Grand Rapids, Michigan · EIN 237094777. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.7M across 190 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349105489. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 190 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Action Foundation 20 | MI | $500,000 | Acrisure Amphitheater in Downtown Grand Rapids |
| 2 | Grand Valley State University | MI | $500,000 | Fully endow the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy |
| 3 | Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids | MI | $390,000 | The development of a childcare center in Rapid Central Station in downtown Grand Rapids and its first year of programming |
| 4 | Mary Free Bed Hospital and Rehabilitation Center | MI | $300,000 | A Shared Vision for Brighter Futures - Building a Pediatric Rehabilitation Hospital |
| 5 | Pine Rest Foundation | MI | $300,000 | Pine Rest Pediatric Center for Behavioral Health |
| 6 | Grand Rapids Public Museum Foundation | MI | $200,000 | The riverfront and community archives portions of the Expanding Curiosity Capital Campaign |
| 7 | Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Inc | MI | $200,000 | Imagine capital campaign to create 100 units of affordable housing |
| 8 | West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition | MI | $150,000 | Building Connections, Building Communities |
| 9 | Children's Healing Center | MI | $100,000 | A Million Minutes More |
| 10 | Housing North | MI | $100,000 | Support for a regional housing fund and expansion of existing programs |
| 11 | Mosaic Counseling | MI | $100,000 | YOU Matter Campaign |
| 12 | The Michigan Women's Foundation | MI | $100,000 | West Michigan Loan Officer ($100k) and Microlending Investment Fund ($50k) |
| 13 | West Michigan Sports Commission | MI | $100,000 | Meijer Sports Complex expansion campaign |
| 14 | Petoskey-harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | MI | $90,500 | The Edward J. Frey Jr. Charitable Fund |
| 15 | North Central Michigan College Foundation | MI | $90,000 | Child Care Initiative Phase 2 |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 242 | $4.6M |
| 2021 | 170 | $5.0M |
| 2022 | 211 | $5.8M |
| 2023 | 193 | $5.2M |
| 2024 | 190 | $4.7M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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