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Greenville Area Community Fnd
The mission of the Greenville Area Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the greater Greenville area. To do this it will attract and hold permanent endowment funds from a wide range of donors, it will manage these funds to assure safety and growth, it will make grants directed to the community's cultural, educational,…
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 29
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,778
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $225,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 33
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $60M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Greenville Area Community Fnd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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 | 28 | $1.0M | 14% |
| FY2024 | 23 | $770k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $520k | 12% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $1.8M | 24% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $427k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 33 | $795k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $707k | 23% |
| FY2018 | 27 | $932k | 44% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County 4h Fair Association | $1,281,173 | 5 | 8% |
| Greenville Public Schools | $1,086,409 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Greenville | $711,479 | 9 | n/a |
| Education Foundation of Greenville | $414,140 | 8 | 89% |
| Eightcap Inc | $296,195 | 6 | 0% |
| Belding Area Schools | $256,432 | 7 | n/a |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019) | $245,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Inc | $225,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Saint Charles Church | $222,118 | 7 | n/a |
| Montcalm Area Reading Council | $202,610 | 8 | 55% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County 4h Fair Association | $1,281,173 | 5 | 8% |
| Greenville Public Schools | $1,086,409 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Greenville | $711,479 | 9 | n/a |
| Education Foundation of Greenville | $414,140 | 8 | 89% |
| Eightcap Inc | $296,195 | 6 | 0% |
| Belding Area Schools | $256,432 | 7 | n/a |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019) | $245,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Inc | $225,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Saint Charles Church | $222,118 | 7 | n/a |
| Montcalm Area Reading Council | $202,610 | 8 | 55% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Mi | $194,723 | 8 | n/a |
| United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties | $185,126 | 7 | 29% |
| Flat River Historical Society | $173,457 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Belding | $162,810 | 3 | n/a |
| Greenville Chamber of Commerce | $150,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Montcalm Prevention Collaborative Inc | $144,285 | 7 | n/a |
| First Congregational Church | $135,726 | 7 | n/a |
| Danish Cultural Center of Greenville | $125,631 | 2 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church | $117,995 | 5 | n/a |
| Randy's House | $116,112 | 4 | 5% |
| Greenville Optimist Club | $98,903 | 5 | n/a |
| Have Mercy | $87,938 | 4 | 4% |
| The Greenville Area Senior Center for Senior Citizens | $86,198 | 6 | 6% |
| Special Olympics Michigan Inc | $80,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Friends of Fred Meijer Heartland Trail Group | $77,083 | 7 | 13% |
| Kelsey Community Wellness Center Foundation | $74,011 | 3 | 28% |
| Michigan Center for 21st Century Teaching and Learning | $64,956 | 6 | n/a |
| Friends of the Flat River Community Library | $53,578 | 2 | n/a |
| Montcalm County 4-H Fair Associatio | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Montcalm Alano Club Inc | $40,591 | 2 | n/a |
| GLC Hope Ministries | $38,049 | 1 | 14% |
| Clay Street Center | $36,972 | 2 | 27% |
| United Way of Greater Central Michigan | $30,359 | 1 | 2% |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ionia Montcalm Secure & Friendly Environment Child Advocacy Center | $25,733 | 3 | 2% |
| Tri County Area Schools | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Hope Christian Counseling and Mental Health Center | $23,000 | 3 | 4% |
| 2nd Chance Corporation | $22,829 | 4 | 16% |
| Michigan State University | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Flat River Academy | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenville Youth Softball & Baseball League | $21,269 | 2 | n/a |
| For Goodness Sake | $20,000 | 2 | 53% |
| Montcalm Prevention Collaborative | $19,500 | 2 | 13% |
| Oakwood Christian Reformed Church | $16,946 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith Community Christian Association | $15,432 | 2 | 4% |
| Spirit and Truth Church of God | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Truenorth Community Services | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan Master Gardener Association Inc | $11,635 | 1 | n/a |
| Montabella Community Schools | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Montcalm Public School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Feeding America West Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vestaburg High School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeview Community Schools | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tamarack District Libaray | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alpha Family Services of Greenville | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Carson City-Crystal Area School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Rapids Symphony Society | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Danish Festival Inc | $6,056 | 1 | 3% |
| Village of Howard City | $6,029 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Greenville Area Community Fnd supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 29 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 · United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties · Consumers Energy Foundation · Michigan College Access Network · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · Feeding America West Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · Central Montcalm Community Foundation · Corewell Health Group Return · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Frey Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America
How this is measured
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About Greenville Area Community Fnd
- How much does Greenville Area Community Fnd give?
- Greenville Area Community Fnd reported 29 itemized grants totaling $1,024,306, out of $2,286,664 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Greenville Area Community Fnd fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Greenville Area Community Fnd's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Montcalm County 4h Fair Association ($1.3M), Greenville Public Schools ($1.1M), City of Greenville ($711k).
- Does Greenville Area Community Fnd fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Greenville Area Community Fnd?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties, Consumers Energy Foundation.
- Where is Greenville Area Community Fnd based?
- Greenville Area Community Fnd is based in MI.
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