Michigan · Private foundation
Cole Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $31k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $26,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $26,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $44k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Cole Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 9% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $113k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $10k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $33k | 42% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $21k | 44% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $8k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $17k | 73% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Calvary Undenominational Church | $50,800 | 8 | n/a |
| Geneva Camp & Retreat Center | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wedgwood Christian Services | $15,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Anxiety Resource Center Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 11% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $4,552 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan | $2,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Guiding Light Mission Inc | $1,287 | 6 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | $1,100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Calvary Undenominational Church | $50,800 | 8 | n/a |
| Geneva Camp & Retreat Center | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wedgwood Christian Services | $15,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Anxiety Resource Center Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 11% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $4,552 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan | $2,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Guiding Light Mission Inc | $1,287 | 6 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | $1,100 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $1,050 | 7 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maggies Mission Cafe | $750 | 2 | 0% |
| Hunt With Heart Incorporated | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Camp Blodgett | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| West Michigan Sports Commission | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope College | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Michigan Inc | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Share Our Strength | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $50 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($46k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Cole Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Ufp Industries Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Cole Family Foundation
- How much does Cole Family Foundation give?
- Cole Family Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $30,552 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Cole Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (48%), Religion (28%), International (15%).
- Who are Cole Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital ($100k), Calvary Undenominational Church ($51k), Geneva Camp & Retreat Center ($20k).
- Does Cole Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Cole Family 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 Cole Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ufp Industries Foundation, Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
- Where is Cole Family Foundation based?
- Cole Family Foundation is based in MI.
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