Underground Railroad Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.2M
Foundation funders
49
Grants recorded
131
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Underground Railroad Inc?
Underground Railroad Inc is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Nickless Family Charitable ($203K), United Way of Saginaw County ($190K), Saginaw Community Foundation ($158K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Underground Railroad Inc between 2019–2025.
Show all 49 funders
| CASA Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alice E Turner Memorial Trust | $9,600 | 5 | 2019–2024 |
| Thieme Family Foundation | $9,500 | 4 | 2020–2025 |
| Morley Foundation | $8,250 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| The Steinberg Family Fund Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| Gougeon Employees Foundation | $7,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bierlein Companies Foundation | $4,000 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Yeo & Yeo Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Consumers Energy Foundation | $3,250 | 4 | 2020–2021 |
| The Metta Giving Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Uvas Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aptargroup Charitable Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jury Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| DePorre Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| David & Zella Bueker Wallace Private | $1,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Nobbs Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvey Memorial Foundation | $900 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Waheed and Raana Akbar Waqf | $750 | 1 | 2025 |
| Van Dyke Family Charitable Foundation | $500 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Imagine Just Peace Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| GE Aerospace Foundation | $50 | 2 | 2024 |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2019) to $271K (2020). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $159K.
What grants has Underground Railroad Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nickless Family Charitable | EMERGENCY SHELTER KITCHEN & PLAYGROUND UPGRADES | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Saginaw Community Foundation | Program/General support and New GOTR Curricula to meet the current physical and mental health needs of adolescent girls | $33,250 |
| 2025 | United Way of Saginaw County | COUNSELING/ADVOCACY | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Alden and Vada Dow Fund | Operating | $22,000 |
| 2025 | The McLoughlin Family Foundation | CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region | Kitchen renovations in Emergency Shelter House | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Morley Foundation | Welfare | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Charles F& Adeline Barth | General Fund | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Allen E & Marie A Nickless | General Fund Assistance | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation | General Fund | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Thieme Family Foundation | OPERATIONS | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Waheed and Raana Akbar Waqf | EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF ABUSE | $750 |
| 2025 | Van Dyke Family Charitable Foundation | Unrestricted purpose | $250 |
| 2024 | Alden and Vada Dow Fund | Operating | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Saginaw Community Foundation | Program/General support and New GOTR Curricula to meet the current physical and mental health needs of adolescent girls | $21,600 |
| 2024 | The McLoughlin Family Foundation | CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS | $15,000 |
| 2024 | John Michael Jeffers Memorial Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | DTE Energy Foundation | HUMAN NEEDS | $10,250 |
| 2024 | Wm McNally Family Foundation | General Fund | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Margaret Jane Stoker Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Jack & Sally Burt Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | World Vision Inc | Family Violence Shelters & Services | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Charles F& Adeline Barth | General Fund | $4,000 |
| 2024 | Allen E & Marie A Nickless | General Fund Assistance | $3,600 |
| 2024 | Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation | General Fund | $3,600 |
| 2024 | Alice E Turner Memorial Trust | General Fund | $3,600 |
| 2024 | Wallace & Irene Bronner Family | General Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Gougeon Employees Foundation | SERVICE | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Thieme Family Foundation | OPERATIONS | $1,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 131 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Underground Railroad Inc?
Underground Railroad Inc is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Nickless Family Charitable ($203K), United Way of Saginaw County ($190K), Saginaw Community Foundation ($158K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Underground Railroad Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Underground Railroad Inc's largest funder?
Nickless Family Charitable is the largest recorded funder of Underground Railroad Inc, with $203K across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Underground Railroad Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Underground Railroad Inc across 131 grants from 49 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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