Michigan Civic Action Fund

The Michigan Civic Action Fund is a left-leaning “dark money” 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that makes large grants in support of left-leaning activism in Michigan. The Michigan Civic Action Fund is a generous supporter of Progress Michigan.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(4)
Executive Director:

Amy Chapman

Location: Madison Hts, MI View on map
Tax ID: 82-3995979
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,418,110 Revenue: $14,556,751 Expenses: $15,584,678

The Michigan Civic Action Fund is a left-leaning “dark money” 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that makes large grants in support of left-leaning activism in Michigan. The Michigan Civic Action Fund is a generous supporter of Progress Michigan.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $1,418,110 $14,556,751 $15,584,678 View
2023 $2,509,895 $2,685,351 $1,908,239 View
2022 $1,668,925 $9,425,603 $11,579,801 View
2021 $3,827,463 $5,832,500 $2,642,740 View
2020 $641,463 $4,397,212 $5,296,564 View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $23,727,500
  • Number of Grants: 47
  • Number of Funders: 19

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$2,400,0002022 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORK
$2,190,0002024 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,070,0002025 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,695,5002023 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,200,0002023 Open Society Action Fundto support the grantee's social welfare activities
$1,000,0002022 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,000,0002022 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORK
$835,0002024 Tides FoundationEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$800,0002020 Open Society Action Fundto support policy advocacy in Michigan
$675,0002022 Sixteen Thirty FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$500,0002021 The David Rockefeller Fund IncEducating BIPOC voters about public policy issues in Michigan.
$400,0002024 Open Society Action FundTO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES
$400,0002024 Progress Michigan IncMichigan Megaphone Program
$400,0002023 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$360,0002020 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$300,0002022 Tides FoundationEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$290,0002024 Goodnation Foundation
$282,0002025 Our American Future ActionGENERAL SUPPORT
$255,0002023 The David Rockefeller Fund IncTO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN MICHIGAN, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATE-BASED MOVEMENT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
$250,0002021 Tides AdvocacyGENERAL SUPPORT
$215,0002023 Tides FoundationEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$200,0002022 Strategic Victory FundGENERAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORK
$200,0002022 America VotesSOCIAL WELFARE
$200,0002021 The Ford FoundationOne-time core support to protect recent voting reforms in Michigan
$155,0002023 Fair Democracy Engagement FundEDUCATION

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $21,544,750
  • Number of Grants: 101
  • Number of Recipients: 54

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$2,450,0002020 Progress Michigan IncProg funding
$815,0002024 Michigan Civic Education Fund
$799,0002021 Progress Michigan IncPROG FUNDING
$700,0002020 Justice for AllProg funding
$615,0002022 Michigan Center of Accountability for RepublicansPROG FUNDING
$510,0002024 Equality Michigan Action NetworkPROG FUNDING
$510,0002022 Equality Michigan Action NetworkPROG FUNDING
$510,0002022 Mi PoderPROG FUNDING
$500,0002024 Planned Parenthood Advocates of MiPROG FUNDING
$500,0002022 In Union USA ActionPROG FUNDING
$495,0002024 Committee to Protect Health Care
$400,0002022 For Our Future Action FundPROG FUNDING
$400,0002022 Prosperity Michigan IncPROG FUNDING
$363,0002024 Mi PoderPROG FUNDING
$352,0002022 Civic Empowerment CoalitionPROG FUNDING
$350,0002024 In Union USA ActionPROG FUNDING
$350,0002020 America VotesProg funding
$335,0002022 MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUNDPROG FUNDING
$332,5002022 Berrien ForwardPROG FUNDING
$325,0002024 Michigan Peoples CampaignPROG FUNDING
$300,0002022 Pontiac Policy CouncilPROG FUNDING
$250,0002022 Tides AdvocacyPROG FUNDING
$250,0002021 Promote the VotePROG FUNDING
$225,0002022 Michigan Peoples CampaignPROG FUNDING
$200,0002024 Promote the VotePROG FUNDING

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