Private foundation
BYRON CENTER, MIEIN
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.
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 | $621,489 | $654,401 | $648,885 | $809,171 |
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 43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA GRAND RAPIDSGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $10,000 | 2024 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Brinks | PRESIDENT | 5.00 | $0 |
| Matt Devries | VICE PRESIDENT | 3.00 | $0 |
| Andy Vermurlen | SECRETARY | 3.00 | $0 |
| Adam Herrema | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $809,171 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $521,166 | $451,293 | $224,199 | $842,083 | $842,083 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $386,130 | $497,465 | $323,238 | $772,210 | $772,210 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $914,356 | $348,987 | $339,421 | $883,545 | $883,545 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $344,314 | $325,722 | $320,175 | $318,176 | $318,176 |
| MISSIONS |
| $10,000 |
| 2023 |
| BYRON COMMUNITY MINISTRIESBYRON CENTER, MI | MISSIONS | $10,000 | 2024 |
| BYRON COMMUNITY MINISTRIESBYRON CENTER, MI | MISSIONS | $10,000 | 2020 |
| SELAH EMPOWERSBYRON CENTER, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $10,000 | 2024 |
| BYRON COMMUNITY MINISTRIESBYRON CENTER, MI | MISSIONS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| KIDS FOOD BASKETGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $10,000 | 2020 |
| KENT COUNTY YOUTH FAIRLOWELL, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $9,220 | 2024 |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF GRAND RAPIDSGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $7,300 | 2024 |
| VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | MISSIONS/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $7,000 | 2024 |
| BRIDGE STREET HOUSE OF PRAYERGRAND RAPIDS, MI | MISSIONS | $6,000 | 2023 |
| KCTS COMMUNITY ACTION FUNDGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $6,000 | 2024 |
| CENTRE DE SANTE LUMIERE HAITIWYOMING, MI | MISSIONS | $5,813 | 2023 |
| STREAMS OF HOPEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ELECTRICAL WORK | $5,000 | 2022 |
| HOME REPAIR SERVICESGRAND RAPIDS, MI | SPONSORSHIP | $5,000 | 2023 |
| LIFE QUESTGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| LIFE QUESTGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2024 |
| ICCF COMMUNITY HOMESMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2024 |
| HARMONY HOMES - GEORGETOWNHUDSONVILLE, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| LIFE QUESTGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2020 |
| HARMONY HOMES - GEORGETOWNHUDSONVILLE, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCHDAWSON SPRINGS, KY | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| STREAMS OF HOPEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ELECTRICAL WORK | $5,000 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERGRAND RAPIDS, MI | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2023 |
| DISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| 3.00 |
| $0 |
| Scott Bishop | DIRECTOR | 3.00 | $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.