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Grant recipient EIN 38-1845192Human services

Who funds Lift Foundation?

8 private foundations gave Lift Foundation in Portage, MI $4.7 million across 11 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

11 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Irving S Gilmore FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2025

    Neighborhood network center

    $8,300
  2. The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2023

    Lodge house affordable housing development

    $3,000,000
  3. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Expanding Financial Literacy for LIFT's Residents

    $1,000
  4. Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2022

    2022 grant for providing permanent housing at the knights inn (lodgehouse)

    $200,000
  5. Dorothy U Dalton Foundation IncKalamazoo, MI 2022

    Permanent housing at knights inn

    $100,000
  6. WS & Lois Vandalson FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2022

    General

    $15,000
  7. Northwood FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2021

    General

    $100,000
  8. Dorothy U Dalton Foundation IncKalamazoo, MI 2021

    Knights inn motel renovations

    $100,000
  9. The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2020

    Purchase of knights inn kalamazoo and conversion of property into affordable housing units

    $1,000,000
  10. Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2020

    Housing to the homeless

    $200,000
  11. Harold and Grace Upjohn FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2020

    Lodge house studio apartments

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Kalamazoo, MI and are not among Lift Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 69 grants Preselected only $78,600 to similar organizations
  2. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 66 grants Preselected only $5,772 to similar organizations
  3. Marvin and Rosalie Okun FoundationKalamazoo, MI 50 grants Accepts applications $1,131,631 to similar organizations
  4. Tyler-Little Family FoundationKalamazoo, MI 47 grants Preselected only $281,040 to similar organizations
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 29 grants Accepts applications $53,120 to similar organizations
  6. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 33 grants Preselected only $19,612 to similar organizations
  7. H P & Genevieve Connable FundKalamazoo, MI 28 grants Preselected only $132,500 to similar organizations
  8. Jim Gilmore Jr FoundationKalamazoo, MI 8 grants Accepts applications $111,417 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 38-1845192 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.