Best Charities by Program Spending Environment Nonprofits in Michigan

Top environment nonprofits in Michigan ranked by best charities by program spending. View detailed financial data, spending analysis, and mission scores for 100 organizations.

100Organizations
$226.5MRevenue
$673.2MAssets
81/100Avg Score

Michigan is home to 100 environment nonprofits. When ranked by best charities by program spending, these organizations collectively manage $226.5M in revenue and $673.2M in assets. Protect Forest Lakes leads the ranking with $356K in annual revenue.

Rankings

#OrganizationRevenueAssetsScore
1Protect Forest Lakes$356K$44K---
2Preserve Old Mission Peninsula$271K$64K---
3Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition$2.3M$2.2M---
4Federation Of State Conservation Voter Leagues Inc$6.1M$3.5M---
5Michigan Environmental Council$5.5M$7.6M---
6East Michigan Environmental Action Council Inc$500K$2.6M---
7Michigan Recycling Coalition$525K$662K---
8Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Inc$183K$205K---
9Muskegon River Watershed Assembly$1.0M$381K---
10The Green Door Initiative$1.9M$1.2M---
11Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project$2.1M$658K---
12Michigan Nature Association$8.7M$24.5M---
13Michigan Water Environment Association Inc$1.1M$1.1M---
14Sustainable Resources Institute Inc$428K$148K75/100
15Michigan Lakes And Streams Association Inc$390K$694K---
16Michigan Turfgrass Foundation C/O Dept Of Crop & Soil Science$543K$1.6M---
17Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program$2.3M$1.6M---
18Institute For Energy Innovation$1.3M$865K---
19Frederik Meijer Gardens And Sculpture Foundation$34.9M$188.3M---
20Turtle Lake Wildlife Foundation$290K$880K---
21National Preservation Partners Network$168K$294K---
22New Community Vision$4.2M$756K---
23Supreme Felons Incorporation$504K$92K---
24Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy$587K$3.1M---
25Aqua Clara International$196K$481K---
26Lake Leelanau Lake Association$429K$867K---
27American Society Of Adaptation Professionals$464K$212K---
28Water Genome$230K$136K---
29Clean Energy Coalition$688K$543K65/100
30Glass Recycling Foundation$173K$428K---
31Bay Area Recycling For Charities$2.0M$1.2M---
32Blueprints For Pangaea$665K$22K---
33End Of Life Vehicle Solutions Corporation$495K$3.4M85/100
34Recycle Ann Arbor$10.9M$9.9M---
35Recycle Of Mecosta County Inc$171K$271K---
36Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative$601K$281K---
37Pek Foundation$171K$73K---
38Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center$343K$237K---
39Its Just Money$2.1M$1.3M---
40Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear$258K$317K---
41Chikaming Open Lands$2.3M$10.9M---
42Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation$653K$2.3M---
43Friends Of The St Clair River Watershed$321K$259K---
44Seeds$3.3M$1.6M---
45The Stewardship Network$917K$842K---
46Alliance Of Rouge Communities$9.3M$860K---
47Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Networkand Fund Inc$1.7M$1.1M95/100
48Friends Of The Sleeping Bear Dunes$526K$499K---
49Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation$860K$741K---
50Paddle Antrim$207K$483K---
51Cornerstone Public Asset Fund Inc$10.5M$26.7M---
52Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network$549K$98K---
53Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance$327K$249K---
54Detroit Bird Alliance$300K$337K---
55Land Information Access Association$967K$643K---
56Upper Peninsula Resource Conservation And Development Counc$417K$71K---
57Michigan United Conservation Clubs$1.9M$1.5M---
58Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy$697K$3.9M---
59Michigan Audubon Society$2.1M$6.8M---
60Huron Pines Resource Conservation And Development Council Inc$4.3M$7.8M---
61Saginaw Bay Walleye Club Inc Conservation Fund$455K$80K---
62Flint River Watershed Coalition$652K$441K---
63International Wildlife Refuge Alliance$527K$670K85/100
64Paani Project$2.4M$1.3M---
65Great Lakes Bay Region Quality Of Life Council$377K$2.7M---
66Circle Of Blue Inc$380K$200K---
67Four Lakes Task Force$16.6M$12.2M---
68Underground Corrosion Short Course Inc$182K$144K---
69Heart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation Policy$306K$198K---
70Superior Watershed Partnership$7.5M$11.6M---
71African Center For Aquatic Research And Education Inc$565K$1.0M---
72Michigan Municipal Wetland Alliance Inc$324K$772K---
73Paw Paw Lake Foundation Inc$813K$269K---
74For Love Of Water$946K$2.8M---
75Friends Of The Rouge$1.9M$3.2M---
76Crystal Lake & Watershed Association$221K$546K---
77Torch Lake Protection Alliance$234K$716K---
78Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve Inc$374K$2.8M---
79Higgins Lake Foundation$411K$2.4M---
80Clinton River Watershed Council$932K$537K---
81Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative Inc$649K$411K---
82Huron River Watershed Council$7.1M$5.8M---
83Tip Of The Mitt Watershed Council$2.1M$5.9M---
84Friends Of The Detroit River$4.3M$2.1M---
85Keweenaw Community Forest Company$1.7M$13.2M---
86We Want The Land Coalition Inc$581K$2.1M---
87Keweenaw Land Trust Inc$1.6M$12.0M---
88Forbush Corner Nordic$765K$1.1M---
89Archangel Ancient Tree Archive$450K$1.1M---
90Michigan Garden Clubs Inc$171K$689K---
91Thumb Land Conservancy$236K$839K---
92Carter P Brown Legacy Preservation Fund$176K$384K---
93Chippewa Watershed Conservancy Inc$275K$3.1M---
94Land Conservancy Of West Michigan$2.4M$18.8M---
95Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy$283K$6.1M---
96Leelanau Conservancy$2.0M$51.5M---
97Legacy Land Conservancy$7.9M$12.4M---
98Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy$1.5M$3.5M---
99Little Traverse Conservancy Inc$17.7M$155.1M---
100Independence Land Conservancy$305K$2.1M---

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top environment nonprofits in Michigan?

This page lists 100 environment nonprofits in Michigan ranked by best charities by program spending. Data comes from IRS 990 filings enriched with AI-driven analysis.

How does Michigan compare to other states?

With 100 environment organizations and $226.5M in combined revenue, Michigan has a significant environment nonprofit sector.