Michigan · Private foundation
Bill and Bea Idema Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $5.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $118M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations Bill and Bea Idema Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $193k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $5.9M | 75% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $1.4M | 80% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $1.3M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $1.0M | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $500k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $900k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $600k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County Parks Foundation Inc | $4,500,000 | 4 | 67% |
| John Ball Zoo | $3,550,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Grand Action Foundation 20 | $1,060,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Michigan State University | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $63,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Blandford Nature Center | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Our Hope Association | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mackinac Center | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Potters House | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County Parks Foundation Inc | $4,500,000 | 4 | 67% |
| John Ball Zoo | $3,550,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Grand Action Foundation 20 | $1,060,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Michigan State University | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Grand Valley State University | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $63,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Blandford Nature Center | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Our Hope Association | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mackinac Center | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Potters House | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upcycle Bikes | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Bill and Bea Idema Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Frey Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · The Sebastian Foundation · The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · The Doornink Foundation
How this is measured
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About Bill and Bea Idema Foundation
- How much does Bill and Bea Idema Foundation give?
- Bill and Bea Idema Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $5,930,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Bill and Bea Idema Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (35%), Animals (28%), Education (16%).
- Who are Bill and Bea Idema Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ottawa County Parks Foundation Inc ($4.5M), John Ball Zoo ($3.5M), Grand Action Foundation 20 ($1.1M).
- Does Bill and Bea Idema Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bill and Bea Idema Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bill and Bea Idema Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Cdv5 Foundation, Frey Foundation.
- Where is Bill and Bea Idema Foundation based?
- Bill and Bea Idema Foundation is based in MI.
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