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Private foundation (trust)EIN 810866529Est. 2016-09

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FAMILY FOUNDATION

ANN ARBOR, MI 48104

Total Assets

$4.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$205K

FY 2023

Grants Made

24

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$445K

Total Expenses

$232K

Qualifying Distributions

$205K

Distributable Amount

$191K

Min. Investment Return

$192K

Undistributed Income

$168K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $205K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

87 grants

FEEDING AMERICA
$45K
2 grants
VENTURE FORWARD
$25K
1 grant
LEELANAU CONSERVANCY
$25K
3 grants
ACLU FOUNDATION
$24K
2 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$20K
2 grants
DIRECT RELIEF
$20K
2 grants
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER
$20K
2 grants
TART TRAILS
$20K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants

<$10K
80
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

District of Columbia
$171K
30% of total
Michigan
$147K
25% of total
New York
$84K
14% of total
California
$47K
8% of total
Washington
$31K
5% of total
Oregon
$30K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$16K
3% of total
Iowa
$15K
3% of total
Colorado
$14K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$7K
1% of total

+3 more states

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