About Anna Paulina Foundation
The Anna Paulina Foundation appears to be a highly concentrated, place-based funder focused on faith-based and frontline social services in Flint, MI. It provides large, unrestricted general support to local churches and ministry organizations that run downtown outreach, homeless services, and residential recovery programs. The foundation’s sizable grants suggest a preference for core operating support to trusted community institutions rather than project-restricted funding.
Focus Areas
Support for local Protestant congregations as anchor community institutions (e.g., First Presbyterian Church)Downtown outreach and emergency assistance for vulnerable residentsResidential recovery and rehabilitation services (addiction/long-term care)
Who They Fund
unspecified/any nonprofit organizationnot limited to a particular population
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: only three large grants, predominantly unrestricted/core support, geographically focused on Flint-area faith-based service providers.
Funding Style
About Anna Paulina Foundation
A $1,000,000 unrestricted grant to First Presbyterian Church stands out in the Anna Paulina Foundation’s recent record and points to a funder that backs Flint institutions with large, flexible awards. The foundation has given $3,341,000 in annual grants and keeps its giving tightly local, with 84% of grants going to recipients in Michigan. Recent awards show a strong preference for established community anchors: churches, service providers, youth organizations, and cultural institutions in Flint and nearby Genesee County. In 2025, the foundation made a cluster of six-figure unrestricted grants to Flint-based nonprofits including the Crim Fitness Foundation, Whaley Children’s Center, the YMCA of Flint, the Flint Institute of Music, and the Flint Institute of Arts. That pattern suggests a funder that often supports core organizational strength rather than narrow project-only work. Its recent giving also reaches beyond direct social services to faith communities, arts institutions, and youth-serving organizations, all within a place-based strategy centered on Flint and greater Genesee County.
What Anna Paulina Foundation Funds
The Anna Paulina Foundation supports a mix of faith-based, cultural, youth, and human-services work. In arts funding, it gave $125,000 to the Flint Institute of Music for unrestricted general support and $110,000 to the Flint Institute of Arts for unrestricted general support. Youth development is another clear thread: the foundation awarded $125,000 to the YMCA of Flint for unrestricted general support and also supported Young Life of Genesee County with a $20,000 unrestricted grant. Human services appear in grants to Catholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genes and the Salvation Army, both funded for general or unrestricted support. The foundation also backs urban and civic life through its stated focus on beautification, public art, and community revitalization, alongside its work with vulnerable populations.
How Anna Paulina Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at the lower end of the foundation’s range, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $11,500. At the same time, the recent grants list includes several very large awards, including seven-figure and six-figure gifts, showing a split between small support and major institutional grants. Recipients recur across years: Crim Fitness Foundation, YMCA of Flint, American Red Cross, United Way of Genesee County, Salvation Army, Flint Institute of Arts, and Boy Scouts of America all appear more than once. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or PRIs. It also operates competitive grant programs and accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$48M
Total Revenue
$17.5M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $12K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$12K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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