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Joie de Vivre Foundation at a glance

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Joie de Vivre 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.

$92k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$650kHousing & Shelter$520kHuman Services$246kEducation$187kCrime & Legal$125kAnimals$61kRecreation & Sports$59kHealth$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $32k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$82k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$50,000
ZEELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$12,000
AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION$10,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$10,000
MARANATHA BIBLE AND MISSIONARY CONFERENCE INC$5,000
LAKOTA EAST HIGH SCHOOL$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $10k → 9%JUBILEE MINISTRIES: $10k → 10%RENEW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $10k → 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

MT
MI
NY
OH
CO
MO
MD
AZ
TN
OK
TX
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.

36%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$703k · 8 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +87% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
24

Total granted

$703k
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+87%
+13%

Still filing today

50%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationReligionHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • WT
    WALKING THE TEXT
    2× · 2018–2023 · $105k · revenue +577%
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    3× · 2020–2024 · $59k · revenue +87%
  • 7X
    70 X 7 LIFE RECOVERY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $48k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • LH
    LAKESHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $500k · revenue +37%
  • NL
    NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • LS
    LEE STROBEL MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · 48% of their budget
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.

1
Reformed University Inc

Provide education in theology, divinity, religious education, ministerial training, business and organizational leadership.

Education
2
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
3
Exchanged Life Ministries

We exist to equip and train the Christian community and those in vocational ministry to effectively handle the pressures, circumstances and relationships of life. This is accomplished through conferences, workshops, training, discipleship,…

Religion
4
Biblical Counseling and Training Ministries

To teach individuals how to apply the wisdom and depth of the bible's grace-centered message to the problems of daily living; and through various means, work to restore chirst to counseling and christ-centered counseling to the church.

—
5
Arborbrook Christian Academy

Arborbrook Christian Academy partners with parents to equip, empower, and encourage students to cultivate godly character, pursue life-long learning, and love the Lord Jesus Christ.

Education
6
West Michigan Christian Foundation

None

Religion
7
Lakelight Institute

Lakelight Institute equips Christians with timeless wisdom for modern life.

Religion
8
Teaching the Word Ministries

Providing christ-centered, relationship-oriented consultations and leadership development resources for leaders of churches, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

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9
Leadership Transformation Inc

Our vision is for churches and Christian organizations to be filled with leaders who place spiritual formation, discernment, and renewal above all other leadership priorities. Our mission is to cultivate vibrant spirituality and attentive…

Religion
10
West Michigan Cec Inc

To support and sustain Christian Education in West Michigan by promoting and financially supporting Christian schools in the Muskegon and Grand Haven Michigan area.

Education
11
Ransomed Heart Ministries

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to…

Religion
12
Reflective Life Ministries

Reflective Life Ministries encourages, inspires, aids people around the world through Bible studies, Christian books, speaking engagements, retreats conferences, original film productions, marriage seminars, more.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is 70 X 7 Life Recovery; the most unlike its peers is Team Be Better. 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

21 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. 21 of the 38 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/21
Grantees still filing
12/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LAKESHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $500,000 · OtherLAKESHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INCWINNING AT HOME: $225,000 · OtherWINNING AT HOMECHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $125,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERNEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH: $100,000 · OtherNEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCHCHRISTS CHURCH OF THE VALLEY INC: $100,000 · OtherCHRISTS CHURCH OF THE VALLEY INCEMOTIONALLY HEALTHY DISCIPLESHIP: $75,000 · OtherEMOTIONALLY HEALTHY DISCIPLESHIPLAKESHORE RESCUE MISSIONS: $61,000 · Other+12 more: $166,500 · Other+12 moreWALKING THE TEXT: $105,000 · ReligionWALKING THE …LEE STROBEL MINISTRIES: $100,000 · ReligionLEE STROBEL …PRESERVING BIBLE TIMES INC: $10,000 · Religion+1 more: $5,000 · ReligionNORTHERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $100,000 · EducationNORTHERN MIC…WEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC: $50,000 · EducationWEST VALLEY …AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP INC: $45,000 · EducationAUTHENTIC LE…Society for Christian Instruction Zeeland: $12,000 · EducationSociety for …+1 more: $5,000 · EducationFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $59,000 · Youth Development70 X 7 LIFE RECOVERY: $47,800 · Health+2 more: $2,000 · HealthREAL LIFE MINISTRIES: $15,000 · Human ServicesRENEW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesJUBILEE MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesJoy To The World Foundation: $10,000 · Human ServicesAUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Public BenefitHOMECOR: $10,000 · Community Improvement
Other$1,352,500Religion$220,000Education$212,000Youth Development$59,000Health$49,800Human Services$45,000Public Benefit$10,000Community Improvement$10,000

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 budgetLAKESHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $500,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetWALKING THE TEXT: $105,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetLEE STROBEL MINISTRIES: $100,000 over 1y, 48% of budgetNORTHERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $100,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $59,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budget70 X 7 LIFE RECOVERY: $47,800 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP INC: $45,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetMISSION CREATE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetREAL LIFE MINISTRIES: $15,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetSociety for Christian Instruction Zeeland: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRENEW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPRESERVING BIBLE TIMES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetAUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetHOMECOR: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetJUBILEE MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetJoy To The World Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaranatha Bible and Missionary Conf: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREADY FOR SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFaith Hospice: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Be Better: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

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.

John and Judy Spoelho…The Community Foundat…Edgar and Elsa Prince…Stephen and Valerie S…Natl Christian Charit…Howard Miller Foundat…Onequest FoundationDouglas & Sandra Deko…Raymond James Charita…Christian Community F…Baird Foundation IncRenaissance Charitabl…
John and Judy Spoelhof FoundationMI24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John and Judy Spoelhof Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Stephen and Valerie Spoelhof Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Howard Miller Foundation · Onequest Foundation · Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family Foun · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joie de Vivre Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joie de Vivre Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Joie de Vivre Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Joie de Vivre Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 38 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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