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Community foundation scholarships in Michigan

Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 54 community foundations in Michigan with at least $1 million in assets.

Largest in Michigan (by assets)

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Detroit · $1.2 billion in assets (Dec 2024 IRS filing)
Scholarships page ↗Page checked Oct 17, 2026

All 54 in Michigan

Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.

FoundationCityAssetsVerify
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganDetroit$1.2 billionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Kalamazoo Community FoundationKalamazoo$699 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids$484 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation of Greater FlintFlint$314 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Fremont Area Community FoundationFremont$307 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Muskegon County Community FoundationMuskegon$251 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationAnn Arbor$227 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc.Grand Haven$221 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Capital Region Community FoundationLansing$191 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Midland Area Community FoundationMidland$151 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Battle Creek Community FoundationBattle Creek$130 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Berrien Community Foundation Inc.Saint Joseph$126 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Grand Traverse Regional Community FoundationTraverse City$121 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Saginaw Community FoundationSaginaw$115 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation of St Clair CountyPort Huron$106 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation for Northeast MichiganAlpena$88 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Bay Area Community FoundationBay City$71 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Petoskey-harbor Springs Area Community FoundationPetoskey$70 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Marquette Community FoundationMarquette$65 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Charlevoix County Community FoundationEast Jordan$65 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Jackson Community FoundationJackson$64 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Barry County Community FoundationHastings$64 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
The Greenville Area Community FoundationGreenville$60 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Lenawee Community FoundationAdrian$46 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation of the Upper PeninsulaEscanaba$40 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Sturgis Area Community FoundationSturgis$39 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Mt Pleasant Area Community Foundation Inc.Mt Pleasant$36 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Hillsdale County Community FoundationHillsdale$35 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Tuscola County Community FoundationCaro$29 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Four County Community FoundationRomeo$28 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Allegan County Community FoundationAllegan$27 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Marshall Community FoundationMarshall$26 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Cadillac Area Community FoundationCadillac$24 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Mackinac Island Community FoundationMackinac Is$22 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Gratiot County Community FoundationIthaca$20 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Lapeer County Community FoundationLapeer$20 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
The Frankenmuth Community Foundation Inc.Frankenmuth$20 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation of Monroe CountyMonroe$18 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Community Foundation of Greater RochesterRochester$16 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Otsego Community FoundationGaylord$15 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Keweenaw Community FoundationHancock$15 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
M&m Area Community FoundationMenominee$15 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Sanilac County Community FoundationSandusky$15 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Shiawassee Community FoundationOwosso$15 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Branch County Community Foundation Inc.Coldwater$11 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
The Huron County Community FoundationBad Axe$11 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
The Leelanau Township Community Foundation Inc.Northport$8.2 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
South Haven Community FoundationSouth Haven$7.6 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Community Foundation Alliance Inc.Sault S Marie$7.5 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Livonia Community FoundationLivonia$2.9 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Sterling Heights Area Community FoundationSterling Heights$1.9 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Bedford Community FoundationLambertville$1.6 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
North Woodward Community FoundationTroy$1.3 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗
Baraga County Community FoundationBaraga$1.1 millionIRS filings (ProPublica) ↗

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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.