Foundations that fund organizations in Bay City, Michigan
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Bay City nonprofits
71 private foundations gave $2.1M to Bay City organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 71 that say either way accept applications.
188 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Bay City around $5,000. 52 of these funders are based in Michigan; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 71
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 71 that state a policy
- Dollars to Bay City
- $2.1M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 188
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in MI
- 73%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Bay City organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gougeon Employees Foundation | Bay City, MI | 32 | $338K | $1,000 | Yes | Service; Community; Youth |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 4 | $260K | $63K | Yes | Community wellbeing |
| The Kantzler Foundation | Bay City, MI | 6 | $221K | $26K | Yes | Property upgrades - fencing; Building renovation project; Building purchase and upgrades |
| Doll-Loesel Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Nickless Family Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 6 | $153K | $25K | Yes | Micavle field in bay city at defoe park; Bay city school teachers; Pbis- $7,000; 6 aoa tables - $10,000; community partnership… |
| Consumers Energy Foundation | Jackson, MI | 7 | $110K | $15K | Yes | Community foundation dei program - phase iii; Renovating great lakes public access - linwood scenic acces…; Bay future: drive. forward |
| Russell H & Maxine E Smith Charitable Foundation | Bay City, MI | 5 | $54K | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarship endowment; Reigniting history the renovation of fire station no 3; Irrigation system repair, replace, and upgrade |
| The Wirt Family Foundation | Bay City, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| Thomas E Sequin Jr Family Foundation | Bay City, MI | 2 | $50K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted use |
| Allen William H Memorial Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $49K | $49K | Preselected only | General support to the |
| Morley Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 5 | $45K | $10K | Yes | Education; Civic Improvement |
| Alden and Vada Dow Fund | Midland, MI | 2 | $37K | $19K | Preselected only | Operating |
| Allison K Short Foundation | Bay City, MI | 8 | $32K | $2,750 | Preselected only | Operations; Food pantry |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Matching Grant |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support to an organization tha… |
| Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General |
| Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund | Grosse Pointe, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Program support |
| Joseph and Karen Krantz Family Charitable Trust | Bay City, MI | 3 | $24K | $3,050 | Yes | General fund; General fund and food pantry |
| St Paul Lutheran Church Wagner Family En | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Wm McNally Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | General Fund |
| John Michael Jeffers Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Richard Barton Law Memorial Trust | Bay City, MI | 9 | $19K | $2,000 | Yes | Gen'l fund; Imagination library |
| The Thelen Family Foundation | Bay City, MI | 9 | $16K | $2,000 | Preselected only | To enhance charitable activities; To enhance learning activities |
| George and Lorina Burk Family Foundation | Bay City, MI | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General fund |
| McCabe Charitable Tr-Scholarship | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Supporting the library |
| George H Young III Char Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | General support |
| Dte Energy Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Human needs |
| Drsamuel Shaheen Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Frances Goll Mills Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Anup & Parul Sud Family Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc | Bay City, MI | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | Aid abused children in bay county |
| Bierlein Companies Foundation | Midland, MI | 8 | $7,280 | $615 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 10 | $7,060 | $500 | Yes | General Unrestricted; General Fund |
| Frank Rasmer Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,930 | $6,930 | Preselected only | General support |
| Cozad Family Foundation | Auburn, MI | 4 | $6,500 | $1,750 | Yes | General fund |
| Henry M Tesner Tua | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,144 | $6,144 | Preselected only | General support |
| Tri-Star Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Kitchen upgrades for vocational/educational cooking training |
| Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Community support |
| The Hougen Foundation | Swartz Creek, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Yeo Family Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Community projects |
| Magline Inc Charitable Trust | Standish, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Higher Hopes Foundation Inc | Mount Pleasant, MI | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Boutell Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Farrehi Family Foundation Inc | Swartz Creek, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Paul R Kaunitz Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,985 | $4,985 | Preselected only | General support |
| Two Seven Oh Inc | New Hudson, MI | 1 | $4,970 | $4,970 | Preselected only | Storage shed/tnr room renovation |
| Weinlander Fitzhugh Foundation Inc | Bay City, MI | 2 | $4,200 | $2,100 | Yes | General operating fund; General operating fund - economic development |
| Alice E Turner Memorial Trust | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | General Fund |
| Niles Foundation | Fenton, MI | 1 | $3,950 | $3,950 | Preselected only | Financial assistance |
| Robert G Rogers & Jane E Rogers Family Foundation Inc | Bay City, MI | 6 | $3,740 | $395 | Preselected only | Organizations discretion; Organization discretion; Organization's discretion |
| Primum Bonum Inc | De Pere, WI | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Yes | Community |
| Yeo & Yeo Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 2 | $2,700 | $1,350 | Yes | Operating; Housing |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Grant for youth sports |
| Cnb Foundation Agency | Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation and Trust | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Mdl Foundation | Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Mariel Foundation | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Harvey Memorial Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $1,025 | $1,025 | Yes | Program Services |
| The Mercantile Bank Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Dryden Family Foundation | Hale, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Murray Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $750 | $750 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| The Ludington Family Foundation | Sanford, MI | 2 | $700 | $350 | Yes | Operating |
| Horbal Family Charitable Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $600 | $600 | Preselected only | To support the mission of the organi |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $600 | $300 | Preselected only | Volunteer program; Matching gifts |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Waheed and Raana Akbar Waqf Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $450 | $450 | Preselected only | Protect land in saginaw valley |
| Aptargroup Charitable Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Yes | 043 Youth Rec & Soc Services |
| The Edwin J Skuller Foundation | Bath, MI | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | Contributions |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Bay City, Michigan?
Gougeon Employees Foundation, Dow Company Foundation, The Kantzler Foundation, Doll-Loesel Foundation Inc, Nickless Family Charitable Foundation and 66 others reported grants to Bay City organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Bay City. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.