Organization · EIN 38-2138856 · Kalamazoo, MI · Education

Who funds Western Michigan University Foundation?

29 private foundations reported paying Western Michigan University Foundation $2.68M on returns for tax year 2023.

29 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 29

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Irving S Gilmore Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI
$1,864,920
11 grant lines
PIANO REPLACEMENT PROJECT +5 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI
$188,449
2 grant lines
UPLIFT KALAMAZOO COUNTY +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Dorothy U Dalton Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$140,000
3 grant lines
MILLER AUDITORIUM +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Willie H Pickard and Victoria Woodyard Pickard Family Foundation
Detroit, MI · Preselected only
$125,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Monroe-Brown Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$118,667
2 grant lines
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM +1 more Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Burdick-Thorne Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$56,000
3 grant lines
MUSIC OUTREACH PROGRAM +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Richard F and Carolyn a Chormann Family Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · Preselected only
$55,883 RICHARD F. AND CAROLYN CURTIS CHORMANN SCHOLARSHIP Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Paul & Rose Suchovsky Charitable Tua
Louisville, KY · Preselected only
$37,880 EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
$17,500
2 grant lines
Matching Gifts Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI
$16,000 LISTEN TECHNOLOGY/ASL MILLER Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI
$12,000 FUNDS TO SUSTAIN REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS REPORTER
Filed as “WMUK-FM WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION”
Same address 0.63 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024
The Pfizer Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$8,540
2 grant lines
MATCHING GIFTS +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Tyler-Little Family Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$8,500
5 grant lines
BRONCO ATHLETIC FUND +4 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$8,000 2023 WINTER GRANT- ELLSWORTH SMITH INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET COMPETITION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Miller-Davis Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$6,000 Endowed Scholarship Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Henry Luce Foundation
New York, NY
$5,000 The Detroit Muslim Storytelling Project Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Geraldine Tase Charitable Tr
Cincinnati, OH · Preselected only
$2,715 ANNUAL FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Thomas a Todd Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$2,500 KALAMAZOO PROMISE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John E Fetzer Institute
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$1,053 MATCHING GRANT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Havirmill Foundation
Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only
$1,000 CHARITABLE
Filed as “WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV FOUND-GARY”
Same ZIP 0.82 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Western Michigan University Foundation

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Western Michigan University Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation Kalamazoo, MI
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $434K to them
  2. Ws & Lois Vandalson Foundation Kalamazoo, MI
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $225K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  3. H P & Genevieve Connable Fund Kalamazoo, MI
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $93.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $364K to them
  5. Mike and Sharon Seelye Family Foundation Kalamazoo, MI
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $57K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Allkins Family Foundation Portage, MI
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $51K to them
  7. Burton & Elizabeth Upjohn Charitable Trust Kalamazoo, MI
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $47K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. Molitor Family Foundation Mattawan, MI
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $41K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI
    12 shared funders · 43 funders in all
  2. Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Kalamazoo, MI
    14 shared funders · 34 funders in all
  3. Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Kalamazoo, MI
    11 shared funders · 20 funders in all
  4. Ministry with Community Kalamazoo, MI
    12 shared funders · 25 funders in all
  5. Bronson Health Foundation Portage, MI
    10 shared funders · 27 funders in all
  6. Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition Kalamazoo, MI
    8 shared funders · 13 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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