Grants awarded
Who does The Shaw & Betty Walker Foundation fund?
The Shaw & Betty Walker Foundation has awarded $6.9 million across 248 grants to 138 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$6.9M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
138
Grants
248
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 | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Grand Traverse Regional Land Cons | $395K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Michigan Tech University | $300K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American First Legal | $225K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Sheridan County Memorial Hospital Foundation
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$220K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WY | |
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| N Nra Foundation-Freedom Action Foundation | $200K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $193K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$190K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Great Lakes Outdoors Foundation | $164K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$142K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WY | |
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$125K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| T The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay | $115K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Preserve Hickory
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$112K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| M Michigan Tech University | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A America First Legal | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Hub on Smith (formerly Snr Ctzn Council) | $92K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wings of Mercy | $90K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $82K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Munson Healthcare Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | $75K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Food Group | $68K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Traverse City Central Athletic Booster Club | $67K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Keweenaw Land Trust INC
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$65K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Bighorn | $62K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wgvu | $60K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Alliance for the Great Lakes
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$50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A America First Legal | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross of Muskegon-Oceana | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hope College | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Job Creators Network Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Harbor Hospice of Muskegon County | $45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Great Lakes Outdoors Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Muskegon Sports Council-Girls Luge Team | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sheridan Wyoming Dog & Cat Shelter | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hope College
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| Q Quest Ministries (boy Scout Troop 114) | $33K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sheridan Community Tennis Association | $32K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WY | |
| S Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Bighorns | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sheridan Community Land Trust | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Food Group | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Bighorns | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Agewell Svs Meals on Wheels | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Big Brothersbig Sisters of the Lakeshore INC | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sheridan Area Search and Rescue | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| A Agewell Svs Meals on Wheels | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $27K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Job Creators Network Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Love INC | $25K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Muskegon Museum of Art | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| T The Hub on Smith (formerly Snr Ctzn Council) | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| M Muskegon Rescue Mission | $25K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| O Old Mission Peninsula Education Foundation | $25K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WY | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| W Walker Library Friends | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nra Foundation-Freedom Action Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Walker Memorial Library | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| T Traverse City Central Athletic Boosters | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Compass Center for Families | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Antelope Butte Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the West Iron District Library | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| A Advocacy & Resource Center | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arc of Sheridan Wyoming | $18K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mecosta County Commission on Aging | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| H Humane Soc and Animal Res Musk | $15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Traverse City Central High School Athletic Dept | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Michigan American Legion Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Peninsula Community Library-Anon | $15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N North Muskegon Booster Club INC | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| T Traverse City Athletic Booster Club-Girls Tennis | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N North Muskegon Booster Club INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brothersbig Sisters Michigan Capital Region | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of Walker Memorial Library | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Muskegon Rescue Mission | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arc of Mecosta County | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Natural History Museum of Wyoming | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alliance for the Great Lakes | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wings of Mercy | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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