Michigan · Private foundation
Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi
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.
- $63k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 120
- Grants FY2024
- 103
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 96%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 103
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $137k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 96% of the organizations Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi funded were first-time grantees, receiving 89% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 120 | $63k | 94% |
| FY2023 | 103 | $75k | 96% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $58k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $37k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $11,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The New Day Foundation for Families | $11,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hospice of Holland Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Western Michigan | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $6,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Shields of Hope | $6,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Emmanuel Hospice | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Beautiful You by Profile | $5,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Michelle Marie Lunn Hope Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Van Andel Institute | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids | $11,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The New Day Foundation for Families | $11,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hospice of Holland Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Western Michigan | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $6,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Shields of Hope | $6,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Emmanuel Hospice | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Beautiful You by Profile | $5,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Michelle Marie Lunn Hope Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Van Andel Institute | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Its a Breast Thing Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 214 recipients with no EIN on record ($166k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi supplied at peak.
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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 · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi
- How much does Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi give?
- Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi reported 120 grants totaling $63,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 103 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (55%), Recreation & Sports (6%), Human Services (5%).
- Who are Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Gilda's Club Grand Rapids ($12k), The New Day Foundation for Families ($11k), Hospice of Holland Inc ($9k).
- Does Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 96% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi 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 Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Ge Aerospace Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi based?
- Hands of Hope the Foundation of Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Mi is based in MI.