Grants awarded
Who does Michigan Energy First fund?
Michigan Energy First has awarded $13 million across 66 grants to 43 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in public & societal benefit. Its typical grant is $100,000, with most between $40,000 and $250,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $110,000 versus $67,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$12.8M
Typical grant
$100K
Grantees
43
Grants
66
Years
2020–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Clean and Sustainable Energy Fund | $3.3M | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | — |
| R Road to Michigan's Future | $1.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$1.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| B Building a Better Economy | $950K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| 2 21st Century Fund (mi Democrats State Cmte) | $775K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Michigan Values | $750K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
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$390K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| P Preserve Michigans Future Fund | $350K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| G Great Lakes Jobs Alliance | $300K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| M Michigan Empowerment Fund | $300K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| P Protecting Detroits Future | $275K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| M Michigan for All | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| D Detroiters for Change | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| G Great Lakes Works | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Voters for Transparency and Term Limits | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| P Promise to the People Fund | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| T Transit Matters | $150K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| P Protecting Michigans Future Fund | $125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| P Put Progress First | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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State Government Leadership Foundation
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| T The Michigan Environmental Council Action Fund | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| C Citizens for a Better Mi | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| M Michigan Citizens for Fiscal | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| M Michigan Republican Party | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Independent Liberty | $80K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| M Michigan Redistricting Resource Institute | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| S Solutions for Michigan | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| J Jobs for Michigan Council | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| S Students Always First | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| T The Governing Majority Fund | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Community Education Committee | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Michigan Families Matter | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
The Heat and Warmth Fund
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$35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| P Peninsula Fund | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| L Leadership at Work | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
| G Go Farther | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Votevets Action Fund INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Clean Air Task Force INC
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| M Michigan Manufacturers Assoc Impact Fund | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Michigan Conservative Action Policies | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI |
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