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Jason and Carolyn Andringa Foundation at a glance

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Jason and Carolyn Andringa Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$280k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Environment$857kEducation$667kReligion$305kHealth$20kPublic Benefit$10kArts & Culture$6kInternational$4kCivil Rights$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $250k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CALVIN COLLEGE$100,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF IOWA$100,000
THIRD REFORMED CHURCH$50,000
AU SABLE INSTITUTE$10,000
MIT$5,000
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE PELLA COMMUNITY CENTER$5,000
PELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOL$5,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $250) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOPE MINISTRIES: $250 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
MA
IA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
AR
TN
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$991k · 15 repeat orgs$129k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +7% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
11

Total granted

$991k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
0%

Still filing today

47%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionEducationHealthInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CU
    CALVIN UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2019–2025 · $234k · revenue +4%
  • CC
    CENTRAL COLLEGE
    6× · 2018–2023 · $31k · revenue +4%
  • TS
    THE SOCIETY OF PELLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
    3× · 2018–2023 · $28k · revenue +255%

Funded once

  • FT
    FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -23%
  • GP
    GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +116%
  • DS
    DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS NETWORKgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +43%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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North Central University

North central university is a christian university with a commitment to academic excellence.

Education
2
Trinity International University

Trinity international university is an institution of higher education that offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. trinity international university educates men and women for faithful participation in god's redemptive…

Education
3
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
4
Union University

Union university provides christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to church and society.

Education
5
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

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6
Pacific Union College

Pacific union college is a seventh-day adventist learning community offering an excellent christ-centered education that prepares its students for productive lives of useful human service and uncompromising personal integrity.

Education
7
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
8
Northeastern Seminary

Northeastern seminary strives to be a vibrant source for christian theological formation whose students are formed in a biblical vision of gracious christianity and impact wholeness to the world in an expansive array of vocations and…

Education
9
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

To prepare students to serve christ and his church through biblical, experiential and practical ministry. prts provides theological training and instruction in accordance with the scriptures and the historic reformed creeds for promotion…

Education
10
Arizona Christian University

Arizona christian university provides a biblically-integrated, liberal arts education equipping graduates to serve the lord jesus christ in all aspects of life, as leaders of influence and excellence.

Education
11
Clarks Summit University

Clarks summit university is a fully accredited, christ-centered educational institution located in a suburban area of the scranton/wilkes-barre, pa metropolitan area. outstanding biblical higher education is offered through on-campus,…

Education
12
Central Christian College of Kansas

Central christian college of kansas is a four-year, non-profit liberal arts college with the primary mission of offering a christ-centered education for character.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fuller Theological Seminary; the most unlike its peers is Union Street Players. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

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

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/20
Grantees still filing
12/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $756,829 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYPELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOL: $313,000 · OtherPELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOLTHIRD REFORMED CHURCH OF PELLA IOWA: $282,500 · OtherTHIRD REFORMED CHURCH OF PELLA IOWATHE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF IOWA: $100,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF IOWA+9 more: $66,200 · OtherCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $234,000 · EducationCALVIN UNIVERSITYCENTRAL COLLEGE: $31,000 · EducationCENTRAL COLLEGETHE SOCIETY OF PELLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $28,000 · EducationTHE SOCIETY OF PEL…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $18,000 · Religion+4 more: $1,850 · ReligionTHE WELL RESOURCE CENTER: $15,000 · HealthGIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INC: $2,500 · HealthDOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS NETWORK: $2,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF THE PELLA COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $10,000 · Public BenefitCompassion International Incorporated: $3,500 · InternationalPELLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $2,500 · Arts & CultureHOPE MINISTRIES: $250 · Human Services
Other$1,518,529Education$303,000Religion$19,850Health$19,500Public Benefit$10,000International$3,500Arts & Culture$2,500Human Services$250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $756,829 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOL: $313,000 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $234,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL COLLEGE: $31,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF PELLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $28,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WELL RESOURCE CENTER: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE PELLA COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetAU SABLE INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPELLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRAVELING TEAM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood Ministries Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAXIS MINISTRIES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSPRIGS N SPROUTS: $350 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE MINISTRIES: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

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

  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds PELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CALVIN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE SOCIETY OF PELLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA ↗
  • Who funds THE WELL RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE PELLA COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds AU SABLE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds PELLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds UNION STREET PLAYERS ↗
  • Who funds TRAVELING TEAM INC ↗
  • Who funds Neighborhood Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds AXIS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SPRIGS N SPROUTS ↗
  • Who funds HOPE MINISTRIES ↗

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.

Pella Rolscreen Found…Mark & Kay Decook Cha…R & L Vermeer Foundat…Peter H and E Lucille…Vermeer Charitable Fo…Community Fdn of Grea…Vanden Bosch Foundati…Harry Vermeer Family …Boat Foundation IncWeiler FoundationRaymond James Charita…Barnabas Foundation
Pella Rolscreen FoundationIA19.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Mark & Kay Decook Charitable Founda · R & L Vermeer Foundation Inc · Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation · Vermeer Charitable Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Vanden Bosch Foundation · Harry Vermeer Family Foundation · Boat Foundation Inc · Weiler Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Barnabas 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jason and Carolyn Andringa Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jason and Carolyn Andringa Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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