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David & Carol Myers Foundation at a glance

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David & Carol Myers 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.

$5.1M
Granted FY2023
63
Grants FY2023
21
States reached
$503k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$2.2MFood & Nutrition$1.7MHuman Services$991kScience & Tech$823kHealth$719kPhilanthropy$630kArts & Culture$626kEducation$445kOther$0
02FY2023 · 63 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 63 grants below total $4,290,742, the rows itemized in this filing. The $5,100,871 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $810,129 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k19 grants · $70k
  • $10k–50k28 grants · $505k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $779k
  • $250k+8 grants · $2.9M
$15,000
Median grant
21
States reached
$66M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Friends of Faraday Institute for Science & Religion$503,000
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association$500,000
Church World Service$405,000
Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area$400,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science$318,000
American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem$310,000
One Campaign$250,000
Alliance to End Hunger$250,000
Community Action House$226,000
Common Cause Education Fund$100,000
Bread for the World Institute$100,000
Project Ethiopia$90,000
Hearing Loss Association of America$88,333
Feeding America West Michigan$75,000
Baylor University$50,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.4M · 52 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

52 repeat relationships: 43 still active in FY2023, 9 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

52
9

Total granted

$6.4M
$153k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+49%

Still filing today

69%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’23
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CW
    CHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $1.2M · revenue +278%
  • BF
    Bread for the World Institute
    3× · 2020–2023 · $1.2M · revenue +44%
  • CA
    COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE
    3× · 2020–2023 · $833k · revenue +177%

Funded once

  • UO
    University of Iowa
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • GE
    Grace Episcopal Church
    one grant, 2020 · $18k
  • GS
    GENERAL SYNOD COUNCIL OF THE REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA
    one grant, 2021 · $14k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
4
Center for American Progress

The center for american progress (cap) is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. our aim is…

Civil Rights
5
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
6
Center for Global Development

Reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. we focus on the intersection of developing countries and the governments, institutions…

Human Services
7
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

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8
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
9
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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10
Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
11
Amazon Conservation Association

Amazon conservation unites science, people, and innovation to protect the amazon - the greatest wild forest on earth. as guardians of the most iconic forest on the planet, we bring together the power of the latest science and technology…

Environment
12
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc; the most unlike its peers is St Nicholas Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

54 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 54 of the 81 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
53/54
Grantees still filing
43/54
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE: $833,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY ACTION HOUSEFriends of Faraday Institute for Science & Religion: $503,000 · OtherFriends of Faraday Institute for Science & Rel…The ONE Campaign: $250,000 · OtherThe ONE CampaignHearing Loss Association of America: $192,333 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $175,000 · OtherAlliance to End Hunger: $250,000 · OtherAlliance to End Hunger+47 more: $1,554,789 · Other+47 moreCHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC: $1,215,000 · InternationalCHURCH WORLD SERVICE INCBread for the World Institute: $1,200,000 · InternationalBread for the World InstitutePROJECT ETHIOPIA: $260,000 · InternationalPROJECT ETHIOPIA+3 more: $30,500 · InternationalTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND/ZEELAND AREA INC: $520,000 · PhilanthropyNEWPORT FOOD PANTRY: $50,000 · PhilanthropyFRIENDS OF PEB INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyBAINBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $45,000 · PhilanthropyKITSAP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $24,000 · PhilanthropyBAINBRIDGE ISLAND JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL: $500,000 · Arts & CultureHOLLAND MUSEUM: $65,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CHRISTIAN CENTURY: $60,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND FOUNDATION USA INC: $25,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $30,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM INC: $490,000 · Human ServicesHELPLINE HOUSE: $29,000 · Human Services+4 more: $26,000 · Human ServicesAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $521,777 · Social ScienceAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE: $318,000 · Science & Tech+1 more: $2,000 · Science & Tech
Other$3,758,122International$2,705,500Philanthropy$719,000Arts & Culture$680,000Human Services$545,000Social Science$521,777Science & Tech$320,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC: $1,215,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBread for the World Institute: $1,200,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE: $833,000 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $521,777 over 3y, 22% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND/ZEELAND AREA INC: $520,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetBAINBRIDGE ISLAND JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL: $500,000 over 1y, 52% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM INC: $490,000 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE: $318,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPROJECT ETHIOPIA: $260,000 over 3y, 33% of budgetAlliance to End Hunger: $250,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetThe ONE Campaign: $250,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $175,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE COLLEGE: $93,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT HOSPITALITY INC: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBAINBRIDGE ISLAND LAND TRUST: $75,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetREADY FOR SCHOOL: $75,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetHOLLAND MUSEUM: $65,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetTHE CHRISTIAN CENTURY: $60,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOLLAND: $55,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetNEWPORT FOOD PANTRY: $50,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetFRIENDS OF PEB INC: $50,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAINBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWHITWORTH UNIVERSITY: $39,557 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKITSAP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHOMECOR: $30,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPLINE HOUSE: $29,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND FOUNDATION USA INC: $25,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE: $21,777 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF BULUNGULA INC: $21,500 over 2y, 15% of budgetNATIONAL COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetCRISTOSAL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSt. Nicholas Center: $20,000 over 2y, 48% of budgetTHE BIOLOGOS FOUNDATION INC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGLOBAL PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE: $15,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetPUGET SOUND RESTORATION FUND: $13,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetStep by Step Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetOUT ON THE LAKESHORE: $10,600 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetCULTUREWORKS: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetWASHINGTON WILD: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLutheran Community Services Northwest: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE MEGAFAUNA FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSOULFORCE INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILYWORKS: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE RUSTIN FUND FOR GLOBAL EQUALITY: $7,500 over 1y, 46% of budgetLATIN AMERICANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS INC: $4,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetSHARED SPACE FOR ALL: $4,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 loosely connected circle, clustered around a few shared anchors.

The Community Foundat…Larry and Karen Mulde…Fred H & Mary S Dore …Seattle FoundationJim and Ginger Jurrie…Greater Ottawa County…Millerknoll FoundationOne Call for AllBainbridge Community …Grand Haven Area Comm…The Bianchi Family Fo…Howard Miller Foundat…
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area IncMI29.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Larry and Karen Mulder Foundation · Fred H & Mary S Dore Charitable Foundation · Seattle Foundation · Jim and Ginger Jurries Foundation · Greater Ottawa County United Way · Millerknoll Foundation · One Call for All · Bainbridge Community Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · The Bianchi Family Foundation Javier Ordaz Cerity Partners · Howard Miller Foundation

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.

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 81 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $5.1M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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