A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 38-1912803Environment

Who funds Ecology Center Inc?

30 private foundations gave Ecology Center Inc in Ann Arbor, MI $7.9 million across 106 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

106 grants

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

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $600
  2. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Using community engagement and community science to protect children in the midwest from lead poisoning and air pollution.

    $500,000
  3. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2024

    Program support

    $385,000
  4. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    to provide general operating support

    $300,000
  5. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2024

    Program

    $100,000
  6. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2024

    General support

    $60,000
  7. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $50,000
  8. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To support the leaders of a coalition of front-line and regional groups working to prevent pollution from a pernicious class of pollutants known as PFAS.

    $40,000
  9. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2024

    Project support

    $35,000
  10. The Patrice K Aaron Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    Support for organizational activities

    $35,000
  11. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2024

    Enviornmental education programs

    $18,395
  12. Colina FoundationGrosse Ile, MI 2024

    Healthy Environment

    $12,000
  13. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    Charitable purposes

    $6,850
  14. The Martin Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    Humanitarian

    $1,000
  15. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    General support

    $500
  16. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $300
  17. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Using community engagement and community science to protect children in the midwest from lead poisoning and air pollution

    $500,000
  18. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Program support

    $460,000
  19. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    To support general operations

    $300,000
  20. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To support the leaders of a coalition of front-line and regional groups working to prevent pollution from a pernicious class of pollutants known as PFAS.

    $160,000
  21. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2023

    Program

    $100,000
  22. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $40,000
  23. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2023

    Environment - project support

    $35,000
  24. The Patrice K Aaron Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Support for organizational activities

    $35,000
  25. James A and Faith Knight FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    To help support the engagement with

    $20,000
  26. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2023

    Enviornmental education programs

    $13,000
  27. Colina FoundationGrosse Ile, MI 2023

    Support small foundation

    $12,000
  28. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2023

    Discretionary

    $10,000
  29. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Charitable purposes

    $6,100
  30. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $1,125
  32. Dorrell Farms FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $1,021
  33. The Martin Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Humanitarian

    $1,000
  34. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $500
  35. Sills Foundation IncWest Bloomfield, MI 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $116
  37. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Growing the great lakes lead elimination network and supporting community based air quality monitoring in the region

    $500,000
  38. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Program support

    $300,000
  39. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    To launch a Detroit air quality monitoring and action network .

    $150,000
  40. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Project support for marketplace work

    $100,000
  41. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To support the leaders of a coalition of front line and regional groups working to prevent pollution from a pernicious class of pollutants known as PFAS.

    $50,000
  42. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2022

    Advancing research and campaigns to protect human health from exposure to petrochemicals, plastics, and toxic chemicals

    $40,000
  43. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2022

    Developing a pfas community science monitoring and education program in oscoda, mi

    $27,000
  44. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2022

    Enviornmental education programs

    $13,625
  45. Colina FoundationGrosse Ile, MI 2022

    Support small foundation

    $12,000
  46. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    General support

    $7,000
  47. The Martin Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    Humanitarian

    $2,000
  48. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    Charitable purposes

    $1,100
  49. Sills Foundation IncWest Bloomfield, MI 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  50. Dorrell Farms FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $500
  51. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $225
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $196
  53. Speyer FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Support for daily

    $130
  54. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $100
  55. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Growing the great lakes lead elimination network and supporting community-based air quality monitoring in the region.

    $500,000
  56. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2021

    Program support

    $177,500
  57. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To support the leaders of a coalition of front line and regional groups working to prevent pollution from a pernicious class of pollutants known as PFAS.

    $150,000
  58. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General support

    $125,000
  59. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2021

    To build, scale, and leverage collaborative campaign science to win market and policy changes that drive toxics chemicals out of our economy.

    $40,000
  60. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2021

    Revealing hazards in food contact materials and food products to drive change

    $35,000
  61. James A and Faith Knight FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2021

    To help educate the public about pfa

    $20,000
  62. Colina FoundationGrosse Ile, MI 2021

    Support small foundation

    $15,000
  63. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2021

    Charitable purposes

    $11,000
  64. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2021

    Enviornmental education programs

    $8,000
  65. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2021

    General support

    $7,000
  66. Speyer FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    In memory of thomas and

    $3,998
  67. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $500
  68. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $225
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $165
  70. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $100
  71. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Growing the great lakes lead elimination network and supporting community-based air quality monitoring in the region

    $500,000
  72. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2020

    Program support

    $297,500
  73. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    Project support for the project to eliminate toxics in everyday childrens products

    $125,000
  74. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To support the creation of a network of individuals and groups who will seek to stop pollution in Michigan from the group of chemicals known as PFAS.

    $125,000
  75. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2020

    To build, scale, and leverage collaborative campaign science to win market and policy changes which drive toxics chemicals out of our economy, and to deepen the center's capacity to center intersectional racial justice and equity in their work, and to build solidarity with social justice allies.

    $115,000
  76. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2020

    Disclosing hazards in products, plastics, and the environment to drive public policy and redesign material systems

    $35,000
  77. The Patrice K Aaron Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2020

    Support for organizational activities

    $35,000
  78. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2020

    Charitable purposes

    $11,000
  79. Weyerhaeuserday FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  80. Speyer FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    In memory of thomas and

    $6,000
  81. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  82. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2020

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $5,000
  83. Esperance Family Foundation IncMaple City, MI 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  84. Sills Foundation IncWest Bloomfield, MI 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  85. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $350
  86. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    In support of general operations.

    $320
  87. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2020

    General support

    $100
  88. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $68
  89. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Great lakes lead elimination network, healthy stuff, and mind the store

    $250,000
  90. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    General operating support

    $242,500
  91. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2019

    To leverage product testing results to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer goods, including food and food packaging, cookware, apparel, childrens products, and building products.

    $75,000
  92. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    To continue coordination of the Charge Up Midwest campaign working to increase electric vehicle deployment in the Midwest

    $50,000
  93. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2019

    Educational materials, educ curricul

    $32,500
  94. Speyer FoundationDetroit, MI 2019

    In memory of thomas and

    $15,000
  95. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2019

    Charitable purposes

    $11,000
  96. Weyerhaeuserday FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  97. Papadopoulos Family FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2019

    Charitable

    $5,000
  98. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $300
  99. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    In support of general operations.

    $220
  100. Robert E & Ann R Meredith FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2019

    General support

    $100
  101. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Great lakes lead elimination network, healthy stuff, and mind the store

    $250,000
  102. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To develop and launch a clean energy program for K-12 schools in mid-size Michigan cities.

    $75,000
  103. Worthington Family FoundationTraverse City, MI 2018

    Educational materials, educ curricul

    $32,000
  104. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $25,150
  105. The Porter Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2018

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  106. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $600

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Ann Arbor, MI and are not among Ecology Center Inc’s funders above.

  1. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 25 grants Accepts applications $2,138,000 to similar organizations
  2. Harry A and Margaret D Towsley FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 11 grants Accepts applications $295,955 to similar organizations
  3. Herrick FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 11 grants Accepts applications $1,475,250 to similar organizations
  4. THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (Of R & P Heydon)Ann Arbor, MI 9 grants Preselected only $56,500 to similar organizations
  5. Duffy FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 8 grants Preselected only $530,000 to similar organizations
  6. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 13 grants Preselected only $220,000 to similar organizations
  7. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 3 grants Preselected only $44,500 to similar organizations
  8. Consumers Energy FoundationJackson, MI 6 grants Accepts applications $42,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 38-1912803 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.