Michigan · Private foundation
James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $843k
- Granted FY2020
- 2
- Grants FY2020
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $832,938
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $832,938
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $843k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 2 | $843k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $44k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $40k | 11% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Feeding America West Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Degage Ministries | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Heartside Ministry Inc | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities West Michigan | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Da Blodgett - St John's | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Feeding America West Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Degage Ministries | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Heartside Ministry Inc | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities West Michigan | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Da Blodgett - St John's | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Grand Rapids | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Santa Claus Girls of Kent County | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($897k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation 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: Heart of West Michigan United Way · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Frey Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Sebastian Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Corewell Health Group Return · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
How this is measured
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About James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation
- How much does James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation give?
- James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $842,938 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (86%), Health (4%), Education (3%).
- Who are James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Grand Valley State University ($30k), West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens ($10k), Feeding America West Michigan ($10k).
- Does James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Heart of West Michigan United Way, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, The Meijer Foundation.
- Where is James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation based?
- James & Almeda Vander Waals Foundation is based in MI.
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