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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,958,602 | $7,647,036 | $7,309,569 | $47,593,921 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 75% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FII - NATIONALOAKLAND, CA | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $1,225,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M Devos Jr | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Prince Devos | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Robert H Schierbeek | VP/COO | 0.10 | $0 |
| Jeffrey S Bowerman | VP OF TAX |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $47,593,921 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,541,157 | $8,040,657 | $7,564,856 | $52,282,355 | $52,282,355 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $16,972,901 | $9,246,867 | $8,983,417 | $57,782,067 | $57,781,855 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3,527,807 | $9,290,005 | $9,016,299 | $50,056,750 | $50,055,821 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $15,195,642 | $12,872,663 | $12,515,088 | $56,018,786 | $56,018,019 |
| CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| $1,000,000 |
| 2024 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE INCWASHINGTON, DC | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| GRAND ACTION FOUNDATION 20GRAND RAPIDS, MI | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| DR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY INCMILWAUKEE, WI | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATIONBARRINGTON, IL | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $860,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARK, MD | PROJECT/PROGRAM - DVIAM | $750,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INCCOLLEGE PARK, MD | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $750,000 | 2020 |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIESDENVER, CO | PROJECT/PROGRAM - DEVOS INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT FELLOWS PROGRAM | $750,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARK, MD | PROJECT/PROGRAM - DVIAM | $750,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INCCOLLEGE PARK, MD | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $750,000 | 2021 |
| DEFENSE OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIESWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL OPERATING | $650,000 | 2022 |
| ADA TOWNSHIPADA, MI | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $500,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN GROWTH FUNDMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL OPERATING | $500,000 | 2023 |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIESDENVER, CO | PROJECT/PROGRAM - DVIANM CAPACITY BUILDING GRAND RAPIDS | $500,000 | 2024 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE INCWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL OPERATING | $500,000 | 2021 |
| STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVEWASHINGTON, DC | PROJECT/PROGRAM - EDUCATION WITH A PURPOSE | $500,000 | 2022 |
| WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATIONBARRINGTON, IL | GENERAL OPERATING | $500,000 | 2021 |
| STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE INCWASHINGTON, DC | PROJECT/PROGRAM - EDUCATION WITH A PURPOSE | $500,000 | 2021 |
| POTTERS HOUSEMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GRAND RAPIDS, MI | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $400,000 | 2020 |
| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKBARRINGTON, IL | GENERAL OPERATING | $400,000 | 2022 |
| WEST MICHIGAN AVIATION ACADEMY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MI | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $390,000 | 2020 |
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCHWASHINGTON, DC | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $350,000 | 2020 |
| HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $325,000 | 2020 |
| MARS HILL BIBLE CHURCHGRANDVILLE, MI | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | $315,000 | 2020 |
| 0.10 |
| $0 |
| Susan E Valcq | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 0.10 | $0 |
| Jason Zylstra | FOUNDATION MANAGER | 4.00 | $0 |
| Pamela Parriott | FOUNDATION MANAGER | 8.00 | $0 |
| Richard M Devos Iii | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Elisabeth D Lowery | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Andrea D Abraham | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Ryan E Devos | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413209349102201
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313189349102756
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203189349100525
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113159349100526
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.