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Mary Free Bed Guild Fund

The primary mission of the Mary Free Bed Fund is to support the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes and missions of the Mary Free Bed Guild and its subsidiaries.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$437k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$7.4MHuman Services$421kRecreation & Sports$332kArts & Culture$123kPhilanthropy$84kAnimals$24kPublic Benefit$10k
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 18 grants below total $788,682, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,142,283 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $353,601 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $229k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $106k
  • $250k+1 grant · $437k
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$42M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$437,336
MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$105,503
RENEW MOBILITY$45,000
INDIAN TRAILS CAMP$31,000
MARY FREE BED ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS$17,406
EQUESTRIAN CENTER$17,000
DISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY$15,000
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM$15,000
MS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA$15,000
ONCE UPON A ROOM$15,000
PAWS WITH A CAUSE$12,500
FANS OF VALLEY FIELD$12,500
ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED$12,500
CAMP SUNSHINE$10,937
ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER$10,000
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 (FY17–25, $373k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $13k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $13k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $10k → 10%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN: $14k → 11%METRO HEALTH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%RENEW MOBILITY: $45k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $30k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $30k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $26k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $25k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $25k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $25k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $20k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $20k → 11%ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION: $15k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $13k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $10k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $10k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $10k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $8k → 11%ARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $8k → 11%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.
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.2M · 21 repeat orgs$195k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
15

Total granted

$8.2M
$153k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
0%

Still filing today

86%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsArts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • MF
    MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
    9× · 2017–2025 · $5.9M · revenue +126%
  • MF
    MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $528k · revenue ×21
  • MF
    MARY FREE BED ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS
    8× · 2017–2025 · $448k · revenue +140%

Funded once

  • HO
    HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY
    one grant, 2020 · $28k · revenue -11%
  • JB
    JOHN BALL ZOOgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $24k · revenue +55%
  • WC
    WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES
    one grant, 2024 · $14k · revenue -3%
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
Mymichigan Medical Center Midland

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
2
Mymichigan Health Foundation

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes by conducting or supporting activites exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the…

Health
3
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
4
Mymichigan Medical Group

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
5
Mymichigan Medical Center Alma

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
6
Michigan Sports Alliance

To encourage michigan residents of all ages and abilities to live active and healthy lifestyles

Recreation & Sports
7
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
8
Trinity Health - Michigan

We, trinity health-michigan and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. trinity health-michigan is a member of trinity health.

Health
9
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin

Creating healthy communities - together

Health
10
Michigan Assoc of Community Mental Health Boards

Assisting the community mental health boards of michigan in developing methods for mental health planning, care and treatment.

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11
Mymichigan Medical Center Clare

Creating healthy communities - together

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12
Michigan State Medical Society Foundation

To advance the field of health for the public good.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; the most unlike its peers is Grand Rapids Symphony Society. 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

34 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. 34 of the 39 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
17/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: $5,875,545 · HealthMARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITALMARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $527,787 · HealthMARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION+9 more: $387,649 · Health+9 moreMARY FREE BED ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS: $448,134 · OtherMARY FREE …FIFTH THIRD BANK: $82,745 · OtherFIFTH THIR…RIVERBANK EVENTS AND MEDIA LLC: $65,831 · OtherRIVERBANK …RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES WESTERN MICHIGAN: $53,250 · OtherRONALD MCD…MS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA: $42,500 · OtherMS WHEELCH…+7 more: $84,556 · Other+7 moreRENEW MOBILITY: $236,000 · Human ServicesARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $82,500 · Human ServicesPaws With A Cause: $35,000 · Human ServicesWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $14,200 · Human Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesINDIAN TRAILS CAMP: $187,000 · Recreation & SportsCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $16,790 · Recreation & SportsWEST MICHIGAN SPORTS COMMISSION: $15,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsDISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY: $140,000 · PhilanthropyHEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY: $27,500 · PhilanthropyARTS IN MOTION STUDIO WEST MICHIGAN: $30,000 · Arts & CultureGRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $26,200 · Arts & CultureGRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM: $15,000 · Arts & CultureWESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE: $5,000 · Arts & CultureJOHN BALL ZOO: $23,500 · Animals
Health$6,790,981Other$777,016Human Services$372,700Recreation & Sports$226,290Philanthropy$167,500Arts & Culture$76,200Animals$23,500

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 budgetMARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: $5,875,545 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetMARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $527,787 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetMARY FREE BED ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS: $448,134 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetRENEW MOBILITY: $236,000 over 9y, 16% of budgetINDIAN TRAILS CAMP: $187,000 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetEquest Center for Therapeutic Riding Inc: $162,000 over 9y, 5.2% of budgetDISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY: $140,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetCOVENANT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $99,999 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetARTISTS CREATING TOGETHER: $82,500 over 7y, 6.0% of budgetSPARROW FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES WESTERN MICHIGAN: $53,250 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetMS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA: $42,500 over 3y, 14% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $32,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetARTS IN MOTION STUDIO WEST MICHIGAN: $30,000 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetHEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY: $27,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $26,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN BALL ZOO: $23,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $16,790 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST MICHIGAN SPORTS COMMISSION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $14,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFANS OF VALLEY FIELD: $12,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetGERALD R FORD PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMICHIGAN WOMENS STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetWest Michigan Community Tennis Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN INC: $7,150 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSAINT MARY'S FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDISART: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% 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.

Grand Rapids Communit…Peter C & Emajean Coo…Frey FoundationThe Meijer FoundationDouglas & Maria Devos…THE PETER and JOAN SE…The David and Carol V…Steve & Amy Van Andel…Cdv5 FoundationUfp Industries Founda…The Korff FoundationPerrigo Company Chari…
Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI31.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Frey Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · THE PETER and JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INC · The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation · Steve & Amy Van Andel Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Ufp Industries Foundation · The Korff Foundation · Perrigo Company Charitable 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 Mary Free Bed Guild Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mary Free Bed Guild Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 39 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 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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