American Songbird Management and Recovery concentrates almost all of its giving on land- and watershed-conservation in northern Michigan, making very large, targeted gifts to a small number of regional conservation organizations. Grants are focused on protecting habitat, acquiring or preserving land, and supporting landscape-scale stewardship rather than broad philanthropic diversification. The foundation appears to prioritize durable ecological outcomes in the Upper Peninsula/Great Lakes watershed area.
Highly concentrated, large-dollar grants to a very small set of repeat grantees (multi-grant relationships), focused on project-specific land conservation and watershed work rather than many small awards.
$2.8M
$15.3M
$185K
$4.7M
Most grants fall between $3.9M and $5M, with a median of $5M.
25th Percentile
$3.9M
Median
$5M
75th Percentile
$5M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Notable grantees: North Woods Conservancy, Superior Watershed Partnership
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Watershed Partnership | Marquette, MI | $2,750,000 | 2025 | Land Conservation |
| North Woods Conservancy | Calumet, MI | $5,012,473 | 2024 | Land Conservation |
| Superior Watershed Partnership | Marquette, MI | $2,750,000 | 2024 | Land Conservation |
| North Woods Conservancy | Calumet, MI | $5,012,473 | 2023 | Conservation of the Boreal Hardwood Transition Forest |
Superior Watershed Partnership
$2,750,000Land Conservation
North Woods Conservancy
$5,012,473Land Conservation
Superior Watershed Partnership
$2,750,000Land Conservation
North Woods Conservancy
$5,012,473Conservation of the Boreal Hardwood Transition Forest