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Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation

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.

$4.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2024
46
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,500,000
Organizations funded a year
46 to 62
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$8.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $123k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationReligionHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving46$4.3M28%
FY202346$4.1M24%
FY202261$3.8M21%
FY202158$1.8M29%
FY202062$2.7Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

International$6.9MEducation$4.6MReligion$2.2MHousing & Shelter$1.1MPhilanthropy$451kHuman Services$418kArts & Culture$385kCommunity Improvement$317kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cure International Inc$6,545,00054%
Northpointe Christian Schools$3,817,400410%
Mel Trotter Ministries$927,50052%
Open Doors With Brother Andrew Inc$565,00040%
Grace Christian Academy of Leipers$335,24042%
West Michigan Christian Foundation$280,000210%
Ada Township$250,0002n/a
Cornerstone University$205,00010%
Wedgwood Christian Services$200,00040%
That Day$195,000520%
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All grantees of Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cure International Inc$6,545,00054%
Northpointe Christian Schools$3,817,400410%
Mel Trotter Ministries$927,50052%
Open Doors With Brother Andrew Inc$565,00040%
Grace Christian Academy of Leipers$335,24042%
West Michigan Christian Foundation$280,000210%
Ada Township$250,0002n/a
Cornerstone University$205,00010%
Wedgwood Christian Services$200,00040%
That Day$195,000520%
Degage Ministries$150,00031%
Alpha USA$148,00050%
Family Promise of Grand Rapids$145,00041%
Relational Concepts Inc$140,00057%
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview$130,00051%
Heart of West Michigan United Way$120,00040%
The Potters House$120,00040%
Every Mother's Advocate Inc$107,000413%
Partners Relief & Development$100,00012%
Ada Bible Church$100,0005n/a
Museum of the Bible$100,00010%
Pregnancy Resource Center$79,50051%
Indian Trails Camp$75,00051%
Moriah Ministries$75,000511%
Prager University Foundation$75,00030%
Truth for Life$71,00050%
The Cause Inc$67,10032%
Kids' Food Basket Inc$60,00040%
The Center for Faith Sexuality and Gender Inc$60,00027%
Hope International$57,50030%
Glen Lake Association Inc$50,50035%
God's World Publications Inc$50,50040%
Guiding Light Mission Inc$50,00050%
Lee Strobel Ministries$50,000212%
Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc$47,50031%
Outlaw Ministries$45,0003100%
Young Life$40,00040%
Avail NYC$35,00021%
Mt Airy Center$35,0001n/a
Citizens for Traditional Values$35,000281%
Children's Health Defense$32,00030%
Broadway Grand Rapids$25,00051%
Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc$25,00050%
Van Andel Institute$20,35010%
Artprize Grand Rapids$20,000451%
Freedom Christian Learning Community$20,0002n/a
Interlochen Center for the Arts$20,00040%
Trusuccess Inc$20,00032%
Crescent Project Inc$20,00021%
Right to Life of Michigan Educ Fund$20,00040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$17,59120%
Alpha Grand Rapids$15,50040%
Church Planters Training International$15,00032%
Grand Rapids Art Museum$15,00030%
Kings Academy Nashville$15,00010%
Michigan for Vaccine Choice$15,000142%
West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Dba Frederik Meijer Gardens$15,00030%
Grand Rapids Symphony Society$15,00030%
Bible Study Fellowship$13,50010%
Be Cafe$13,00017%
Glen Arbor Arts Center$12,50051%
Curating for Him Inc$10,0001n/a
West Michigan Aviation Academy Foundation$10,00020%
Living With Hope$10,00021%
Dad Tired$10,00014%
Bsf International LLC$8,00010%
St Cecilia Music Center$7,50030%
Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding Inc$7,00020%
Lake Michigan Junior Golf Association$6,15050%
Riverside Theatre Inc$5,00010%
Critter Barn$5,00010%
Project Veritas$5,0001n/a
Leelanau Conservancy$5,00050%
Rose Hill Center Inc$5,00010%
The Restoration Project Inc$5,0001n/a
Benjamin's Hope$5,00010%
West Michigan Aviation Academy$5,0001n/a
Word Investments Inc$5,00011%
Saint Mary's Foundation$4,00020%
Next Generation Ministries$3,00010%
Kent County Parks Foundation$2,50010%
Grand Valley State University$2,5001n/a
The Joseph Project Inc$2,50011%
Van Andel Research Institute$2,50010%
Informed Consent Action Network$2,00010%
Garden of Hope$2,00013%
Council of Michigan Foundations$2,00020%
Milan's Miracle Fund Inc$2,00016%
Peace Church$2,0001n/a
Mercury One Inc$2,00010%
Mission Aviation Fellowship$2,0001n/a
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services$1,00010%
Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan$1,0001n/a
Michigan Colleges Alliance$1,00010%
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries$1,0001n/a
Ada Christian School Society$50010%
Ferris State University$5001n/a
Delta Gamma Foundation$50010%
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty$35010%
Family Church$3001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($519k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCure International Inc: $6,545,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetNorthpointe Christian Schools: $3,817,400 over 4y, 9.5% of budgetMel Trotter Ministries: $927,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetOpen Doors With Brother Andrew Inc: $565,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGrace Christian Academy of Leipers: $335,240 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetWest Michigan Christian Foundation: $280,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetCornerstone University: $205,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWedgwood Christian Services: $200,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThat Day: $195,000 over 5y, 20% of budgetDegage Ministries: $150,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAlpha USA: $148,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Promise of Grand Rapids: $145,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetRelational Concepts Inc: $140,000 over 5y, 6.8% of budgetThe Colson Center for Christian Worldview: $130,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetHeart of West Michigan United Way: $120,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Potters House: $120,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetEvery Mother's Advocate Inc: $107,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetPartners Relief & Development: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMuseum of the Bible: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPregnancy Resource Center: $79,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetIndian Trails Camp: $75,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetMoriah Ministries: $75,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTruth for Life: $71,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cause Inc: $67,100 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetKids' Food Basket Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Center for Faith Sexuality and Gender Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetHope International: $57,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGlen Lake Association Inc: $50,500 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $50,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGuiding Light Mission Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetLee Strobel Ministries: $50,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetCape Eleuthera Foundation Inc: $47,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetOutlaw Ministries: $45,000 over 3y, 100% of budgetYoung Life: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAvail NYC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCitizens for Traditional Values: $35,000 over 2y, 81% of budgetChildren's Health Defense: $32,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBroadway Grand Rapids: $25,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetHome Repair Services of Kent County Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetVan Andel Institute: $20,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArtprize Grand Rapids: $20,000 over 4y, 51% of budgetInterlochen Center for the Arts: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrusuccess Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCrescent Project Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRight to Life of Michigan Educ Fund: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $17,591 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Grand Rapids: $15,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budget

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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 85.

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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.

Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationMI54.6× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation · Steve & Amy Van Andel Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Frey Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc

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 Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation

How much does Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation give?
Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $4,364,405 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 62 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (41%), Education (27%), Religion (13%).
Who are Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Cure International Inc ($6.5M), Northpointe Christian Schools ($3.8M), Mel Trotter Ministries ($928k).
Does Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation 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 Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation.
Where is Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation based?
Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation is based in MI.

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 119 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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