Michigan · Private foundation
Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer 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.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $600,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $46M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 44% of the organizations Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $510k 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 | 17 | $2.0M | 76% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $1.6M | 44% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $493k | 83% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $475k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $175k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services | $1,000,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan | $625,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Beer City Dog Biscuits | $500,000 | 1 | 25% |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens | $132,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Detroit Horse Power | $100,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Alano Club of Kent County | $100,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Bissell Pet Charities | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kent County Youth Agricultural Association | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services | $1,000,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan | $625,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Beer City Dog Biscuits | $500,000 | 1 | 25% |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens | $132,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Detroit Horse Power | $100,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Alano Club of Kent County | $100,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Bissell Pet Charities | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kent County Youth Agricultural Association | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosaic Counseling | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hand2hand | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hope Network | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kentwood Public Schools Education Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 18% |
| AllArtWorks Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Variety Club Charity for Children Dba Variety the Children's Charity | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hoof & Paw Horse Haven | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · The Meijer Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation
- How much does Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation give?
- Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $1,987,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (45%), Education (18%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
- Who are Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services ($1.0M), Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan ($625k), Beer City Dog Biscuits ($500k).
- Does Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer 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 Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Heart of West Michigan United Way, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation based?
- Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation is based in MI.
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