To improve the health of Michigan residents, with special emphasis on the health and wellness of children and seniors, while reducing the cost of healthcare.
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund has backed a series of large, issue-specific projects that link health care, housing, and support services for Michigan residents. One of the clearest examples is a 2025 grant of $2,496,422 to the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for implementing specialty behavioral health housing assistance, showing that the fund supports system-level interventions as well as direct service work. Another 2025 award, $1,800,433 to the Regents of the University of Michigan, supported wellbeing with implant-overdentures for Michigan seniors, reflecting its attention to older adults and health outcomes tied to everyday function. The fund also invests in child and family health through projects such as Rx Kids in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, while its recent grants include work on elder justice, dementia support, pediatric behavioral health, nutrition access, and transportation for rural care. Across these grants, the pattern is consistent: Michigan-focused health initiatives, often built around evidence-based implementation, collaboration, and measurable service delivery.
Behavioral health is a major theme in the fund’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $500,000 to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for CCBHC demonstration expansion technical assistance and support, and in 2023 it awarded $500,000 to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services for innovations to improve access in pediatric behavioral health. Healthy aging appears in both direct services and community supports. The fund gave $648,514 to Wellwise Services Area Agency on Aging for elder justice advocacy, prevention, and supportive services, and $500,000 to Progressive Lifestyles Inc for A Confident Journey When Newly Diagnosed with Dementia. Child and maternal health also shows up through projects such as $500,000 to Michigan State University for Flint Kids Rx: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, Michigan, along with $500,000 to Voices for Children for addressing childhood trauma through play therapy. Nutrition and food access are another clear thread, including $500,000 to United Way of Northwest Michigan for Whole Child Nutrition: Policy, Infrastructure, Food Literacy.
Typical grant size sits at $98,166 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $354,116 at the 75th percentile. The recent award list also shows repeated $500,000 grants across several years, including multiple 2023 and 2024 awards, which suggests a mix of standard program grants and larger implementation awards. The foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, not a funder of individuals. It accepts unsolicited applications for some programs, including Healthy Aging Initiative, Healthy Kids Initiative, Capacity Building Grants, while other programs use invited or concept-paper processes such as Behavioral Health Initiative and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative.
$36M
$589.1M
$116.1M
$46.8M
Most grants fall between $98K and $354K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$98K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$354K
About 98% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in Michigan: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is MI. Recent awards land across the state, including Lansing, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Ypsilanti, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Flint, Traverse City, Bay City, Marquette, Midland, and Sault Ste. Marie. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 463 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. countries in the data.
Its stated purpose is to improve the health of Michigan residents, with special emphasis on children and seniors, while reducing the cost of healthcare. Recent grants show support for behavioral health, healthy aging, children’s health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, transportation for rural care, and maternal-infant health.
Yes. Recent examples include $500,000 to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for CCBHC demonstration expansion technical assistance and support, and $500,000 to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services for innovations to improve access in pediatric behavioral health.
Yes for some programs. Healthy Aging Initiative, Healthy Kids Initiative, and Capacity Building Grants accept unsolicited applications, while Behavioral Health Initiative and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative use invited or concept-paper based processes.
The grant-size distribution centers around $98,166 at the 25th percentile, a $150,000 median, and $354,116 at the 75th percentile. Several recent awards are much larger, including multiple $500,000 grants and one $2,496,422 grant.
Its giving is concentrated in Michigan. The top giving state is MI, and 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Lansing, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Ypsilanti, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Flint.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHIGAN DEP OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | LANSING, MI | $2,496,422 | 2025 | IMPLEMENTING SPECIALTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOUSING ASSISTANCE |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,800,433 | 2025 | WELLBEING WITH IMPLANT-OVERDENTURES FOR MICHIGAN SENIORS |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $1,522,928 | 2025 | RX KIDS - EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | YPSILANTI, MI | $874,601 | 2025 | CULTURALLY ADAPTED SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ASIAN AMERICANS |
| WELLWISE SERVICES AREA AGENCY ON AGING | BROOKLYN, MI | $648,514 | 2025 | ELDER JUSTICE ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES |
| INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN | SAULT STE MARIE, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | FOOD FARMACY PROGRAM IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES, MI |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | RETURN HOME SAFE |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEMENTIA MINDS | ALMA, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | DEMENTIA MINDS: BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINING SUCCESS |
| DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING | DETROIT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | HEALTH FIRST HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE |
| MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | LANSING, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPMENT OF A COORDINATING INTERMEDIARY FOR MEDICAID ILOS |
| GROUNDWORK CENTER FOR RESILIENT COMM | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $499,976 | 2025 | BRC: ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO DISTRIBUTING FRESH FOOD |
| COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $499,841 | 2025 | BELATCHED: ADVANCING BLACK BREASTFEEDING |
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $499,802 | 2025 | MICHIGAN FARM-TO-ECE NETWORK |
| NORTHERN MICHIGAN HEALTH CONSORTIUM | CHARLEVOIX, MI | $499,750 | 2025 | INTEGRATING CAPACITY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| HOSPICE CARE OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN DBA CENTRICA CARE NAVIGATORS | KALAMAZOO, MI | $495,142 | 2025 | PALLIATIVE CARE EXPANSION IN VAN BUREN AND CASS COUNTIES |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MICHIGAN | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $490,910 | 2025 | VETERAN SUSTAINED SUCCESS THROUGH ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $488,211 | 2025 | PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC URGENT CARE CENTER PILOT |
| MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $460,871 | 2025 | PATIENT-CENTERED VALUE-BASED STROKE REHABILITATION |
| THE CORNER HEALTH CENTER | YPSILANTI, MI | $457,460 | 2025 | COMMUNITY YOUTHWELL INITIATIVE |
| AREA AGENCIES ON AGING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN | LANSING, MI | $430,000 | 2025 | CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATEWIDE CONTRACTING INITIATIVE |
| GAY ELDERS OF METRO DETROIT DBA MIGEN | FERNDALE, MI | $400,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ INCLUSIVE PACE PROGRAMS (SLIPP) |
| METHODIST CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY DBA MCHS FAMILY OF SERVICES | REDFORD, MI | $400,000 | 2025 | TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE INTERGENERATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM |
| HOLLAND HOME | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $378,736 | 2025 | GIVING VOICE TO PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA |
| ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES | DEARBORN, MI | $376,145 | 2025 | ACCESS OVERDOSE PREVENTION TEAM |
| SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS DBA MISIDE | DETROIT, MI | $370,800 | 2025 | NAVIGATE: A FIRST PSYCHOSIS EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT |
| TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN DBA TRINITY HEALTH ANN ARBOR HOSPITAL | YPSILANTI, MI | $357,783 | 2025 | HOSPITAL-BASED INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TELEMEDICINE HUB |
| CITY OF BURTON | BURTON, MI | $353,224 | 2025 | BURTON TRAILS SYSTEM |
| EASTERSEALS MORC | AUBURN HILLS, MI | $352,692 | 2025 | MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY FIRST INITIATIVE |
| DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT #10 | WHITE CLOUD, MI | $350,000 | 2025 | IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUDS |
| VILLAGE OF CENTRAL LAKE | CENTRAL LAKE, MI | $350,000 | 2025 | THE FLYER - CENTRAL LAKE TO BELLAIRE NONMOTORIZED TRAIL |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INC | BOSTON, MI | $350,000 | 2025 | RCI WORKING WHILE CARING |
| MUSKEGON AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MUSKEGON, MI | $342,221 | 2025 | CREATING HEALTHY SCHOOLS MUSKEGON COUNTY |
| UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | LAURIUM, MI | $332,721 | 2025 | HEALTHY AGING CARE COORDINATION |
| HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN | LANSING, MI | $326,820 | 2025 | ENHANCING DEMENTIA CARE PROGRAM |
| MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS | LANSING, MI | $325,500 | 2025 | MICHIGAN MEDICAID COMMON CREDENTIALING |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION | LANSING, MI | $320,293 | 2025 | INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CACFP |
| DETROIT PARKS COALITION | DETROIT, MI | $320,000 | 2025 | DPC YOUTH COUNCIL |
| CATHOLIC HUMAN SERVICES INC | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $302,416 | 2025 | RECOVERY CARE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| MID-STATE HEALTH NETWORK | LANSING, MI | $300,000 | 2025 | PREDICTIVE DATA FOR MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS |
| COMMONWEAL | BOLINAS, MI | $295,500 | 2025 | PLANNING & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BATTLE CREEK, MI | $288,000 | 2025 | EEJC PROJECT FUND OF ENCOURAGE BC! FARMACY 2.0 PROJECT |
| MICHIGAN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ALLIANCE | FREELAND, MI | $284,870 | 2025 | FRESH FOOD ACCESS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH IN NORTHEAST MICHIGAN |
| MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH | EAST LANSING, MI | $265,724 | 2025 | CULTIVATING COMFORT: ENHANCING PALLIATIVE CARE IN RURAL MI. |
| MILAN SENIORS FOR HEALTHY LIVING | MILAN, MI | $259,185 | 2025 | MILAN OASIS, A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY RESPITE RETREAT |
| BFDI EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | DETROIT, MI | $254,520 | 2025 | HIGH 5 MULTI-GENERATION FAMILY-NUTRITION & HEALTH INITIATIVE |
| METRO SOLUTIONS INC | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | BLACK-LED MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT |
| MYMICHIGAN HEALTH FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, MI | $230,625 | 2025 | ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM |
| MICHIGAN FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION | EAST LANSING, MI | $230,213 | 2025 | POSITIONING MI PPR FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDICAID IMPLEMENTATION |
| YWCA KALAMAZOO | KALAMAZOO, MI | $229,524 | 2025 | YWCA KALAMAZOO CHW PROJECT FOR SURVIVORS |
| MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH | OKEMOS, MI | $224,850 | 2025 | EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH: MOVING ON FROM COVID |
MICHIGAN DEP OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
$2,496,422IMPLEMENTING SPECIALTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOUSING ASSISTANCE
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF MICHIGAN
$1,800,433WELLBEING WITH IMPLANT-OVERDENTURES FOR MICHIGAN SENIORS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,522,928RX KIDS - EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$874,601CULTURALLY ADAPTED SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ASIAN AMERICANS
WELLWISE SERVICES AREA AGENCY ON AGING
$648,514ELDER JUSTICE ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN
$500,000FOOD FARMACY PROGRAM IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES, MI
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DETROIT
$500,000RETURN HOME SAFE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEMENTIA MINDS
$500,000DEMENTIA MINDS: BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINING SUCCESS
DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING
$500,000HEALTH FIRST HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE
MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
$500,000DEVELOPMENT OF A COORDINATING INTERMEDIARY FOR MEDICAID ILOS
GROUNDWORK CENTER FOR RESILIENT COMM
$499,976BRC: ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO DISTRIBUTING FRESH FOOD
COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN
$499,841BELATCHED: ADVANCING BLACK BREASTFEEDING
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN
$499,802MICHIGAN FARM-TO-ECE NETWORK
NORTHERN MICHIGAN HEALTH CONSORTIUM
$499,750INTEGRATING CAPACITY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
HOSPICE CARE OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN DBA CENTRICA CARE NAVIGATORS
$495,142PALLIATIVE CARE EXPANSION IN VAN BUREN AND CASS COUNTIES
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MICHIGAN
$490,910VETERAN SUSTAINED SUCCESS THROUGH ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
$488,211PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC URGENT CARE CENTER PILOT
MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
$460,871PATIENT-CENTERED VALUE-BASED STROKE REHABILITATION
THE CORNER HEALTH CENTER
$457,460COMMUNITY YOUTHWELL INITIATIVE
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN
$430,000CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATEWIDE CONTRACTING INITIATIVE
GAY ELDERS OF METRO DETROIT DBA MIGEN
$400,000SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ INCLUSIVE PACE PROGRAMS (SLIPP)
METHODIST CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY DBA MCHS FAMILY OF SERVICES
$400,000TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE INTERGENERATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM
HOLLAND HOME
$378,736GIVING VOICE TO PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES
$376,145ACCESS OVERDOSE PREVENTION TEAM
SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS DBA MISIDE
$370,800NAVIGATE: A FIRST PSYCHOSIS EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN DBA TRINITY HEALTH ANN ARBOR HOSPITAL
$357,783HOSPITAL-BASED INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TELEMEDICINE HUB
CITY OF BURTON
$353,224BURTON TRAILS SYSTEM
EASTERSEALS MORC
$352,692MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY FIRST INITIATIVE
DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT #10
$350,000IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUDS
VILLAGE OF CENTRAL LAKE
$350,000THE FLYER - CENTRAL LAKE TO BELLAIRE NONMOTORIZED TRAIL
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INC
$350,000RCI WORKING WHILE CARING
MUSKEGON AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$342,221CREATING HEALTHY SCHOOLS MUSKEGON COUNTY
UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
$332,721HEALTHY AGING CARE COORDINATION
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN
$326,820ENHANCING DEMENTIA CARE PROGRAM
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS
$325,500MICHIGAN MEDICAID COMMON CREDENTIALING
EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION
$320,293INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CACFP
DETROIT PARKS COALITION
$320,000DPC YOUTH COUNCIL
CATHOLIC HUMAN SERVICES INC
$302,416RECOVERY CARE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES
MID-STATE HEALTH NETWORK
$300,000PREDICTIVE DATA FOR MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
COMMONWEAL
$295,500PLANNING & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$288,000EEJC PROJECT FUND OF ENCOURAGE BC! FARMACY 2.0 PROJECT
MICHIGAN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ALLIANCE
$284,870FRESH FOOD ACCESS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH IN NORTHEAST MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH
$265,724CULTIVATING COMFORT: ENHANCING PALLIATIVE CARE IN RURAL MI.
MILAN SENIORS FOR HEALTHY LIVING
$259,185MILAN OASIS, A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY RESPITE RETREAT
BFDI EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
$254,520HIGH 5 MULTI-GENERATION FAMILY-NUTRITION & HEALTH INITIATIVE
METRO SOLUTIONS INC
$250,000BLACK-LED MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
MYMICHIGAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$230,625ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM
MICHIGAN FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION
$230,213POSITIONING MI PPR FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDICAID IMPLEMENTATION
YWCA KALAMAZOO
$229,524YWCA KALAMAZOO CHW PROJECT FOR SURVIVORS
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
$224,850EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH: MOVING ON FROM COVID
Current and upcoming funding from Michigan Health Endowment Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Michigan nonprofit organizations seeking one-time internal investments that improve effectiveness and sustainability.
Deadline: Rolling basis.
Who can apply: Projects serving Michigan older adults and their caregivers; nonprofit and public-sector partners appear eligible. Funding favors community-driven, evidence-based, replicable, or scalable approaches.
Deadline: Seasonal grant rounds; 2026 Healthy Aging and Healthy Kids Initiative RFPs were announced to launch in spring 2026.
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