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Stephen Klotz Family Foundation at a glance

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Stephen Klotz Family 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.

$432k
Granted FY2024still arriving
33
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Education$458kHealth$304kRecreation & Sports$106kReligion$39kScience & Tech$26kHuman Services$23kPhilanthropy$21kFood & Nutrition$19kOther$0
02FY2024 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 33 grants below total $385,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $431,500 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $46,000 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 · FY2024

  • Under $10k26 grants · $69k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $87k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $230k
$3,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Eastern Michigan University Foundation$125,000
Special Olympics$105,000
Ada Christian School Education Foundation$30,000
Hand 2 Hand Ministries$25,000
University of Michigan Health West Foundation$11,500
Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation$10,000
Clark Foundation$10,000
Oxford Presbyterian Church Fund (NCF)$7,500
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundation$5,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association$5,000
Kid's Food Basket$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$5,000
American Cancer Society$4,000
Feeding America West Michigan$4,000
Guiding Light Mission$4,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$888k · 25 repeat orgs$115k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
5

Total granted

$888k
$89k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+11%

Still filing today

60%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
HealthEducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $106k · revenue +11%
  • AC
    ADA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue +60%
  • CF
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $11k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • MH
    Metro Health Hospital Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $85k
  • American Diabetes Association
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +11%
  • SJ
    St. Jude's Children's Hospital
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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.

03Its 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
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
3
Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation Inc

Our mission is to expand scientific knowledge and improve public health by designing and conducting world-class clinical trials and epidemiologic research.

Unclassified
4
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
5
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
6
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
7
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
8
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
9
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

Please see schedule o

Health
10
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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12
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Metropolitan Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Clark Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
11/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $375,000 · EducationEASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION+1 more: $5,500 · EducationMetro Health Hospital Foundation: $85,000 · OtherMetro Health Hospital FoundationADA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherADA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATI…Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundation: $55,000 · OtherHelen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundat…Hand 2 Hand Ministries: $27,500 · OtherHand 2 Hand MinistriesSaint Mary's Hospital Foundation: $17,000 · Other+21 more: $94,500 · Other+21 moreSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $106,000 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLY…METROPOLITAN FOUNDATION: $101,500 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITA…VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $25,500 · PhilanthropyGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,500 · PhilanthropyCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $11,000 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $8,500 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $2,000 · Health+2 more: $1,000 · HealthKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $8,500 · Food & Nutrition
Education$380,500Other$354,000Recreation & Sports$106,000Human Services$101,500Philanthropy$30,000Health$26,500Food & Nutrition$8,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $375,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $106,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMETROPOLITAN FOUNDATION: $101,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetADA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $25,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetClark Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 60% of budgetGUIDING LIGHT MISSION INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNHA FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LUKE SOCIETY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB GRAND RAPIDS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $500 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 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ADA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds Clark Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING LIGHT MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NHA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE LUKE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB GRAND RAPIDS ↗
  • Who funds COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗

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…WK Kellogg FoundationJack and Lija Romence…Jct FoundationPeter C & Emajean Coo…Heart of West Michiga…The Community Foundat…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Edward Jones Foundati…Renaissance Charitabl…
Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · Jack and Lija Romence Family Foundation · Jct Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · 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.

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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $509k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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