FUNDER
BESSER FOUNDATION
19recipients FY2016–24
$8Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Michigan
Footprint
A local funder — 100% of its dollars go to MI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 1 state it has funded, whatever their cause: MI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN LEGACY FOUNDATION | program funder | 12 | |
| DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | program funder | 5 |
| PARK FAMILY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | program funder | 5 |
| CONSUMERS ENERGY FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MI | program funder | 4 |
| THE AMERICANA FOUNDATION 71089 | NOVI, MI | program funder | 3 |
| FRED & BARBARA ERB FAMILY FOUNDATION | ROYAL OAK, MI | program funder | 2 |
| HARRY A & MARGARET D TOWSLEY FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | program funder | 2 |
| IRON ONE FOUNDATION | ONAWAY, MI | program funder | 2 |
| MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND | BRIGHTON, MI | program funder | 2 |
| SUNRISE SIDE STREAKERS INC | ALPENA, MI | program funder | 2 |
| TERRENCE S KAISER AND BARBARA A KAISER FOUNDATION | MILLINGTON, MI | program funder | 2 |
| W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION | BATTLE CREEK, MI | large program funder | 2 |
| ACCESS | DEARBORN, MI | program funder | 1 |
| AKERS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ALAN JAY AND SUE KAUFMAN FOUNDATION | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | program funder | 1 |
| ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ALPENA, MI | program funder | 1 |
| ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | program funder | 1 |
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ARTHUR & DORIS BOSCHAN FAMILY FUND | BINGHAM FARMS, MI | program funder | 1 |
| AVESTA FOUNDATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | program funder | 1 |
| BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BATTLE CREEK, MI | program funder | 1 |
| BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BAY CITY, MI | program funder | 1 |
| BEN N TEITEL CHARITABLE TR | W BLOOMFIELD, MI | program funder | 1 |
| BENTSON FOUNDATION | WAYZATA, MN | program funder | 1 |
| BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | SAINT JOSEPH, MI | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESSER MUSEUM OF NORTHEAST MICHIGAN INC | MI | 7 | 2024 | $2,476,251 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALPENA | MI | 7 | 2024 | $1,595,000 |
| THUNDER BAY THEATRE INC | MI | 2 | 2024 | $130,000 |
| THUNDER BAY ARTS COUNCIL INC | MI | 7 | 2024 | $80,956 |
| ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MI | 6 | 2023 | $793,650 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | MI | 6 | 2023 | $235,373 |
| COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS INC | MI | 3 | 2023 | $15,400 |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST MICHIGAN | MI | 4 | 2022 | $104,000 |
| HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC | MI | 5 | 2022 | $75,500 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ALPENA COURTS | MI | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| TARGET ALPENA 2000 CORPORATION | MI | 1 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| FRIENDS TOGETHER | MI | 2 | 2021 | $18,432 |
| HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN INC | MI | 1 | 2021 | $6,000 |
| ALPENA FIGURE SKATING CLUB INC | MI | 1 | 2021 | $2,000 |
| ALPENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | MI | 2 | 2020 | $2,000 |
| FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ALPENA MICH | MI | 2 | 2019 | $3,750 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ALPENA FARMERS MARKET | MI | 1 | 2019 | $1,500 |
| TEMPLE BETH EL | MI | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |
| ALPENA CITY BAND | MI | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |