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Gentex Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.0M
Granted FY2023
121
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$140k
Largest
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02Your fieldRead
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01What you fund
0198% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2022–2024.

Human Services$1.6MEducation$1.1MYouth Development$190kPhilanthropy$105kFood & Nutrition$65kCommunity Improvement$64kHealth$61kArts & Culture$52kOther$0
02FY2023 · 121 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 121 grants below total $778,718 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $1,008,304 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $229,586 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k100 grants · $208k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $271k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $300k
$2,100
Median grant
5
States reached
$285k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Grand Rapids Community College Foundation$140,000
Kids' Food Basket$60,000
The Right Place Foundation$50,000
Calvary Schools of Holland$50,000
Scholastic Inc.$25,768
Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland$25,000
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundatio$25,000
Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland$25,000
Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland$20,000
Holland Tulip Time Festival, Inc$20,000
Latin Americans United for Progress$20,000
Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland$15,000
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan$15,000
STEM Greenhouse$10,000
Holland Civic Center Place$10,000
02Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce

The west coast chamber exists to be a catalyst for business growth and development, a convener of leaders and influencers, and a champion for a thriving community.

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2
Grandville Calvin Christian Schools

Equipping students to serve and glorify God. GCCS offers a Christ-centered education that is grounded in faith, connected through relationships, committed to excellence and prepared for service.

Education
3
Business Leaders for Michigan

Business leaders for michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide organization driven by ceos from the state's leading employers, all working toward a shared goal: making michigan a top 10 state for jobs, talent and a thriving economy.…

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4
Movement West Michigan

Uniting christian faith leaders to serve with humility and love for the flourishing of all in our community.

Religion
5
Business Leaders for Michigan Foundation

Business leaders for michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide organization driven by ceos from the state's leading employers, all working toward a shared goal: making michigan a top 10 state for jobs, talent and a thriving economy.…

Community Improvement
6
West Michigan Cec Inc

To support and sustain Christian Education in West Michigan by promoting and financially supporting Christian schools in the Muskegon and Grand Haven Michigan area.

Education
7
Communities in Schools of Michigan

The mission of communities in schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Education
8
Greater Muskegon Catholic Schools

Educate each student in spirit, mind and body by fostering personal excellence within the Catholic tradition.

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9
Waldorf School Association of Mich

Detroit waldorf school is a nonprofit educational community whose mission is to inspire and empower a diverse population of students to reach their fullest potential as creative, collaborative, and responsible global citizens.

Education
10
Western Michigan Christian High School

To educate with excellence, integrate faith with knowledge, equip students to work and serve Christ in their communities.

Education
11
The Right Place Inc

The right place is the economic development organization that drives current and long-term economic prosperity in west michigan.

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12
Grand Rapids Youth for Christ Inc

West Michigan Youth for Christ seeks to reach young people everywhere, working with the local church and like-minded partners to raise up followers of Jesus who lead by godly lifestyle, devotion to the Bible and prayer, passion for sharing…

Youth Development

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kids' Food Basket Inc and the most unlike its peers is Events for Good. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyCollege Foundation SupportCommunity FoundationsImmigrant and Latino Integr…Charter and Independent Sch…Girls Stem Education Progra…Public School District Foun…Women's Empowerment Organiz…Child Abuse Advocacy Servic…Youth Development CentersLgbtqia+ Advocacy and Commu…Childhood Cancer SupportAffordable Housing Construc…Food Pantries and AssistanceAnimal Rescue and ShelterChristian Outreach Ministri…Ymca Community Centers
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 25 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number20%2%<5yr13%14%5–10yr20%25%10–20yr15%15%20–35yr14%21%35–55yr18%23%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value20%1%<5yr13%14%5–10yr20%34%10–20yr15%5%20–35yr14%9%35–55yr18%37%55yr+

The field is 20% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 1% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 12% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/57
the rest of the field
12%
6,511/53,799

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 47 of the 99 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/47
Grantees still filing
33/47
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland — $105,000 · OtherCommunity Foundation of Holland/ZeelandHelen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundatio — $35,000 · OtherHelen DeVos Children's Hospital FoundatioScholastic Inc. — $25,768 · OtherScholastic Inc.LATIN AMERICANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS INC — $20,000 · OtherLATIN AMERICANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS INCHolland Christian School — $15,800 · OtherZeeland East High School Athletics — $14,000 · Other+64 more — $147,650 · Other+64 moreGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — $140,000 · EducationGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOU…CALVARY SCHOOLS OF HOLLAND — $50,000 · EducationCALVARY SCHOOLS OF HOLLANDSTEM GREENHOUSE INC — $10,000 · Education+9 more — $35,750 · Education+9 moreKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC — $60,000 · Food & NutritionKIDS' FOO…Events for Good, Inc. — $5,000 · Food & NutritionEvents fo…RIGHT PLACE FOUNDATION — $55,000 · Community ImprovementRIGHT PLA…BIG RED FOUNDATION — $3,000 · Community ImprovementLAKESHORE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE — $2,500 · Community ImprovementXP West Michigan Association — $2,500 · Community ImprovementHISPANIC CENTER OF WESTERN MICHIGAN INC — $15,000 · Human ServicesGRAND RAPIDS NEHEMIAH PROJECT — $5,000 · Human ServicesCOMPASSIONATE HEART MINISTRIES — $1,000 · Human ServicesASIAN ASSOCIATION OF UTAH — $1,000 · Human Services+4 more — $2,250 · Human ServicesHOLLAND TULIP TIME FESTIVAL INC — $20,000 · Arts & CultureCASA of Kent County Inc — $5,000 · Civil RightsOUT ON THE LAKESHORE — $2,500 · Civil Rights
Other$363,218Education$235,750Food & Nutrition$65,000Community Improvement$63,000Human Services$24,250Arts & Culture$20,000Civil Rights$7,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — $140,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC — $60,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRIGHT PLACE FOUNDATION — $55,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetCALVARY SCHOOLS OF HOLLAND — $50,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetLATIN AMERICANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS INC — $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetHOLLAND TULIP TIME FESTIVAL INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHISPANIC CENTER OF WESTERN MICHIGAN INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSTEM GREENHOUSE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetZEELAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $7,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetINFORUM — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMichigan Colleges Alliance — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCASA of Kent County Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSociety for Christian Instruction Zeeland — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEvents for Good, Inc. — $5,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS NEHEMIAH PROJECT — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUDSONVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIG RED FOUNDATION — $3,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOLLAND — $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOUT ON THE LAKESHORE — $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLAKESHORE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE — $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF MICHIGAN SHORE TO SHORE — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetXP West Michigan Association — $2,500 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOCIETY FOR CHRISTIAN INSTRUCT ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST MICHIGAN CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE — $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget20 Liters — $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHudsonville Area Lacrosse Association — $1,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetLAKESHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSIONATE HEART MINISTRIES — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASIAN ASSOCIATION OF UTAH — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBESTPALS ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER — $1,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lucas Project — $750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION — $600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WEST MICHIGAN — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEAF INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019) — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSolid Rock Ministries — $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHOLLAND POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION — $500 over 1y, 1.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…Grand Rapids Communit…Edgar and Elsa Prince…Grand Haven Area Comm…Peter C & Emajean Coo…Frey FoundationConsumers Energy Foun…John and Judy Spoelho…Douglas & Maria Devos…The Wege FoundationHeart of West Michiga…Cdv5 Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area IncMI51.9× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Frey Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · John and Judy Spoelhof Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · The Wege Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Cdv5 Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Gentex Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Gentex 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.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 99 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.6M 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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