Grant funders

Pokagon Fund

Private foundation

United States

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Given in 2024 $887k
Typical grant $6,700 Middle half $5,000 to $14k
New grantees in 2024 50% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

50% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Michigan 97 grants · typical $10k
Indiana 19 grants · typical $8,500
Florida 3 grants · typical $5,000
Kentucky 2 grants · typical $17k
Ohio 2 grants · typical $5,000
Illinois 2 grants · typical $5,000

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Harbor Country Rotary Foundation Grant to Harbor Country Rotary Foundation $6,000 30 Jun 2024
Chikaming Open Lands Grant to Chikaming Open Lands $10k 30 Jun 2024
Neighbor by Neighbor Grant to Neighbor by Neighbor $60k 30 Jun 2024
Wai-Iam Inc Grant to Wai-Iam Inc $7,000 30 Jun 2024
Senior Nutrition Services Region IV Inc Grant to Senior Nutrition Services Region IV Inc $12k 30 Jun 2024
Western Michigan University Grant to Western Michigan University $5,050 30 Jun 2024
Chikaming Township Grant to Chikaming Township $6,700 30 Jun 2024
Feeding America West Michigan Grant to Feeding America West Michigan $12k 30 Jun 2024
Pokagon Volunteer Fire Department Grant to Pokagon Volunteer Fire Department $5,340 30 Jun 2024
Neighbor by Neighbor Grant to Neighbor by Neighbor $60k 30 Jun 2024

How to apply

How to apply
All applications are required to be submitted online at www.pokagon.org using the pre-formatted forms.
Deadlines
Scholarship applications are due 3/15; grant applications are due 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, and 10/15
Restrictions
All distributions are to be allocated in the following manner, after operational costs and reasonable reserves as determined by the board of directors that benefits areas of the arts, education, environment, recreation, health, and human services: Ten percent (10%) of allocations within each fiscal year shall be allocated to projects benefitting communities surrounding pokagon band trust land consolidation sites in michigan and indiana; forty-five percent (45%) of allocations within each fiscal year shall be allcoated to the following local entities (new buffalo township, city of new buffalo, chikaming township, three oaks township, new buffalo school district, village of three oaks, village of michiana, village of grand beach and river valley school district.
Contact
Dan Petersen
Address
821 E Buffalo Street, New Buffalo, MI 49117
Phone
2694699322
Email
Dpetersen@pokagonfund.org

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)