Bay Area Community Foundation grants
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From 2022 to 2025, Bay Area Community Foundation reported 226 grants totaling $5,148,317 to 99 nonprofits. The typical grant was $14,340.
Most grants went to nonprofits in Michigan, Virginia, Washington, DC.
From IRS Form 990 and 990-PF grant records.
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Recent grants
| Nonprofit | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City in Bloom, MI | $180,000 | 2025 | Upgrades to the kantzler arboretum including the irrigation system. |
| United Way of Bay County, MI | $134,041 | 2025 | Annual distribution, food forward expansion, dei consumers grant for years 2 and 3 |
| Studio 23the Arts Center, MI | $79,148 | 2025 | Annual distribution, support an art around the city art piece |
| Hidden Harvest, MI | $72,805 | 2025 | Bay county rapid-response food support program, a bigger truck for hunger relief in bay county |
| Dow Bay Area Family Young Men's Christian Association, MI | $60,822 | 2025 | Annual distribution, emergency food box expansion, conserve today, nourish tomorrow program, breakfast with santa |
| Foster Families Navigation & Resource Center, MI | $53,396 | 2025 | Connected families, thriving youth program, clothing for closet, support improving quality of life for foster, adoptive, and kinship familie |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy, MI | $48,391 | 2025 | Trees for tomorrow, annual distribution |
| Friends of Bay City State Park, MI | $47,325 | 2025 | Support phase 3 of the andersen trail repairs, annual distribution, support the community sound system enhancement projects, music fron the |
| Arenac County Historical Society, MI | $45,250 | 2025 | Historical lentz store project and annual distribution |
| Bay Area Women's Center, MI | $45,199 | 2025 | Professional shelter cleaning services, shelter repair project, and annual distribution |
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Questions people ask
How much does Bay Area Community Foundation give?
It reported 226 grants totaling $5,148,317 to 99 nonprofits from 2022 to 2025. The typical grant was $14,340, and grants ranged from $5,220 to $188,000.
Where does Bay Area Community Foundation give?
Most of its grants went to nonprofits in Michigan, Virginia, Washington, DC.
Does Bay Area Community Foundation fund the same nonprofits again?
46 percent of the nonprofits it paid received grants in more than one year from 2022 to 2025.
Does Bay Area Community Foundation accept applications?
IRS records do not say. Read the guidelines on its website before you reach out; some foundations only give to groups they choose.