Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 38-2772476Community development

Who funds Cornerstone Alliance?

8 private foundations gave Cornerstone Alliance in Benton Harbor, MI $11.8 million across 42 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

42 grants

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

  1. Fettig Family FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2025

    Wee course community amenity at harbor shores / harbor shores legends holiday fund

    $1,135,000
  2. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2025

    Ongoing economic development

    $75,000
  3. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2024

    Econocmic development grant

    $1,800,000
  6. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2024

    Continued economic support

    $75,000
  7. Fettig Family FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2024

    Cornerstone alliance investment contribution / wee course community amenity at harbor shores

    $26,000
  8. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Economic Development Support

    $10,000
  9. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  10. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2024

    General donation

    $1,000
  11. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2023

    Econocmic development grant

    $1,900,000
  12. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2023

    Continued economic support

    $75,000
  13. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Economic Development Support

    $10,000
  14. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General

    $5,000
  15. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2023

    General donation

    $1,000
  16. Fettig Family FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2023

    2023 cornerstone alliance investment contribution

    $1,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  18. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2022

    Stratgeic Grant

    $2,950,000
  19. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2022

    Economic development

    $75,000
  20. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  21. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General

    $5,000
  22. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2022

    General donation

    $1,000
  23. Fettig Family FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2022

    2022 cornerstone alliance investment contribution

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  25. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2021

    Economic development

    $75,000
  26. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2021

    Stratgeic Grant

    $25,000
  27. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General

    $5,000
  28. Fettig Family FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2021

    Programs

    $2,500
  29. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2021

    General donation

    $1,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  31. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2020

    Strategic Grant

    $1,250,000
  32. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2020

    Economic development

    $75,000
  33. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General

    $5,000
  34. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2020

    General donation

    $1,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $25
  36. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2019

    Strategic Grant

    $1,100,000
  37. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2019

    Economic development

    $75,000
  38. 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc XXX-XX-XXXXSouth Bend, IN 2019

    WBC celebration

    $7,500
  39. David and Barbara Whitwam FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General

    $5,000
  40. The Marzke Family FoundationSt Joseph, MI 2019

    General donation

    $1,000
  41. Whirlpool FoundationBenton Harbor, MI 2018

    Challenge Grant

    $900,000
  42. Degroot Family FoundationWatervliet, MI 2018

    Economic development

    $75,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Michigan and are not among Cornerstone Alliance’s funders above.

  1. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 200 grants Accepts applications $9,138,250 to similar organizations
  2. Consumers Energy FoundationJackson, MI 159 grants Accepts applications $5,516,700 to similar organizations
  3. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 228 grants Accepts applications $74,902,387 to similar organizations
  4. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 284 grants Accepts applications $93,796,977 to similar organizations
  5. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 120 grants Accepts applications $7,994,725 to similar organizations
  6. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 85 grants Preselected only $1,257,667 to similar organizations
  7. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 87 grants Accepts applications $44,464,817 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 111 grants Preselected only $20,082,998 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 38-2772476 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.