To provide financial advantages to our members and to empower local communities by enhancing financial literacy, furthering education, and improving overall quality of life.
A $46,000 grant to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation stands out in the recent record because it links this funder’s local giving to equity and education across Kalamazoo County. Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan uses grantmaking to support financial literacy, education, community development, and volunteer programs, and its recent awards show a mix of community grants, sponsorships, and scholarship-style support. The largest awards are often paired with place-based organizations in Kalamazoo, while smaller grants reach additional Michigan and nearby Midwest communities. The foundation also funds community-facing groups with direct service missions. Recent examples include support for YWCA in Kalamazoo, Big Brothers Big Sisters a Community of Caring, and El Concilio Hispanic American Council. Other awards go to organizations working on housing stability, health access, and youth support, including Community Homeworks, Kalamazoo Housing Advocates, and First Day Shoe Fund. This pattern suggests a funder that combines broad community investment with tightly local relationships, especially in its core Michigan footprint.
Financial literacy is one of the clearest through lines in the foundation’s giving. It supports classroom-based money-management work through Teachers and Educators Scholarship grants, which fund financial literacy project proposals for educators. Education also appears through scholarship support, including the Youth Scholarship Program and the Cheryl A. DeBoer Soar Higher Award for students connected to Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation. Community development shows up in both organizational grants and sponsorships. Kalamazoo Housing Advocates received support for work with people who are unhoused or in unstable housing, and Macomb County Habitat for Humanity was funded to help families build affordable homeownership. Basic-needs grantmaking is also present: Keeping Families Covered received support for hygiene essentials, and Walworth County Food Pantry was funded to distribute food, diapers, incontinence products, and period supplies. These awards show attention to practical needs alongside education-focused programs.
$448K
$3.4B
$216.1M
$194.6M
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Typical grants cluster around a modest nonprofit range: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent record also includes larger sponsorship-style awards and a few grants above that core band. The same organizations can appear across multiple years, including Kalamazoo Baseball LLC, Big Brothers Big Sisters a Community of Caring, and Stadium Management Company, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts only. The foundation operates as a credit-union-linked grantmaker with a local orientation and an explicit member/community purpose, and it also offers named programs such as scholarships, classroom grants, and sponsorship requests.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Michigan: 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Kalamazoo is the most visible city in the recent record, with grants to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, YWCA, El Concilio Hispanic American Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters a Community of Caring, and several others. Outside Michigan, the foundation also reaches Janesville, Crystal Lake, Waukegan, and Elkhorn in Illinois and Wisconsin locations such as Janesville and Elkhorn. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 51 grants in the United States.
Its stated focus areas include financial literacy, education through scholarships, community development, volunteer programs, and teacher/classroom financial education. Recent grants also show support for housing stability, food security, health access, youth mentorship, and basic-needs assistance such as hygiene supplies.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent record also includes some larger sponsorships and community grants above that range.
Yes. Michigan is the top state by grant count, and 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent record is especially concentrated in Kalamazoo and nearby Michigan communities.
Yes. The active program list includes a Youth Scholarship Program and a Teachers and Educators Scholarship program for classroom financial literacy projects. A named award, the Cheryl A. DeBoer Soar Higher Award, supports students enrolled in or accepted to Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation.
The recent grants show repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Kalamazoo Baseball LLC, Big Brothers Big Sisters a Community of Caring, and Stadium Management Company. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships alongside one-time community awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $46,000 | 2025 | TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE EQUITY AND EDUCATION IN EVERY SECTOR, AT EVERY LEVEL, FOR EVERYONE IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. |
| KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC | KALAMAZOO, MI | $42,383 | 2025 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| YWCA | KALAMAZOO, MI | $37,537 | 2025 | DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. |
| VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $31,500 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| EL CONCILIO HISPANIC AMERICAN COUNCIL | KALAMAZOO, MI | $20,758 | 2025 | TO ENABLE AND PROMOTE THE PROSPERITY OF THE LATINX COMMUNITY. |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS A COMMUNITY OF CARING | KALAMAZOO, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | TO IGNITE POTENTIAL AND BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH MENTORSHIP. |
| COMMUNITY HOMEWORKS | KALAMAZOO, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMITTED TO CONNECTING HOMEOWNERS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE MORE LASTING CHANGE. |
| ADVIA FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES BY ENHANCING FINANCIAL LITERACY, FURTHERING EDUCATION, AND IMPROVING OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. |
| ECHO INC | JANESVILLE, WI | $11,000 | 2025 | DEDICATED TO MEETING HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
| MID CITY NUTRITION PROGRAM | PORT HURON, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE DELICIOUS, HOT, AND HEALTHY MEALS TO ANYONE WHO IS IN NEED. |
| MINISTRY WITH COMMUNITY | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MAKE POSITIVE LIFE CHANGES. |
| FAMILY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP | CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED ADULTS OF MCHENRY COUNTY. |
| KALAMAZOO HOUSING ADVOCATES | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE WITH THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR IN HOUSING THAT IS UNSTABLE |
| SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FIRST | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO INCREASE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR ALL IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ACTIONS. |
| KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED | WAUKEGAN, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO THE HYGIENE ESSENTIALS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. |
| MACOMB COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MOUNT CLEMENS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FAMILIES BUILD STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP. |
| STADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AND HELP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE. |
| FIRST DAY SHOE FUND | PORTAGE, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NEW ATHLETIC SHOES TO STUDENTS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT NO COST. |
| WALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY | ELKHORN, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, DIAPERS, INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS, AND PERIOD SUPPLIES TO WALWORTH COUNTY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. |
| KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. |
| BRONSON HEALTH FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES BRONSON SERVES. |
| PH PRO HOCKEY | LOMBARD, IL | $9,500 | 2025 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| LIGGELT COMMUNICATIONS LLC | PORT HURON, MI | $9,499 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| SOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK | BATTLE CREEK, MI | $9,000 | 2025 | TO ENRICH LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY ELIMINATING FOOD INSECURITY. |
| BELOIT MEALS ON WHEELS INC | BELOIT, WI | $8,500 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DAILY NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY, ILL AND DISABLED IN THE GREATER BELOIT AREA. |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $8,500 | 2025 | DEDICATED TO GIVING YOUTH THE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THEY NEED TO OWN THEIR SUCCESS. |
| FISH & LOAVES | TAYLOR, MI | $8,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT EMPOWER OUR CLIENTS TO BE FINANCIALLY SECURE AND HAVE A STABLE HOME. |
| BUILDING BLOCKS OF KALAMAZOO | KALAMAZOO, MI | $8,000 | 2025 | TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE FOR ALL. |
| A BEAUTIFUL ME | PORT HURON, MI | $6,000 | 2025 | TO GROW OUR LOCAL YOUTH TO BE CONFIDENT YOUNG LADIES |
| DRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $6,000 | 2025 | TO BRING THE KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR CHARITY. |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2025 | TO FEED AND PROVIDE COMFORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DISASTERS. |
| KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC | KALAMAZOO, MI | $41,149 | 2024 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| ADVIA FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN | KALAMAZOO, MI | $13,495 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS A COMMUNITY OF CARING | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| STADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY | KALAMAZOO, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| PORT HURON PRO HOCKEY LLC | PORT HURON, MI | $9,500 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| FAMILY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP | CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | $8,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| COMMUNITY HOMEWORKS | KALAMAZOO, MI | $7,500 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| DRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $6,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| ECUMENICAL SENIOR CENTER | KALAMAZOO, MI | $5,500 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| CITY OF PARCHMENT | PARCHMENT, MI | $5,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC | KALAMAZOO, MI | $39,950 | 2023 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | KALAMAZOO, MI | $23,800 | 2023 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| ADVIA FOUNDATION | KALAMAZOO, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS A COMMUNITY OF CARING | KALAMAZOO, MI | $12,466 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PORT HURON PRO HOCKEY LLC | PORT HURON, MI | $9,500 | 2023 | ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP |
| HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN | KALAMAZOO, MI | $8,975 | 2023 | SPONSORSHIP |
TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE EQUITY AND EDUCATION IN EVERY SECTOR, AT EVERY LEVEL, FOR EVERYONE IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY.
KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC
$42,383ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.
VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC
$31,500SPONSORSHIP
TO ENABLE AND PROMOTE THE PROSPERITY OF THE LATINX COMMUNITY.
TO IGNITE POTENTIAL AND BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH MENTORSHIP.
COMMITTED TO CONNECTING HOMEOWNERS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE MORE LASTING CHANGE.
ADVIA FOUNDATION
$15,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES BY ENHANCING FINANCIAL LITERACY, FURTHERING EDUCATION, AND IMPROVING OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.
DEDICATED TO MEETING HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
MID CITY NUTRITION PROGRAM
$10,000TO SERVE DELICIOUS, HOT, AND HEALTHY MEALS TO ANYONE WHO IS IN NEED.
TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED ADULTS OF MCHENRY COUNTY.
KALAMAZOO HOUSING ADVOCATES
$10,000TO SUPPORT, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE WITH THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR IN HOUSING THAT IS UNSTABLE
TO INCREASE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR ALL IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ACTIONS.
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO THE HYGIENE ESSENTIALS THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
MACOMB COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000TO HELP FAMILIES BUILD STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP.
STADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY
$10,000ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AND HELP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE.
TO PROVIDE NEW ATHLETIC SHOES TO STUDENTS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT NO COST.
WALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, DIAPERS, INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS, AND PERIOD SUPPLIES TO WALWORTH COUNTY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.
TO FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER.
TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES BRONSON SERVES.
PH PRO HOCKEY
$9,500ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
LIGGELT COMMUNICATIONS LLC
$9,499SPONSORSHIP
TO ENRICH LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY ELIMINATING FOOD INSECURITY.
TO PROVIDE DAILY NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY, ILL AND DISABLED IN THE GREATER BELOIT AREA.
DEDICATED TO GIVING YOUTH THE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THEY NEED TO OWN THEIR SUCCESS.
FISH & LOAVES
$8,000TO PROVIDE UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT EMPOWER OUR CLIENTS TO BE FINANCIALLY SECURE AND HAVE A STABLE HOME.
BUILDING BLOCKS OF KALAMAZOO
$8,000TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE FOR ALL.
A BEAUTIFUL ME
$6,000TO GROW OUR LOCAL YOUTH TO BE CONFIDENT YOUNG LADIES
DRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
$6,000TO BRING THE KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR CHARITY.
TO FEED AND PROVIDE COMFORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.
KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC
$41,149ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC
$30,000SPONSORSHIP
ADVIA FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
$13,495SPONSORSHIP
STADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY
$10,000ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
PORT HURON PRO HOCKEY LLC
$9,500SPONSORSHIP
DRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
$6,000SPONSORSHIP
CITY OF PARCHMENT
$5,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
KALAMAZOO BASEBALL LLC
$39,950ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$23,800ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
ADVIA FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PORT HURON PRO HOCKEY LLC
$9,500ATHLETIC SPONSORSHIP
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
$8,975SPONSORSHIP