Michigan · Community foundation
Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund
The corporation is organized to support the grand haven area community foundation and will support the greatest needs of the west michigan region including support to positively impact ottawa county and muskegon county.
- $500k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $62,128
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 6
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $53M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 54% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $443k | 92% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $217k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $150k | 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, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Christian Assn - Tri-Cities Michigan | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Shoreline Foundation for High School Sailing | $62,128 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ottawa County Parks Foundation Inc | $51,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Village of Spring Lake | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeshore Advantage Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agewell Services of West Michigan | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harbor Hospice Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Out Side in Inc | $36,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Read Muskegon | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Christian Assn - Tri-Cities Michigan | $200,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Shoreline Foundation for High School Sailing | $62,128 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids' Food Basket Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ottawa County Parks Foundation Inc | $51,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Village of Spring Lake | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeshore Advantage Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agewell Services of West Michigan | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harbor Hospice Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Out Side in Inc | $36,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Read Muskegon | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Grand Valley State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ottawa County Isd | $21,573 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore | $20,200 | 1 | 2% |
| Extended Grace | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Love Inc of the Tri-Cities | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tri-Cities Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Talentfirst Inc Fka Talent First Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gracious Grounds Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Spring Lake Crew Club Inc | $14,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The People Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Little Red House Inc | $8,176 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund 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 Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Frey Foundation · Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Consumers Energy Foundation · Steven and Kathryn Bandstra Foundation · Folkert Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · DTE Energy Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund
- How much does Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund give?
- Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund reported 15 grants totaling $500,494 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 6 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Human Services (14%), Health (3%).
- Who are Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Young Men's Christian Assn - Tri-Cities Michigan ($200k), Shoreline Foundation for High School Sailing ($62k), Kids' Food Basket Inc ($60k).
- Does Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc, Frey Foundation, Community Foundation for Muskegon County.
- Where is Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund based?
- Lj Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund is based in MI.
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