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Cornucopia Family 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.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
28
Organizations funded FY2023
46%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$33,333
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,048,075
Organizations funded a year
24 to 30
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$3.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Cornucopia Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EducationReligionHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving23$1.9M26%
FY202328$755k46%
FY202230$869k57%
FY202124$663k63%
FY202027$569kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$1.5MEducation$1.4MInternational$604kReligion$522kArts & Culture$434kHealth$157kCommunity Improvement$57kCrime & Legal$38kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
SD
PA
CO
VA
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of Cornucopia Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Calvin University$1,108,81650%
East Fulton Units Foundation$1,048,075161%
Compassion International Incorporated$235,0005n/a
Grand Rapids Art Museum$176,66632%
Stephen's Children Foundation Inc$155,00028%
Association for a More Just Society -Us$150,00032%
Grand Rapids Christian Schools$137,12550%
Family Promise of Grand Rapids$111,00011%
Pine Rest Foundation$100,00011%
Well House$100,000212%
Volunteers in Service$65,00059%
Madison Square Christian Reformed Church$50,0001n/a
Ada Township$49,9332n/a
Michigan Christian Study Center$36,00013%
Tent Schools International$35,50046%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$30,00010%
Trinity Christian College Association$29,64020%
Northpointe Christian Schools$26,94030%
The Human Trafficking Institute$25,00011%
Calvin Theological Seminary$25,00010%
Facilitators International Incorporated$25,00014%
Greater Europe Mission$25,00020%
Van Andel Institute$24,15010%
Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding Inc$21,00021%
Trans World Radio$20,0001n/a
3xm-Usa$20,00021%
Living Stones Academy$18,20021%
Migrant Legal Aid Inc$10,00012%
Grand Valley State University$10,0002n/a
Young Life$10,00010%
Gravitate Queen City$10,0001n/a
Global Hope Network Intl Inc$10,00020%
Sos Children's Villages-Usa Inc$10,00010%
Revolution5$6,50011%
Samaritans Carriage$5,00016%
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Michigan$5,00016%
Safe Haven Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Starlight Ministries Inc$3,50021%
Children's Healing Center$3,50020%
World Renew$3,00020%
The Alpine Chapel$3,0001n/a
Exodus Place$3,00010%
The Luke Society Inc$2,50010%
61 Isaiah Ministries$2,5001n/a
Roosevelt Park Ministries Inc$2,50012%
Faith Hospice$2,50010%
Elim Christian Services$1,20030%
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Inc$1,00010%
The Potters House$1,00010%
Partners Worldwide$1,00010%
Blandford Nature Center$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00010%
International Network for Christian Higher Education$1,00011%
New Growth Project$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($840k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Cornucopia Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCalvin University: $1,108,816 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetEast Fulton Units Foundation: $1,048,075 over 1y, 61% of budgetGrand Rapids Art Museum: $176,666 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetStephen's Children Foundation Inc: $155,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetAssociation for a More Just Society -Us: $150,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetGrand Rapids Christian Schools: $137,125 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Promise of Grand Rapids: $111,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPine Rest Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWell House: $100,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetVolunteers in Service: $65,000 over 5y, 8.8% of budgetMichigan Christian Study Center: $36,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTent Schools International: $35,500 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Michigan Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTrinity Christian College Association: $29,640 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthpointe Christian Schools: $26,940 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Human Trafficking Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCalvin Theological Seminary: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFacilitators International Incorporated: $25,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetGreater Europe Mission: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVan Andel Institute: $24,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEquest Center for Therapeutic Riding Inc: $21,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budget3xm-Usa: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetLiving Stones Academy: $18,200 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMigrant Legal Aid Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetYoung Life: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Hope Network Intl Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSos Children's Villages-Usa Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRevolution5: $6,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSamaritans Carriage: $5,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetMyasthenia Gravis Foundation of Michigan: $5,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetSafe Haven Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetStarlight Ministries Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetChildren's Healing Center: $3,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Renew: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetExodus Place: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Luke Society Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRoosevelt Park Ministries Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFaith Hospice: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElim Christian Services: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Rapids Civic Theatre Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Potters House: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartners Worldwide: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlandford Nature Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Network for Christian Higher Education: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNew Growth Project: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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.

Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI50.7× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Frey Foundation · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Steve & Amy Van Andel Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Cornucopia Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Cornucopia Family Foundation

How much does Cornucopia Family Foundation give?
Cornucopia Family Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $1,947,456 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 30 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Cornucopia Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (30%), Education (30%), International (13%).
Who are Cornucopia Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Calvin University ($1.1M), East Fulton Units Foundation ($1.0M), Compassion International Incorporated ($235k).
Does Cornucopia Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Cornucopia 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 Cornucopia Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation, Barnabas Foundation.
Where is Cornucopia Family Foundation based?
Cornucopia Family Foundation is based in MI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 78 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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