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Foundations that fund health in Michigan

601 private foundations based in Michigan with a return in the last two years gave $130.3 million to health organizations in 1,364 grants. The median grant was $5,000, and 172 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to health

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is health.

  1. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $20,668,247 to health
  2. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $15,677,524 to health
  3. Duffy FoundationAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $10,849,173 to health
  4. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 66 grants Accepts applications $10,569,122 to health
  5. THE PETER and JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INCGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $10,000,000 to health
  6. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $7,621,075 to health
  7. Penske Foundation IncBloomfield Hills, MI · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $3,483,333 to health
  8. Cascade Hemophilia ConsortiumAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $2,378,064 to health
  9. Southwest Michigan Rehab FoundationCaledonia, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $2,325,115 to health
  10. William & Martha Ford FundDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $2,187,000 to health
  11. The Vattikuti FoundationSouthfield, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,160,000 to health
  12. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 16 grants Accepts applications $1,799,439 to health
  13. Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,558,500 to health
  14. Bill & Julia Van Domelen FoundationSouthfield, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,500,000 to health
  15. Steve & Amy Van Andel FoundationAda, MI · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $1,443,333 to health
  16. Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden FundGrosse Pointe, MI · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $1,412,000 to health
  17. The Joyce & Don Massey Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,400,000 to health
  18. The Serra FoundationFenton, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $1,202,000 to health
  19. Annabelle FoundationSouthfield, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,200,000 to health
  20. Bill and Bea Idema FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,050,000 to health
  21. The Henry Ford II FundDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $1,050,000 to health
  22. The Meijer FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $1,036,667 to health
  23. Wayne and Joan Webber FoundationClinton Township, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,025,000 to health
  24. R Hugh Elliott Family FoundationAuburn Hills, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $1,000,000 to health
  25. The Carls FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $894,000 to health
  26. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $829,830 to health
  27. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI · tax year 2025 8 grants Preselected only $694,040 to health
  28. Ethel and James Flinn FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $680,000 to health
  29. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $655,000 to health
  30. AA Van Elslander FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $570,000 to health
  31. Herrick FoundationAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $500,250 to health
  32. The David and Carol Van Andel Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $458,333 to health
  33. Grosfeld FoundationSouthfield, MI · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $421,666 to health
  34. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $411,750 to health
  35. The Jones Family FoundationSaline, MI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $400,000 to health
  36. The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston FoundationKalamazoo, MI · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $400,000 to health
  37. The Isabel FoundationFlint, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $388,500 to health
  38. Dykstra FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $330,000 to health
  39. Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation DBA Dresner FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $308,000 to health
  40. River City FoundationDexter, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $300,000 to health
  41. Eileen Devries Family FoundationEast Grand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $285,000 to health
  42. Timothy and Sheila Patton Family Charitable TrustAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $285,000 to health
  43. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $266,185 to health
  44. Lynn & Paul Alandt FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $263,000 to health
  45. Whitman Family FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $262,500 to health
  46. Woll-Yellin Family FoundationWest Bloomfield, MI · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $256,300 to health
  47. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $252,500 to health
  48. Daniel J Kobasic FoundationEscanaba, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $251,000 to health
  49. Peter & Julie Fisher Cummings FoundationSouthfield, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $250,000 to health
  50. KRW FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $250,000 to health

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 66 grants Accepts applications $10,569,122 to health
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $7,621,075 to health
  3. Southwest Michigan Rehab FoundationCaledonia, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $2,325,115 to health
  4. William & Martha Ford FundDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $2,187,000 to health
  5. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 16 grants Accepts applications $1,799,439 to health
  6. Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,558,500 to health
  7. Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden FundGrosse Pointe, MI · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $1,412,000 to health
  8. The Serra FoundationFenton, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $1,202,000 to health
  9. The Henry Ford II FundDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $1,050,000 to health
  10. R Hugh Elliott Family FoundationAuburn Hills, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $1,000,000 to health
  11. The Carls FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $894,000 to health
  12. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $829,830 to health
  13. Ethel and James Flinn FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $680,000 to health
  14. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $655,000 to health
  15. AA Van Elslander FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $570,000 to health
  16. Herrick FoundationAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $500,250 to health
  17. The David and Carol Van Andel Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $458,333 to health
  18. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $411,750 to health
  19. The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston FoundationKalamazoo, MI · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $400,000 to health
  20. The Isabel FoundationFlint, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $388,500 to health
  21. Lynn & Paul Alandt FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $263,000 to health
  22. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $252,500 to health
  23. KRW FoundationGrand Rapids, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $250,000 to health
  24. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $247,500 to health
  25. Allen FoundationMidland, MI · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $236,420 to health