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Grant Funders in Kalamazoo, MI

Bespoke Grants indexes 38 grant-making foundations headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan — together $250.7M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, education, health care and youth development. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Kalamazoo nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

38
Foundations in Kalamazoo
$250.7M
Combined annual giving
38
Listed below
MI
State

Foundations headquartered in Kalamazoo

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Ronda E Stryker and$41.4M2024
2Western Michigan University$32.3M2024
3Kalamazoo Community Foundation$24.7M2024
4Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence$20.5M2024
5Housing Resources Inc$14.7M2022
6Bronson Methodist Hospital$14.7M2024
7Irving S Gilmore Foundation$13.1M2024
8United Way of the Battle Creek and$10.5M2025
9John E Fetzer Institute Inc$9.8M2025
10Bronson Health Foundation$9.7M2024
11Southwest Michigan First Corp$8.0M2024
12Congregation of the Sisters of St$6.9M2025
13Bill & Julia Van Domelen Foundation$5.8M2024
14W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp$4.5M2024
15Bronson Healthcare Group$4.0M2024
16Western Michigan University Homer$2.5M2020
17Family Health Center Inc$2.4M2024
18Enna Foundation$2.1M2024
19William T and Frances a Little$2.0M2020
20Lakeside for Children Foundation$1.9M2017
21Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc$1.7M2024
22Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation$1.7M2024
23Wpl Foundation$1.6M2020
24Monroe-brown Foundation$1.6M2024
25Bronson Lakeview Hospital$1.4M2024
26Saga Foundation$1.3M2023
27Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation$1.1M2025
28C John and Reva Miller Charitable$1.1M2025
29Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan$1.0M2017
30Fabri-kal Foundation$941K2023
31The Power Foundation$923K2024
32Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation$883K2024
33Tyler-little Family Foundation$852K2024
34Kalamazoo Valley Community$709K2023
35Richard U Light Foundation$693K2023
36Kalamazoo Youth Development Network$682K2024
37Paper Technology Foundationinc$551K2024
38Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation$505K2024

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What Kalamazoo funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Kalamazoo, MI address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Kalamazoo nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.