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Michigan Founders Fund

Grantmaking foundation in Ann Arbor, Michigan · EIN 86-3992946

Total giving
$180KTax year 2024
Total assets
$1.4MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

MICHIGAN FOUNDERS FUND (MFF) HELPS ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR TEAMS BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. MFF WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES THAT EQUIP ENTREPRENEURS TO BECOME STRONGER LEADERS AND HELP THEM BUILD DIVERSE, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE COMPANY CULTURES. MFF PROGRAMMING WILL ENABLE ENTREPRENEURS TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THE BUSINESS ON MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. MFF WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCED-BASED DATA THAT EMPOWERS ENTREPRENEURS TO MAKE CHARITABLE FINANCIAL AND SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING WORK OF MFF AND OTHER NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING ENTREPRENEURS AND STUDENTS IN STEM AND GENERATING POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN. MFF WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THEIR WORK AND ORGANIZE SERVICE ACTIVITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$120K2022
$200K2023
$180K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Evenscore Inc$33K2022
Justair Solutions Inc$33K2022
Life Magnetics Inc$33K2022
Keep Growing Detroit$10K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.michiganfoundersfund.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.