Private foundation · Novi, MI

Americana Foundation

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Typical grant size
$7K – $20K – $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
83
Repeat grantees
33
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

DeadlinesGRANT REQUESTS ARE DUE JANUARY 8TH, APRIL 1ST, JULY 1ST AND OCTOBER 1ST.
ContactKATHRYN BUCKNER · 2483473863
MaterialsTHE GRANT APPLICATION FORM AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://AMERICANAFOUNDATION.ORG/GUIDELINES.ASP
RestrictionsTHE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS ONLY TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE IRS TO BE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATIONAL AND ARE TAX EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED OR OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ARE A PRIORITY OF THE FOUNDATION.

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Kathryn Buckner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$170K
Robert Janson
PRESIDENT
$11K
Jonathan Thomas
TRUSTEE
$10K
Matthew Wawro
TREASURER
$7K
Kathryn Harper
TRUSTEE
$7K
Rick Foster
VICE PRESIDENT
$7K
Gary Rentrop Ended 1223
TRUSTEE
$5K
Gary Rentrop
TRUSTEE
$3K
Jumana Vasi
TRUSTEE
$2K
Marlene Fluharty
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$148K
Kathryn Bishop Eckert
TRUSTEE (ENDED MARCH 2018)
$500
Cindy Prentice
TRUSTEE
Thomas Ranger
TREASURER
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
3.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'14
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
244
Total grants awarded
$5.1M
Total amount
$21K
Average grant
$130K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$598K
35 grants
2022
$788K
39 grants
2021
$684K
36 grants
2020
$592K
23 grants
2019
$600K
31 grants
2018
$917K
41 grants
2014
$950K
39 grants

Top recipients

27 grants · MI · ≈ likely match
$906K
9 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$235K
4 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$191K
Historic New England
4 grants · RI
$186K
6 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$134K
3 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$125K
3 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$117K
Old Sturbridge Village Inc
4 grants · MA
$100K
5 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$97K
4 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$94K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Michigan State University
2023 PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS
MI · TY 2023
$130K
Worcester Art Museum (wam)
THE PRICE OF LUXURY IN AMERICAN ART. RE-ENVISIONING THE WORCESTER ART MESUM'S PRESENTATION OF ITS EARLY AMERICAN PAINTIN…
MA · TY 2023
$30K
Historic Locust Grove
OUTDOOR INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE: REDUCING BARRIERS TO HISTORIC RESOURCES AND EXPANDING OUTREACH
KY · TY 2023
$25K
Denver Art Museum
CONSERVATION INTERN PROGRAM
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
BENTON HARBOR JUSTICE 40 INITIATIVE: BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY CAPACITY IN A COMMUNITY IMPACTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
MI · TY 2023
$25K
Black to the Land Coalition
DETROIT SUGARBUSH PRJECT- DESIGN AND FILM
MI · TY 2023
$25K
Michigan History Foundation
DRUM CIRCLE FOR GCHI MSHIIKENH DEH MINISING / HEART OF THE GREAT TURTLE ISLAND
MI · TY 2023
$25K
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
INVISIBLE LABOR PROJECT
MI · TY 2023
$25K
Soo Locks Childrens Museum
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE TREE EXHIBITS FOR THE MUSEUM'S NATURE-THEMED SECTION
MI · TY 2023
$25K
Historic Deerfield Inc
UNNAMED FIGURES: BLACK PRESENCE AND ABSENSE IN THE EARLY AMERICAN NORTH
MA · TY 2023
$25K
Michigan Enviornmental Council
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM TRAINING FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS TO REPORT ON LAND-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND URBAN AGRICULTURE
MI · TY 2023
$20K
United Way of Northeast Michigan
FOSTERING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROOTED IN REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS
MI · TY 2023
$20K
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
BLACK ARTISTS AND ARTISANS CONFERENCE
VA · TY 2023
$20K
Edison Institute
DEVELOPING EDIBLE EDUCATION IN GREENFIELD VILLAGE
DC · TY 2023
$20K
Regents of University of Michigan
PROGRAMMING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART
MI · TY 2023
$20K
Detroit Hives
GO GREEN BOTANITCAL GARDENS
MI · TY 2023
$19K
Headwaters Land Conservancy
LANDOWNER STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES ASSISTANCE SERIES
MI · TY 2023
$16K
Diplomatic Reception Rooms
PROJECT: MYSTERY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SUBJECT, THE FLUTIST
DC · TY 2023
$15K
Little Traverse Conservancy
FILING KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND RAISING THE RESPONSE -ABILITY TO CONSERVE WILD LANDS
MI · TY 2023
$15K
Hessel School House Corporation
NATURE DISCOVERY SERIES - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES
MI · TY 2023
$15K
Make Food Not Waste
REDUCING FOOD WASTE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
MI · TY 2023
$14K
Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
THE STRAITS AREA MIGRATION STATION
MI · TY 2023
$9K
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT'S HORTICULTURE PROGRAM
MI · TY 2023
$8K
Michigan State University
2023 MSU TOLLGATE MASTER GARDENER DINNER
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Michigan State University
THOMAS RANGER MEMORIAL FUND 2023
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Bethany Housing Ministries Dba Community Encompass
MCLAUGHIN GROWS EDUCATIONAL GARDEN SITE
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Allen Neighborhood Center
HUNTER PARK GARDENHOUSE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PILOT PROGRAM
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Detroit Horse Power
VIVIAN CARMODY MEMORIAL GIFT
MI · TY 2023
$3K
Michigan State University
MSU TOLLGATE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
MI · TY 2023
$2K
Friends of the Animal Barn
FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL BARN - STARTUP GRANT
MI · TY 2023
$2K
Keep Growing Detroit
ORGANIC FARMER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
MI · TY 2023
$1K
Exponent Philanthropy
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PHILANTHROPY
DC · TY 2023
$1K
Hasselbring Senior Center
COMMUNITY GARDEN SUPPORT
MI · TY 2023
$250
First United General Baptist Church
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNTIY GARDEN
MI · TY 2023
$250
Calvary United Methodist Church
COMMUNITY GARDEN CONTRIBUTION
MI · TY 2023
$250
Michigan State University
2022 MSU TOLLGATE FARM OPERATIONS & PROGRAMS GRANT
MI · TY 2022
$130K
Historic New England
RECOVERING NEW ENGLAND'S VOICES
RI · TY 2022
$50K
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
HEAR ME NOW: THE BLACK POTTERS OF OLD EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA
MA · TY 2022
$50K
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc
THE CONTEMPLATIVE SITE
VA · TY 2022
$50K
Keep Growing Detroit
ORGANIC FARMER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
MI · TY 2022
$35K
Washtenaw County Conservation District
WASHTENAW COUNTY LAND LINK: CONNECTING LEGACY FARMLAND OWNERS WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS
MI · TY 2022
$30K
Southwest Detroit Enviornmental Vision
GROWING THRIVING COMMUNITIES (GTCI): SUMMER YOUTH INTERNSHIP AND PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
MI · TY 2022
$30K
Greening of Detroit
BUILDING NURSERY CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DETROIT REFORESTATION
MI · TY 2022
$30K
Ecology Center
DEVELOPING A PFAS COMMUNITY SCIENCE MONITORING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM IN OSCODA, MI
MI · TY 2022
$27K
Legacy Land Conservancy
EXPANSION COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH IN LENAWEE COUNTY
MI · TY 2022
$25K
Huron Pines
INSPIRING COMMUNITY ACTION FOR NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
MI · TY 2022
$25K
Micah 6 Community Coleman
ROOM SPONSORSHIP AT WEBSTER COMMUNITY CENTER
MI · TY 2022
$25K
Micah 6 Community Coleman
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 4-SEASON GREENHOUSE
MI · TY 2022
$20K
The Stewardship Network
LAUNCHING GIVE BACK GREAT LAKES TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, AND ECONOMY
MI · TY 2022
$20K
Growing Hope Inc
EQUITABLY EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING YPSILANTI GROWERS IN THE PURSUIT OF FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
MI · TY 2022
$20K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.