Consumers Energy Foundation
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About Consumers Energy Foundation
The Consumers Energy Foundation concentrates its philanthropic giving locally in Jackson, MI, supporting community infrastructure projects that promote public benefit and civic life. Its sole recorded grant is a large capital gift to the Jackson Y-Center (YMCA) capital campaign, indicating a focus on funding facility improvements that serve broad community needs.
Focus Areas
Capital support for community recreation and fitness facilities in Jackson, MI (Jackson YMCA)Local community development and public-benefit infrastructureYouth and family services delivered through community centers
Who They Fund
Michigan local and regional communities (cities, townships, regional initiatives)low-income households / ALICE familiesK-12 students and youthearly-stage entrepreneurs and specifically women entrepreneursneighborhood residents/homeowners affected by blight and substandard housing
About Consumers Energy Foundation
Consumers Energy Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong pattern of capital support for community facilities and public-benefit projects across Michigan. The largest recorded grant in the file is $750,000 to Jackson Y-center Inc for the Jackson YMCA capital campaign, a clear signal that the foundation backs facility improvements with broad local use. Other major gifts point in the same direction: Grand Action 20 received $500,000 for The Next Wave capital campaign, and Cheboygan Area Arts Council received $250,000 for opera house auditorium accessibility improvements. The foundation also funds projects tied to food access, recreation, accessibility, neighborhood redevelopment, and environmental restoration. Its grant list includes support for a food pantry and community garden in Oscoda, an accessible and universally designed amphitheater in Mundy Township, and habitat restoration work in Muskegon County and along vacant land in Flint. Several awards are framed as capital campaigns, capital improvements, or facility upgrades, which suggests a preference for tangible projects that shape civic spaces and community-serving infrastructure. The pattern is local, Michigan-centered, and grounded in projects that are intended to be used by residents, youth, and families.
What Consumers Energy Foundation Funds
In community development and public space work, Consumers Energy Foundation gave $500,000 to Grand Action 20 for The Next Wave capital campaign and $250,000 to City of West Branch for Gathering Place. Those awards point to a focus on built projects that serve residents in shared spaces. The foundation also supports food security and basic needs. It awarded $250,000 to Community Food Clubs for Community Food Club Facility Upgrades and $250,000 to Pkl Cares for Pkl Cares Food Pantry and Community Garden. Environmental and habitat work appears as another theme. Grants include $250,000 to Muskegon County Parks for Dune Harbor Park Habitat Restoration and Community Engagement Project, $250,000 to Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy for Monarch Meadows Preservation and Restoration Project, and $250,000 to Genesee Conservation District for non-structural blight removal and habitat enhancement on vacant land in Flint, MI.
How Consumers Energy Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster at modest-to-mid-sized levels, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent grant list also shows a smaller set of large capital and project gifts reaching $100,000 to $750,000. The foundation’s structure includes a grant program that accepts unsolicited requests, and it also processes matching gifts and volunteer grants through a donor-advised fund intermediary in the recent data. Recipients appear across multiple years, including United Way of South Central Michigan, First in Michigan, Michigan Women’s Foundation, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Inc, and Cranbrook-related entities, which indicates repeat support rather than one-off awards only.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.5M
Total Assets
$67.1M
Total Revenue
$13.9M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $25K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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