnock street builds 2023
$10,000
Potawatomi Zoo · South Bend, IN · 2022
The zoo comes to you 2023
$10,000
Region of Three Oaks Museum · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Museum expansion
$10,000
Reins of Life · South Bend, IN · 2022
K-8 rol school program
$10,000
School of American Music · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Music education and programming 2023
$10,000
Senior Nutrition Services · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Produce to your door harbor country 2023
$10,000
Senior Nutrition Services · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Harbor country seniors will eat
$10,000
Temple B'Nai Shalon · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
United through motherhood - diaper bank sw mi
$10,000
Unity Gardens · South Bend, IN · 2022
Garden-to-market: on-farm educational program
$10,000
Youth Service Bureau of St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2022
Young moms self-sufficiency program
$9,652
Smoke Vision Care · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
The pokagon fund in- house vision program grant
$9,311
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Summer meals at nbas
$8,789
River Valley School District · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
Vape action, prevention, education initiative
$8,500
Corvilla · South Bend, IN · 2022
Comprehensive photography program
$8,500
River Valley School District · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Rvsd transportation fleet camera system
$7,500
New Buffalo Railroad Museum · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
General operations support 2025
$7,500
Thomas M Cooley Law School · Lansing, MI · 2024
Todd taylor spring 2025
$7,000
Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Dept · Dowagiac, MI · 2024
Gear dryer
$7,000
Toys for Tots-New Buffalo · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
New buffalo toys for tots 2024 campaign
$7,000
Toys for Tots- New Buffalo · Three Oaks, MI · 2023
New buffalo toys for tots 2023 campaign
$7,000
Wai-Iam · Lansing, MI · 2023
Str8talk presentation
$7,000
Toys for Tots-New Buffalo · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Harbor country toys for tots 2022
$7,000
United Way of Sw Mi · Saint Joseph, MI · 2022
2023 cass co school supply spectacular
$6,749
Girls On the Run Sw Mi · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Spring 2025 program in harbor country
$6,740
New Buffalo Sports · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
Baseball/softball scholarships and equipment 2025
$6,700
Chikaming Township · Harbert, MI · 2023
Traffic safety initiative project
$6,208
New Buffalo Township · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
School supplies giveaway at public safety day 2022
$6,184
Chikaming Township · Harbert, MI · 2024
Thermal imaging camera replacement
$6,000
Green Bridge Growers · Mishawaka, IN · 2024
Fighting hunger in south bend
$6,000
Harbor Country Rotary Foundation · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
2025 school district families identified in need
$6,000
Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Ellie cybulski 2023-2024
$6,000
Harbor Country Rotary Foundation · New Buffalo, MI · 2023
Food security
$6,000
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Harbor country pop up concert series
$6,000
Harbor Country Rotary Foundation · Three Oaks, MI · 2022
Family food goods baskets 2022
$6,000
Helping Hands of Cass County · Cassopolis, MI · 2022
5th annual farmworkers welcome to mi event
$6,000
New Buffalo Sports · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
2023 scholarships, uniforms, equipment - matching funds
$5,750
Helping Hands of Cass County · Cassopolis, MI · 2024
7th annual farmworkers welcome back to mi event
$5,750
Life Treatment Centers · South Bend, IN · 2024
Empowerher: jane's house
$5,614
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Hailey butler summer 2024
$5,400
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI · 2022
Author visit-katherine arden
$5,340
Pokagon Volunteer Fire Department · Niles, MI · 2023
Faster gear drying time
$5,050
Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Leanne penny fall 2023
$5,050
Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Leanne penny spring 2024
$5,000
Coastline Children'S Film Festival · Sawyer, MI · 2024
Coastline children's film festival 2025
$5,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Sela van buskirk 2024-2025
$5,000
Des Dance Company Foundation · Goshen, IN · 2024
Dance the magic 2025
$5,000
Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Zoe price 2024-2025
$5,000
Michiana Public Broadcasting Corpor · South Bend, IN · 2024
Equipment for local programs
$5,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Michael bombin 2024-2025
$5,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Kira arvanitis summer session 2025
$5,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Isabella notorangelo 2024-2025
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Ashton mc nabb 2024-2025
$5,000
Water'S Edge United Methodist Church · New Buffalo, MI · 2024
The gathering (gate 2.0)
$5,000
Wheaton College · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Faith nash 2024-2025

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