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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 | $907,876 | $7,453,999 | $6,730,528 | $162,397,904 |
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 68% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Michigan Trails & Greenways CoalitionGrand Rapids, MI | Building Connections, Building Communities | $150,000 | 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.
| $158,614,425 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,037,790 | $8,879,633 | $7,424,479 | $147,686,324 | $144,234,683 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $10,252,540 | $7,809,037 | $7,646,444 | $132,169,982 | $129,828,069 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $28,162,989 | $9,167,920 | $6,994,556 | $174,201,865 | $171,759,403 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,734,252 | $7,416,167 | $6,929,231 | $159,933,477 | $157,455,526 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $8,924,007 | $7,094,477 | $7,343,335 | $154,408,836 | $152,324,582 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $11,575,968 | $9,914,962 | $7,422,070 | $139,579,624 | $136,232,025 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $12,785,061 | $8,644,067 | $6,691,180 | $158,396,620 | $156,039,637 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $6,103,994 | $7,416,312 | $7,003,873 | $142,092,927 | $141,197,150 |
| START-UP OF THE NORTHWEST MICHIGAN RURAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ESTABLISH FINANCING TOOLS AND ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A 10-COUNTY REGION. |
| $150,000 |
| 2018 |
| Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids, MI | Special Initiatives | $150,000 | 2022 |
| HOUSING NORTHMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.TRAVERSE CITY, MI | HOUSING NORTH HOUSING CONSERVANCY | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Madison Square Christian Reformed ChurchGrand Rapids, MI | Children and Families | $150,000 | 2022 |
| CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MI | FREY FAMILY DISCRETIONARY FUND | $146,400 | 2019 |
| CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MI | SUPPORT FOR THE FREY FAMILY DISCRETIONARY FUND. | $145,145 | 2016 |
| Family Promise of West MichiganMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Grand Rapids, MI | Room to Grow Capital Campaign | $141,000 | 2023 |
| CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MI | FREY FAMILY DISCRETIONARY FUND. | $135,350 | 2018 |
| CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MI | FREY FAMILY FUND | $134,734 | 2020 |
| Mental Health Foundation of West MichiganGrand Rapids, MI | Children and Families | $132,000 | 2022 |
| Ottawa County Parks FoundationWest Olive, MI | Construction of the Grand River Explorers Trial, a 27-mile multi-modal, non-motorized pathway where users can bike, hike or paddle. | $130,000 | 2021 |
| OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATIONWEST OLIVE, MI | CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRAND RIVER EXPLORERS TRIAL, A 27-MILE MULTI-MODAL, NON-MOTORIZED PATHWAY WHERE USERS CAN BIKE, HIKE OR PADDLE. | $130,000 | 2020 |
| Family Promise of West MichiganMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Grand Rapids, MI | Room to Grow Capital Campaign | $130,000 | 2023 |
| Charlevoix County Community FoundationEast Jordan, MI | Frey Family Fund | $129,400 | 2021 |
| ROCKFORD COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERROCKFORD, MI | BUILDING CONNECTIONS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND STABLE HOUSING PROGRAM | $126,000 | 2020 |
| Grand Rapids Community College FoundationGrand Rapids, MI | Grand Rapids Promise Zone Scholarship | $125,000 | 2021 |
| Mel Trotter MinistriesGrand Rapids, MI | Building Community | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Conservation Resource AllianceTraverse City, MI | Spanning the Headwaters of the Jordan River and Deer Creek | $125,000 | 2023 |
| Degage MinistriesGrand Rapids, MI | Building Community | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Grand Action FoundationGrand Rapids, MI | Grand Action 2.0 Project Planning and Startup Support | $125,000 | 2021 |
| Women's Resource CenterGrand Rapids, MI | Building Community | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Degage MinistriesGrand Rapids, MI | Building Dignity Through Christ: Degage Ministries Capital Campaign | $125,000 | 2023 |
| GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MI | GRAND RAPIDS PROMISE ZONE SCHOLARSHIP | $125,000 | 2020 |
| Grand Action FoundationGrand Rapids, MI | Grand Action 2.0 Project Planning and Startup Support | $125,000 | 2021 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
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 202443199349103114
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303179349103870
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223199349105287
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103199349103310
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202043189349102094
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201913189349102956
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201803189349103355
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201723199349104307
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201613199349100411
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.