Organization · EIN 38-1684280 · Allendale, MI

Who funds Grand Valley State University?

64 private foundations reported paying Grand Valley State University $6.93M on returns for tax year 2023.

64 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 64

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
WK Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI
$3,643,900
3 grant lines
Jobs and Family Economic Security +2 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Thompson Foundation
Plymouth, MI · Preselected only
$1,238,000
2 grant lines
THOMPSON WORKING FAMILIES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Frey Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
$501,393
2 grant lines
Fully endow the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Steelcase Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · Preselected only
$285,000 Program support Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Meijer Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · Preselected only
$125,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI
$100,000 THE GRANT TO THE JOHNSON CENTER WILL ACT LIKE A MEMBERSHIP GRANT AND FULFILL KRESGE'S SUPPORT THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUN… Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY
$100,000 TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES DEPARTMENT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Skillman Foundation
Detroit, MI
$100,000 TARGETED READING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Steven and Kathryn Bandstra Foundation
Norton Shores, MI · Preselected only
$100,000 STEVEN AND KATHRYN BANDSTRA SCHOLARSHIP FUND Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA
$94,864 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Robert Nelson Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only
$80,000 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI
$70,825
2 grant lines
To support research that can be used by community foundations in Latin America to garner greater support from family philanthropy. +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
$55,000
2 grant lines
GENERAL OPERATING +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Walton Family Foundation
Bentonville, AR · Preselected only
$50,000 To support The Foundation Review Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Dragonfly Fund
Grand Rapids, MI · Preselected only
$50,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr
Jackson, MI
$49,500 SCHOLARSHIPS Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Kenneth H Campbell Fd for Neurological Research
Ada, MI
$30,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bosch Community Fund
Farmington Hills, MI · Preselected only
$26,575 STEM CHALLENGE Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Samuel L Westerman Foundation
Bloomfield Hills, MI
$25,000 EDUCATIONAL Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
De Witt Families Conduit Foundation
Holland, MI · Preselected only
$25,000 ANNUAL SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Grand Valley State University

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Grand Valley State University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation Grand Rapids, MI
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $506K to them
  2. Lilly Endowment Indianapolis, IN
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $10.4M to them
  3. The Simons Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $12.2M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation Frankenmuth, MI
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $40.2K to them
  5. Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $34.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Alvin L Glick Foundation Jackson, MI
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $500K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Gannett Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $16K to them
  8. The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation Grand Rapids, MI
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $760K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI
    17 shared funders · 57 funders in all
  2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
    14 shared funders · 336 funders in all
  3. Hope College Holland, MI
    13 shared funders · 50 funders in all
  4. Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
    10 shared funders · 21 funders in all
  5. Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
    13 shared funders · 142 funders in all
  6. Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
    8 shared funders · 32 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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