Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation
Michigan Physical Fitness Health, based in Lansing, Michigan, is a public charity that supports health and wellness work across the state. The organization, which says it was created in 1994, describes its role as convening community partners and providing resources and support to organizations working to improve health.
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation at a glance
In short: Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation gave $8.3M across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $243K), mostly in Michigan. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,264,032
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $243,060
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $149,297
- Total assets
- $5,644,568
- -0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (5 of 34, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation
- How to Apply
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Review the relevant program’s requirements and submit the requested online interest form or application. The organization’s SNAP-Ed information describes eligibility and participation steps; its Safe Routes to School page describes grant-specific eligibility and application routes.
- Review Cycle
- Safe Routes to School Mini Grant requests are accepted January through March each year; the 2026 cycle has passed.
- Deadline
- Safe Routes to School Mini Grant requests are accepted January through March each year; the 2026 cycle has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 27187, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 347-7891
Website: https://michiganfitness.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation
MFF SNAP-Ed Community Impact Grants - RFA (Request for Applications)
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MFF SNAP-Ed Community Impact Grants - RFP (Request for Proposals)
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Who Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids ($900K). Together the top 10 received $5.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
158 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 41 grants of 158 (26%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Lansing, Michigan. Its website describes a presence across all 83 Michigan counties, and its 2025 filing shows that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 34 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $44K; repeat grants $277K. How we count
Medians: $53K first-time, $194K repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.9M (2022) to $8.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $8.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI | Education & Health | $900,000 |
| Genesee Intermediate School District Flint, MI | Education & Health | $637,584 |
| National Kidney Foundation of MI Ann Arbor, MI | Education & Health | $631,686 |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI | Education & Health | $626,695 |
| Crim Fitness Foundation Flint, MI | Education & Health | $590,531 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast MI Detroit, MI | Education & Health | $454,493 |
| Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities Dearborn, MI | Education & Health | $428,317 |
| Tuscola Intermediate School District Caro, MI | Education & Health | $395,847 |
| Saginaw Intermediate School District Saginaw, MI | Education & Health | $392,173 |
| Calhoun Intermediate School District Marshall, MI | Education & Health | $358,836 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,644,568 | $19,145,104 | $19,143,459 | $8,264,032 | 34 | — |
| 2024 | $5,669,188 | $21,360,762 | $21,259,754 | $8,568,922 | 36 | $6 |
| 2023 | $4,423,071 | $16,491,713 | $16,345,878 | $7,441,882 | 31 | $7 |
| 2022 | $3,479,518 | $14,734,742 | $14,959,466 | $6,921,618 | 26 | $8 |
| 2021 | $4,472,903 | $15,646,097 | $14,988,408 | $7,003,512 | 31 | $38 |
| 2020 | $5,312,246 | $17,287,012 | $20,934,875 | $7,849,769 | 42 | $9,727 |
| 2019 | $7,146,014 | $21,171,872 | $20,117,930 | $7,826,220 | 46 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission is “to inspire active lifestyles and healthy food choices through education, environmental change, community events, and policy leadership.” Its website describes a broader role in promoting healthy eating and physical activity through partnerships, evidence-based approaches, and community strategies.
Its programs include SNAP-Ed funding for nutrition education and physical activity, and Safe Routes to School grants that support walking and biking to school. The organization also identifies partnerships and initiatives involving pedestrian safety, community events, and active transportation.
Its 2025 grantees include health systems, intermediate school districts, food organizations, and community nonprofits. For example, Henry Ford Health describes its mission as improving people’s lives through health care and healing; Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan is among the listed recipients. Project Healthy Community, another 2025 recipient, describes its work as providing school- and community-based nutrition, fitness, and mental health education and services in Detroit.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the organization reported 34 grants totaling $8,264,032. Individual grants ranged from $5,205 to $900,000, with a median of $149,296. The largest awards included $900,000 to YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, $637,584 to Genesee Intermediate School District, $631,686 to National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, $626,695 to Henry Ford Health System, and $590,531 to Crim Fitness Foundation. The filing lists the purpose of these awards as Education & Health.
The organization’s website describes several funding pathways. SNAP-Ed’s Programming Essentials opportunity allows eligible Michigan nonprofits and community-based groups to request one or more resource packages by submitting an online interest form for each package. Eligible applicants must operate in Michigan, be implementing or prepared to implement nutrition, gardening, or physical activity programming, and work with SNAP participants, people eligible for SNAP or other means-tested assistance, or people in qualifying low-income communities or schools.
The FY 2026 SNAP-Ed RFP acceptance period is closed. The organization also describes Safe Routes to School Mini Grants for eligible schools, districts, and qualifying nonprofit partners, and Major Grants for eligible communities. Major Grant applications go through the Michigan Department of Transportation’s grant system.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amy Ghannam as President and CEO, Sean Harwood as VP of Finance, Marci Scott as VP Programs, and Max Fulkerson as Director of Safe Routes to School. It lists Peaches McCahill as Chair, Elizabeth Kutter as Vice Chair, and Maria Adams-Lawton and Willie Burton as directors.
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation is led by Amy Ghannam, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Ghannam
President & CEO
President An → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$39K (2019) → $201K (2025)
Peaches McCahill
Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Nowak
Director of Information Te
Director of Information Technology → Director of Information Te, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$100K (2024) → $108K (2025)
Sarah Panken
Senior Director of Communications
Senior Director of Community Impact → Senior Director of Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$102K (2024) → $102K (2025)
Max Fulkerson
Director of Safe Routes to School
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Brigitte Lapointe
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willie Burton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Kirkwood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Adams-Lawton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bethany Thayer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian McGrain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leanne Mauriello
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Weatherspoon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Jackson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Uphoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Esbrook
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marci Scott
Vice President Programs
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$130K (2019) → $155K (2025)
Sean Harwood
Vice President of Finance
Vice President of Financ → Vice President of Finance, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$19K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Elizabeth Kutter
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Geraldine Jackson (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Patricia Herndon (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Raquel Thueme (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Thomas Boehr (2019–2025) — Secretary & Treasurer · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Wayman Britt (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Florine Mark (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Laura Appel (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Sara Burhans (2022–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Annie Murphy (2024) — Evaluation Specialist
- Former: Shawn Premer (2020–2023) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Chris Johnson (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Debbie Dingell (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Lila Lazarus (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Steve Cook (2019–2022) — Treasurer · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Diane Bauer (2019–2021) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Justin Zatkoff (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended
- Former: Mary Zatina (2019–2020) — Vice Chair · Filing note: Ended
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $201K, to Amy Ghannam (President and CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation
How much does Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation give each year?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation gave $8.3M across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.6M across 36 grants.
What is Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's typical grant size?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $149,297, and its average grant was $243,060, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation that year got $44K on average.
Where does Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation give grants?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (4 grants), Flint, MI (3 grants), Ann Arbor, MI (3 grants) and Traverse City, MI (2 grants).
Does Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education & Health" (26 grants) and "Community" (8 grants).
Who are Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's largest grantees?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids ($900,000), Genesee Intermediate School District ($637,584) and National Kidney Foundation of MI ($631,686), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.1M.
What does Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation fund?
The organization states its mission is “to inspire active lifestyles and healthy food choices through education, environmental change, community events, and policy leadership.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation?
Review the relevant program’s requirements and submit the requested online interest form or application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's EIN?
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3172025. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
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