Open Foundations · Michigan

Ronda E Stryker & William D Johnston Foundation

Kalamazoo, Michigan · EIN 383224966. 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 $47.2M across 155 grants in 2024, a median of $150K each.

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$47.2M
paid in 2024
155
grants paid
$150K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$40.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
LINDSEY HEMMERLEIN
Address
180 EAST WATER STREET SUITE 3000, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007
Phone
2694888484
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
GRANT APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
Submission deadline
GRANT SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
Restrictions on awards
RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON GRANT ELIGIBILITY IS OUTLINED ON OUR WEBSITE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202511349349104676. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

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.

feedback stipendpartner feedbackwellnesskalamazoo

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 155 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Kalamazoo Community FoundationMI$5,000,000RX KIDS PROGRAM
2Family Health Center IncMI$3,774,731MAY BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE KALAMAZOO EARLY LEARNING NETWORK PRESCHOOLS AT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER'S DISCRETION
3Communities in Schools of KalamazooMI$2,100,000ELEMENTARY INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS
4Ecumenical Senior CenterMI$2,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
5New Connections of KalamazooMI$1,836,940OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SKILLED AND VOCATIONAL TRADE AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.
6Helping Hands Wellness CenterMI$1,644,254GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
7Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc)- KalamazooMI$1,529,600HOMEWARD PROMISE
8Young Women's Christian Association of KalamazooMI$1,435,000CRADLE KALAMAZOO OPERATIONAL CAPACITY
9Institute for Public ScholarshipMI$1,183,483THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING IS TO SECURE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS.
10United Way of South Central MichiganMI$1,166,666KALAMAZOO COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE
11Kalamazoo County Ready 4sMI$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
12Reach Sober Living IncMI$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
13Community Healing CentersMI$895,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
14Urban AllianceMI$750,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Kalamazoo County DefenderMI$700,000FULLY OPERATIONALIZE CLIENT SERVICE PROJECT: THE VILLAGE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202072$41.3M
202196$62.1M
2022147$70.9M
2023136$39.5M
2024155$47.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Michigan99%
Illinois1%
California1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Anne E HennDIRECTOR · 2024
Megan M JohnstonDIRECTOR · 2024
Michael B JohnstonDIRECTOR · 2024
Ronda E StrykerPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR · 2024
William D JohnstonSECRETARY/TREASURER & DIRE · 2024

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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