How much does Gentex Foundation give?

Gentex Foundation reported 121 itemized grants totaling $778,718, out of $1,008,304 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing.

What does Gentex Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (41%), Education (29%), Youth Development (5%).

Who are Gentex Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2023 to FY2023: Grand Rapids Community College Foundation ($140k), Kids' Food Basket Inc ($60k), Right Place Foundation ($55k).

Does Gentex Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.

Where is Gentex Foundation based?

Gentex Foundation is based in MI.

Foundation Dossiers

Michigan · Private foundation

Gentex Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.0M
Granted FY2023: 121
Itemized grants FY2023: 99
Organizations funded FY2023

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Itemized, FY2023: $779k; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023: $2,100
Largest grant, FY2023: $140,000
States reached, FY2023: 5
Total assets, FY2023: $285k
Applications: Takes unsolicited applications; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

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

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Grand Rapids Community College Foundation	$140,000	1	4%
Kids' Food Basket Inc	$60,000	1	1%
Right Place Foundation	$55,000	1	3%
Calvary Schools of Holland	$50,000	1	3%
Holland Tulip Time Festival Inc	$20,000	1	1%
Latin Americans United for Progress Inc	$20,000	1	2%
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Inc	$15,000	1	0%
STEM Greenhouse Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Zeeland Education Foundation	$7,500	1	2%
Grand Valley State University	$6,000	1	n/a

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All grantees of Gentex Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Grand Rapids Community College Foundation	$140,000	1	4%
Kids' Food Basket Inc	$60,000	1	1%
Right Place Foundation	$55,000	1	3%
Calvary Schools of Holland	$50,000	1	3%
Holland Tulip Time Festival Inc	$20,000	1	1%
Latin Americans United for Progress Inc	$20,000	1	2%
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Inc	$15,000	1	0%
STEM Greenhouse Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Zeeland Education Foundation	$7,500	1	2%
Grand Valley State University	$6,000	1	n/a
West Ottawa Athletic Boosters	$5,250	1	n/a
Vivela	$5,100	1	n/a
Grand Rapids Nehemiah Project	$5,000	1	0%
Society for Christian Instruction Zeeland	$5,000	1	0%
Inforum	$5,000	1	0%
Events for Good, Inc.	$5,000	1	11%
Central Michigan University	$5,000	1	n/a
Colon Community Schools	$5,000	1	n/a
CASA of Kent County Inc	$5,000	1	1%
Trustees of Purdue University	$5,000	1	n/a
South Christian High School	$5,000	1	0%
Michigan Colleges Alliance	$5,000	1	0%
Hudsonville Christian School	$4,500	1	0%
Big Red Foundation	$3,000	1	7%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland	$3,000	1	0%
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore	$2,500	1	0%
Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance	$2,500	1	1%
XP West Michigan Association	$2,500	1	4%
Out on the Lakeshore	$2,500	1	1%
Blood Cancer United Inc	$2,000	1	0%
Engedi Church	$1,000	1	n/a
20 Liters	$1,000	1	0%
Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity Inc	$1,000	1	0%
The Society for Christian Instruct Allendale Christian School	$1,000	1	0%
Northpointe Christian Schools	$1,000	1	0%
Access of West Michigan	$1,000	1	0%
Asian Association of Utah	$1,000	1	0%
West Ottawa Public Schools	$1,000	1	n/a
Western Michigan University Foundation	$1,000	1	0%
Hudsonville Area Lacrosse Association	$1,000	1	2%
Compassionate Heart Ministries	$1,000	1	0%
West Michigan Construction Institute	$1,000	1	0%
Bestpals Animal Rescue Center	$1,000	1	1%
The South Olive Christian School Society	$750	1	n/a
The Lucas Project	$750	1	0%
Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association	$600	1	0%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019)	$500	1	0%
Van Andel Institute	$500	1	0%
Solid Rock Ministries	$500	1	0%
Faith45	$500	1	n/a
Wayland Union Schools	$500	1	n/a
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan	$500	1	0%
Deaf Inc	$500	1	0%
Children's Healing Center	$500	1	0%
Holland Police Officers Association	$500	1	1%
For His Glory Ministry	$250	1	n/a
Harderwyk Ministries	$150	1	n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($292k), not named here.

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gentex Foundation supplied at peak.

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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 44.

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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.

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

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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About Gentex Foundation

How much does Gentex Foundation give?: Gentex Foundation reported 121 itemized grants totaling $778,718, out of $1,008,304 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing.
What does Gentex Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (41%), Education (29%), Youth Development (5%).
Who are Gentex Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2023 to FY2023: Grand Rapids Community College Foundation ($140k), Kids' Food Basket Inc ($60k), Right Place Foundation ($55k).
Does Gentex Foundation accept unsolicited applications?: Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Gentex Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation.
Where is Gentex Foundation based?: Gentex Foundation is based in MI.