Grants awarded
Who does Irving S Gilmore Foundation fund?
Irving S Gilmore Foundation has awarded $87 million across 644 grants to 274 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $8,500 and $70,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $18,750 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$87.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
274
Grants
644
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $43.5M | 15 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation | $3.0M | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Western Michigan University Foundation | $3.0M | 27 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency | $2.7M | 12 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
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$2.2M | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| A Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo | $2.0M | 17 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Irving S Gilmore International Keyboard Festival | $1.6M | 5 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Senior Services INC | $1.1M | 5 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Prevention Works of Southwest Michigan INC | $825K | 6 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Public Schools | $825K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Ecumenical Senior Center | $815K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo City of | $791K | 9 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Southwest Michigan First Corporation
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$700K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo INC
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$650K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$602K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
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$587K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Housing Resources INC | $525K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Gryphon Place
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$500K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Bureau of Services for Blind Persons | $500K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of South Central Michigan | $455K | 7 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan State University | $450K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$422K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $415K | 7 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Public Media Network
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$400K | 6 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$400K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $364K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Young Womens Christian Assoc of Kalamazoo
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$360K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| U Urban Alliance | $350K | 5 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $350K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes | $345K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$335K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| K Kalamazoo Center for Youth & Community | $330K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
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$325K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
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$322K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| F Family Health Center INC | $305K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes
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$296K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| K Kalamazoo Public Library | $294K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| Y Young Womens Christian Assoc of Kalamazoo | $280K | 4 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$272K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $270K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan INC | $255K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$250K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| U United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region | $250K | 4 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
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$225K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Glass Art Kalamazoo INC
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$209K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Family & Children Services INC
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$201K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| O Open Roads Bike Program | $200K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C County of Kalamazoo | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Wellspringcori Terry & Dancers | $195K | 6 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Fontana Chamber Arts
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$190K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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$190K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| F First Congregational Church | $185K | 7 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Concert Band Association | $184K | 9 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$181K | 7 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Ecumenical Senior Center INC
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$180K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| K Kalamazoo Civic Theatre | $175K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Youth Development Network | $160K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bronson Health Foundation INC | $150K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan | $150K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Ministry with Community INC | $144K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Public Media Network | $143K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Crescendo Academy of Music INC
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$135K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Black Arts & Cultural Center | $135K | 6 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $131K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Community Aids Resource & Education Services of Southwest Michigan | $130K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Healing Centers | $126K | 5 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pine Rest Christian Counseling Center | $125K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center
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$122K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| K Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity INC | $115K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kalamazoo Literacy Council
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$113K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$112K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Disability Network Southwest Michigan
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$111K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$110K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| F Fontana Chamber Arts | $105K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Year's Fest of Kalamazoo INC | $105K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C Charter Township of Comstock | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo County Ready 4s | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Glass Art Kalamazoo INC | $100K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kalamazoo County Defender INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Community Homeworks INC
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$96K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Grand Valley University Foundation | $91K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan
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$90K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| P Parchment City of | $90K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services INC | $90K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$87K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| C Center Stage Theatre INC | $83K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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