Grants awarded
Who does Michigan First Foundation INC fund?
Michigan First Foundation INC has awarded $941,000 across 500 grants to 245 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $1,000 and $2,500.
Total awarded
$941K
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
245
Grants
500
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forgotten Harvest INC
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$21K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Focus Hope
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$18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Wayne State University | $15K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wayne County Community College | $15K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Negro College Fund INC
|
$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| G Grand Valley State University | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Lawrence Technological University
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| S Salvation Army | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morehouse College & Devyn M Hardwick | $12K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gleaners INC | $12K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MS | |
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
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$11K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Childrens Miracle Network of Greater St Louis
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| E Eastern Mi Univ Andre Lamon Buford | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gleaners Food Bank | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lawrence Tech Univ & Katlynn Singleton | $9K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Alternative for Girls | $9K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Urban League of Detroit and Se Michigan | $9K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Michigan & Camron Herbert | $8K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Indiana Univ & Megan Zacharias | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Ohio State University & Agape Gloria Imani Anderson | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Special Olympics INC
|
$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Wigs 4 Kids | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Youth Connection | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U U of Michigan Ann Arbor & Elijah Gill | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Purdue U West Lafayette & Hector G Gomez | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Michigan State University & Summer Lee | $7K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Indiana University & Megan Zacharias | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Orchard's Children Services | $7K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan State Univ & Luke Ronald Serra Boldman | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
YMCA
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$6K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| G Grand Valley State U & Chelsea E Harmon | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Museum of African American History | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girls Scouts of Southeast Michigan | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Michigan Ann Arbor & Camron Charles Herbert | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Heat and Warmth Fund
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| L Life University & Brittany Lavonna Davis | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Arizona State University & Tavia Harris | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan State University & Ariel Foster | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Grand Valley State University & Jenna Russell | $6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall INC
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Gleaners & Oakland County Food Bank | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Michigan Credit Union Foundation
|
$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| U University of Detroit-Mercy Gsfund | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
World Medical Relief Incorporated
|
$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Hampton University Landon Kendrick | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Michigan & Noelle Shields | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Davenport U & Justin Xavier Mattison | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hampton University & Landen Kendrick | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| M Michigan Science Center | $5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| W Wayne State Univ & Alana Rosalind Denard | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wayne State Univ & Annelise R Nearon | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Central Mich University Gavin Zacha | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan State Univ & Henry Boyer | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wayne State & Theadora Corbett Turner | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Hospice of Michigan INC
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| Y YWCA | $5K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sarah Lawrence College & Kennedy Marshall | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Central State Univ Isis Johnson | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Ohio State University & Agape Gloria Imani Anderson | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Washtenaw Comm College & Shayna Brown | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Morehouse College & Devyn Myles Hardwick | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Johnson & Wales University & Ava Williams | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Carnegie Mellon University & Regina Delaluz Araujo-Redroza | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Univ of Mi Ann Arbor & Kimani Stokes | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gilda's Club | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Detroit Rescue Mission | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Eastpointe-Roseville Community Centers | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hampton Univ Madison McKai Williams | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Univ of Cincinnati & Genesis Andeerson | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Grand Rapids Parks & Rec | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brown University Henry David Buss | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Helen Devos Children's Hosp Foundation | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Cass Community Social Services INC
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$4K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| L Lipscomb University Ella Halma | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Baker College & Maciah Johnson | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Michigan & Taylor Smith | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Howard University & Lenah Alghali | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lathrup Village Community Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| M Morehouse College & Andre Lamarr Spivey II | $4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Notre Dame & Alexander Ryan Sterling | $4K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Howard University Lenah Alghali | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan State University & Owen Eugene Bulka | $4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Morehouse College & Andre Spivey II | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys Scouts of America | $4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit | $4K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Thaw (the Heat & Warmth Fund) | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Phoenix & April Scales | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wayne State Univ Nnenna Odoaru Onwu | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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