Foundations that fund organizations in Saginaw, Michigan
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Saginaw nonprofits
156 private foundations gave $12M to Saginaw organizations in their latest filings; 55 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
649 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Saginaw around $10K. 58 of these funders are based in Michigan; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 156
- Accept applications
- 55
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Saginaw
- $12M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 649
- Typical median grant
- $10K
- Based in MI
- 58%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Saginaw organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolohan Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | Various |
| Charles F& Adeline Barth Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 19 | $1.5M | $3,000 | Yes | General Fund; One to one mentor programs; Provide meals to downtown Saginaw |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 8 | $715K | $33K | Yes | Community wellbeing |
| Garber Automotive Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 10 | $644K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Boutell Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 10 | $625K | $63K | Yes | General operating |
| Wm McNally Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 24 | $512K | $9,603 | Yes | General Fund; Capital campaign for building; Lodging for families in hospitals |
| Jury Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $339K | $339K | Yes | Various |
| C K Eddy Family Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 4 | $308K | $76K | Yes | General operating |
| Frank N Andersen Foundation | Bridgeport, MI | 29 | $285K | $5,000 | Yes | End of year giving; Operations; Scholarships |
| Nickless Family Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 7 | $248K | $30K | Yes | Project of hope school initiative; Building renovations in bay city; Mustard seed endowment - year one |
| Michael Jeffers Memorial Education Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $229K | $229K | Yes | General operating |
| John R & Mildred B Burt Charitable Foundation | Flint, MI | 6 | $220K | $40K | Preselected only | Student Assistance; Student assistance; Educational Scholarship |
| John Michael Jeffers Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 7 | $195K | $20K | Yes | General operating |
| Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 26 | $186K | $5,373 | Yes | General Fund; Saginaw outrach program; New birth |
| Allen E & Marie a Nickless Memorial Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 29 | $183K | $4,000 | Yes | General Fund Assistance; General Fund; Saginaw outreach program |
| Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 62 | $158K | $1,000 | Yes | General Unrestricted; General Fund |
| Alden and Vada Dow Fund | Midland, MI | 6 | $142K | $25K | Preselected only | Operating |
| Bierlein Companies Foundation | Midland, MI | 45 | $138K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| D Vanderberg Irrev Fbo Cath Fam Svcs | Columbus, OH | 1 | $134K | $134K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Kantzler Foundation | Bay City, MI | 3 | $125K | $35K | Yes | Building renovation project; Capital campaign support |
| Jack & Sally Burt Charitable Foundation | Cape Coral, FL | 4 | $120K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Glenn and Elizabeth Sargent Endowment Fd | Columbus, OH | 1 | $115K | $115K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Frances Goll Mills Fund | Columbus, OH | 2 | $112K | $56K | Yes | General operating |
| The Carls Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Purchase of mobile unit for dental and vision program |
| Allen Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Hunger solutn ctr expansion |
| St John Elca Legacy Foundation of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Various local charities for the poor |
| Tri-Star Charitable Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 8 | $87K | $10K | Preselected only | Yellow ribbon events, ennis center suicide training, foster…; Safe baby program & 24/7 dad key behaviors program; Smiles are everywhere mobile dental program, unrestricted g… |
| The Malcolm and Lois Field Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 12 | $87K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Morley Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 18 | $76K | $2,500 | Yes | Welfare; Civic Improvement; Arts |
| Orville & Helaine Lutz Memorial Tr | Columbus, OH | 3 | $71K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Arthur H Webster Jr Endowment Fund | Columbus, OH | 2 | $65K | $32K | Yes | General operating |
| The Big John Steak and Onion Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 3 | $64K | $30K | Yes | Charitable donation; Programs |
| Consumers Energy Foundation | Jackson, MI | 6 | $63K | $5,000 | Yes | We are that awards; Great lakes bay hispanic leadership institute; Veterans program support |
| The Charles L McNair Booker T Washington Student Development Fdn | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $61K | $61K | Yes | Charitable |
| Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc | Walworth, WI | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | 2025 scholarship program |
| David & Zella Bueker Wallace Private | Thompsonville, MI | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Margaret Jane Stoker Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | General operating |
| Mary Lou Roselynn & Ruth Ederer Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 3 | $53K | $25K | Preselected only | Project of hope; Rx kids program; Be a light campaign |
| Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Turner, ME | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | To provide financial support to the organization |
| Weingartz Family Foundation | Shelby Township, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Assitance for indigent families |
| Robert W & Eileen E Hesse Memorial Fund | Saginaw, MI | 3 | $50K | $10K | Yes | Organization's discretion |
| Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 4 | $48K | $7,500 | Yes | Community support |
| Delta Foundation | Glenview, IL | 6 | $46K | $8,000 | Preselected only | general; Charitable; General Purposes |
| Charles Keho Tr Fbo Catholic Charities | Columbus, OH | 4 | $44K | $8,619 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Drsamuel Shaheen Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 6 | $43K | $3,000 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Yeo Family Foundation | Midland, MI | 9 | $43K | $5,000 | Yes | Community projects; Hunger relief program; Life skill programing |
| C & a Reid Charitable Trust Art Vii | Columbus, OH | 11 | $41K | $100 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Antioch Foundation 1015002041 | LA Crosse, WI | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Education |
| Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Program support |
| Charles & Alda Horgan Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 9 | $32K | $3,000 | Yes | General support |
| Winifried W Keturakat Trust | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | General support |
| Saginaw Society for Crippled Children | Saginaw, MI | 6 | $31K | $5,032 | Yes | Concert; Funds to fix cement walkway at entrance/ unnavigable for wh…; Prom in the City sponsorship |
| Alice E Turner Memorial Trust | Saginaw, MI | 14 | $30K | $2,000 | Yes | General Fund; Distribution center; Stand Up Award |
| Hebert Memorial Scholarship Fund Kim M Gardey Trustee | Saginaw, MI | 10 | $30K | $3,000 | Yes | Education |
| Yeo & Yeo Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 12 | $30K | $2,250 | Yes | Education; Health; Community |
| Jack & Marguerite Sanders Memorial Fund | Columbus, OH | 3 | $29K | $9,790 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The William E Hixson Foundation | Folsom, CA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Yes | 3 scholarships - promote intercultural understanding, respe… |
| The Durrani Foundation C/O Dr Naveed Mahfooz | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | To support religous offerings |
| Richard a Mansfield & Erlene Mansfield | Saginaw, MI | 8 | $26K | $3,265 | Preselected only | General support |
| Maxwell K Pribil Tr Fbo Saginaw | Columbus, OH | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support purposes |
| Elizabeth Allan & Warren Shelden Fund | Grosse Pointe, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Thieme Family Foundation | Bridgeport, MI | 9 | $25K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Operations; 2025 gala sponsorship; Operations-saginaw chapter |
| Joe Hausbeck Family Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 5 | $25K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Russell H & Maxine E Smith Charitable Foundation | Bay City, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Hunger solution center expansion project |
| Maxwell Pribil Trust Fbo Hoyt Library | Columbus, OH | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Clarence & Ella Pennel Memorial Trust | Columbus, OH | 2 | $22K | $11K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Waheed and Raana Akbar Waqf Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 8 | $21K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Skills development; Women's homelessness; Meals & hope |
| Two Seven Oh Inc | New Hudson, MI | 2 | $21K | $10K | Preselected only | Non-routine medical care; Table top dental unit |
| McDonalds Historic Auto Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Loan for repairs and maintanece |
| Ruby L Gibbs Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $17K | $17K | Yes | General operating |
| Evenor Fund | Columbus, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Bennie C Wickens Foundation Inc | Lansing, MI | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | For Childcare program |
| Arnold Heidenberger Trust | Columbus, OH | 3 | $14K | $4,808 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Gougeon Employees Foundation | Bay City, MI | 11 | $14K | $1,000 | Yes | Service; Community; Youth |
| Dte Energy Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Human needs |
| Harvey Memorial Foundation | Saginaw, MI | 10 | $10K | $1,000 | Yes | Program Services; Museum Maintenance; Outreach programs |
| Maxwell Pribil Memorial Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Harold C and Janet a Baldauf Foundation | Hemlock, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Lutheran High School Education |
| The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Dr. Samuel H. Shaheen Memorial Fund |
| Rathmourne Family Foundation | Port Hope, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Sharehealempower Foundation | Del Mar, CA | 4 | $9,500 | $1,750 | Preselected only | Support womens recovery; Support women recovery; Womens recovery |
| Arthur R Treanor Fbo Saginaw Comm Chest | Columbus, OH | 1 | $9,097 | $9,097 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Primum Bonum Inc | De Pere, WI | 2 | $9,000 | $4,500 | Yes | Community; Education |
| Way Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | WAY Foundation and YFU - A Force for Global Good |
| Cozad Family Foundation | Auburn, MI | 4 | $7,859 | $1,750 | Yes | General fund |
| Emma Stowe Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,579 | $7,579 | Preselected only | Support of lutheran home |
| Child Welfare Society of Flint | Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General operating |
| Gregory & Helayne Brown Charitable Foundation | Belmont, MI | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Yes | Food & shelter for homeless; Disaster & food assistance |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Kiwanis of Michigan Foundation | Mason, MI | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Child andfamily livefamily live |
| Hulda Vates Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,900 | $6,900 | Yes | General support |
| Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Bill and Linda Stavropoulos Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Stewardship; Community support |
| Security Credit Union Foundation | Holly, MI | 3 | $5,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Dryden Family Foundation | Hale, MI | 2 | $5,500 | $2,750 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Eva Earle Charitable Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,004 | $5,004 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Mary C Currie Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Operations |
| Wade Trim Foundation | Taylor, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Revitalization in the covenant neighborhood |
| The Steve and Melody Golding Foundation | Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
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 Saginaw, Michigan?
Wolohan Family Foundation, Charles F& Adeline Barth Charitable Foundation, Dow Company Foundation, Garber Automotive Foundation, Boutell Memorial Fund and 95 others reported grants to Saginaw 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 Saginaw. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.