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The Richard and Helen Devos 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.

$12M
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$6.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$15MHealth$11MArts & Culture$11MHuman Services$6.6MReligion$3.2MPublic Benefit$2.0MEnvironment$1.0MInternational$777kOther$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$6,000,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$95k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY$6,000,000
HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$6,000,000
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 (FY20–20, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15k → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $30k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
OR
DE
NM
NC
TX
FL
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$42M · 22 repeat orgs$9.8M to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
31

Total granted

$42M
$9.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+45%

Still filing today

73%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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

  • RC
    Rehoboth Christian School Assoc
    3× · 2020–2022 · $900k · revenue +44%
  • TP
    The Potters House
    2× · 2021–2022 · $450k · revenue +72%
  • PW
    PARTNERS WORLDWIDE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $450k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • CH
    COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $2.3M
  • TG
    THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $2.0M · revenue -15%
  • WM
    WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC DBA FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M · revenue +77%
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
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
2
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

—
3
West Michigan Christian Foundation

None

Religion
4
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
5
Global Scholars

Global scholars exists so that christian academics are adequately equipped to have a redemptive influence among their students, colleagues, universities and disciplines, at a reasonable cost.

—
6
Pacific School of Religion

Pacific school of religion prepares a diverse cadre of spiritually rooted leaders with the vision, resilience, and skill to create a world where all can thrive. grounded in the rigorous study and faithful practice of progressive christian…

Education
7
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

—
8
Great Lakes Bible College

Great lakes christian college, an institution of higher education affiliated with christian churches/churches of christ, seeks to glorify god by preparing students to be servant-leaders in the church and world.

Education
9
Gospel Inc

To develop community with the formerly homeless. to offer services to the formerly homeless regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or religious affiliation. to share the love of god with all people we come into contact with.

Human Services
10
Reformed University Inc

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

Education
11
Grandville Calvin Christian Schools

Equipping students to serve and glorify God. GCCS offers a Christ-centered education that is grounded in faith, connected through relationships, committed to excellence and prepared for service.

Education
12
Mid-America Reformed Seminary

Mid-america reformed seminary seeks to serve the church by preparing students for gospel ministry as pastors, or those whose service to the church may be enhanced by theological education.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Health Intervention Services; the most unlike its peers is Luis Palau Association. 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

37 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. 37 of the 53 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
28/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The King's College: $11,500,000 · EducationThe King's CollegeTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $2,000,000 · EducationTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · EducationGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUN…Rehoboth Christian School Assoc: $900,000 · EducationRehoboth Christian School Assoc+4 more: $720,000 · EducationHELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $7,000,000 · OtherHELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL F…COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,250,000 · OtherCOREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATIONGRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: $1,000,000 · OtherGRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYMADISON SQUARE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: $800,000 · OtherCHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA: $635,000 · OtherCHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA: $530,000 · Other+26 more: $2,935,000 · Other+26 moreGRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $10,500,000 · Arts & CultureGRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY S…+2 more: $130,000 · Arts & CultureCOREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN: $7,350,000 · HealthCOREWELL HEALTH …+2 more: $95,000 · HealthWEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC DBA FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS: $1,020,000 · EnvironmentPARTNERS WORLDWIDE: $450,000 · InternationalAlliance for Children Everywhere: $300,000 · InternationalCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $26,800 · InternationalLuis Palau Association: $150,000 · ReligionTHE FRONT PORCH MINISTRIES: $50,000 · ReligionGRAND RAPIDS INITIATIVE FOR LEADERS: $15,000 · Religion
Education$16,120,000Other$15,150,000Arts & Culture$10,630,000Health$7,445,000Environment$1,020,000International$776,800Religion$215,000

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 budgetThe King's College: $11,500,000 over 3y, 20% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $10,500,000 over 5y, 61% of budgetTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $2,000,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetWEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC DBA FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS: $1,020,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetRehoboth Christian School Assoc: $900,000 over 3y, 5.7% of budgetThe Potters House: $450,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetPARTNERS WORLDWIDE: $450,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetWorld Renew: $450,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCHRISTIAN LEADERS NFP: $300,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetAlliance for Children Everywhere: $300,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetCALVIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $150,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPregnancy Resource Center: $150,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetLuis Palau Association: $150,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetZuni Christian Mission School: $150,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetST CECILIA MUSIC CENTER: $105,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetINTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: $80,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDING LIGHT MISSION INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES: $55,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE FRONT PORCH MINISTRIES: $50,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $26,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetICCF COMMUNITY HOMES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOLLAND: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Center of West Michigan: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN EDUC FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHEALTH INTERVENTION SERVICES: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS INITIATIVE FOR LEADERS: $15,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetINDIAN TRAILS CAMP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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…Douglas & Maria Devos…Barnabas FoundationDick and Betsy Devos …Cdv5 FoundationPeter C & Emajean Coo…Grand Haven Area Comm…The David and Carol V…The Community Foundat…WK Kellogg FoundationMarion & Marlene Bett…Jerry & Marcia Tuberg…
Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI53.3× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · The David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · WK Kellogg Foundation · Marion & Marlene Betten Foundation · Jerry & Marcia Tubergen 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 The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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
    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

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    How do I get to The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Richard and Helen Devos 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 53 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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