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The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$31M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
143
Grants FY2025
73
Organizations funded FY2024
5%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$150,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,900,000
Organizations funded a year
39 to 82
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$41M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 5% of the organizations The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.0M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving69$30M10%
FY202473$48M5%
FY202375$40M9%
FY202282$70M6%
FY202179$61M32%
FY202059$41M39%
FY201949$39M41%
FY201839$36M77%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Public Benefit$134MEducation$52MHealth$43MHuman Services$35MYouth Development$17MCommunity Improvement$16MPhilanthropy$16MHousing & Shelter$13MOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 111 grantees
All grantees of The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi$24,107,477888%
Prevention Works Inc$11,061,206618%
Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative$8,680,331228%
Urban Alliance Inc$8,504,818777%
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo$8,228,750556%
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s$6,620,250990%
Community Healing Centers$6,426,268734%
Helping Hands Wellness Center Inc Kalamazoo$6,109,107428%
United Way of South Central Michigan$6,086,35069%
Hispanic American Council Inc$5,811,000688%
Douglass Community Association$5,401,250560%
Ecumenical Senior Center Inc$5,312,250585%
New Connections of Kalamazoo$5,125,130599%
Rootead Enrichment Center$4,989,250792%
Kalamazoo Youth Development Network$4,574,800876%
Reach Sober Living Inc$4,396,368695%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo Inc$4,320,744650%
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation$4,179,604769%
Kalamazoo County Defender Inc$4,175,250529%
Goodwill Industries of Sw Michigan$4,079,40966%
Lift Foundation$4,000,000284%
Ministry With Community Inc$3,878,663975%
Family Health Center Inc$3,874,72826%
Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Serv$2,465,250622%
Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community$2,410,250657%
Open Doors Kalamazoo$2,395,550834%
Kalamazoo Literacy Council$2,291,699777%
Eracce$2,135,200868%
Disability Network Southwest Michigan$1,907,350427%
Young Kings and Queens Inc$1,810,900772%
Black Wall Street Kalamazoo$1,786,999655%
Michigan Advocacy Program$1,759,26251%
Read and Write Kalamazoo$1,727,500857%
Community Homeworks Inc$1,638,700740%
Premier Athletics for Youth Development$1,404,900583%
Sunnyside United Methodist Church$1,375,5255n/a
Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative$1,372,310581%
Healthy House$1,365,774678%
The Institute of Public Scholarship$1,333,483192%
Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center$1,300,2504n/a
Kalamazoo Early Learning Network$1,295,8541n/a
Kalamazoo Public Library$1,204,0005n/a
Mothers of Hope$1,201,252574%
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Inc$1,181,59686%
Confident Sole$1,154,300673%
Speak It Forward Inc$1,052,635576%
Kalamazoo Collective Housing$1,026,750755%
Northside Association for Community Development$1,001,000257%
University of Northern Colorado Foundation$997,68419%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan$990,013616%
Gryphon Place$952,37566%
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan$945,000575%
Men of Purpose Incorporated$900,000399%
Care Collective of Southwest Michigan$776,250260%
Stara Collaborative$750,2501n/a
Open Roads Bike Program$748,250643%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$745,17250%
Kalamazoo Black Male Association$741,2503n/a
Society for History and Racial Equity$725,500626%
Vibrant Kalamazoo$692,001639%
Planned Parenthood of Michigan$690,00051%
The Synergy Health Center Inc$640,100346%
Building Blocks of Kalamazoo$636,250866%
Peace During War$620,0003n/a
Steps to Victory Inc$611,270584%
The Arc Community Advocates$607,250573%
Bent Not Broken by H5$600,0001n/a
Western Michigan University Foundation$560,24360%
Kalamazoo Gay & Lesbian Resource Center$550,250537%
Calhoun County Guardian Dba Guardian Fin$550,000316%
Family & Children Services Inc$548,49323%
First Day Shoe Fund$532,500640%
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra$511,488511%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$503,90040%
Campaign for Criminal Justice Transparency$500,0001n/a
Friends With Disabilities$488,247681%
Legal Aid of Western Michigan$480,25033%
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts$464,50054%
Immigration Law & Justice Michigan$425,250332%
Inner City Youth for Change$395,250689%
St Lukes Episcopal Church$367,0005n/a
Kalamazoo Eastside Neighborhood Association$350,000381%
Vine Neighborhood Association$335,620287%
Kids Moving & Thriving$315,000498%
Can-Do Kalamazoo$310,000533%
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc$303,83649%
Kalamazoo Housing Advocates$300,0001n/a
Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative Inc$300,0001n/a
Edison Neighborhood Association Inc$250,000730%
Parents for Transition$241,262588%
Laylas Cool Pops$223,200381%
Kalamazoo Junior Girls Organization$220,080193%
Pathfinder International$200,56110%
Senior Services Inc$200,00021%
Interact of Michigan Inc$150,00021%
Portage Community Outreach Center Inc$100,00056%
Latitude Recovery Services Inc$100,0002100%
Kalamazoo Center for Youth and Community$75,000132%
Merze Tate Explorers$70,0001n/a
Amazing Grace Lifesaving Ministries Inc$60,0002n/a
Helen L Fox Gospel Music Center$50,000156%
African Community Kalamazoo$50,0001n/a
Community AIDS Resource & Education Services of Southwest Michigan$45,00031%
First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo$30,0002n/a
Specialized Language Development Center Inc$25,00013%
Warm Kids Project Inc$23,000212%
Council of Michigan Foundations$20,00010%
Gull Lake Community Schools Foundat$15,00018%
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Inc$14,98612%
Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo$12,83025%
Willow Run Acres$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($170M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 63 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 94 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi: $24,107,477 over 8y, 88% of budgetPrevention Works Inc: $11,061,206 over 6y, 18% of budgetEarly Learning Neighborhood Collaborative: $8,680,331 over 2y, 28% of budgetUrban Alliance Inc: $8,504,818 over 7y, 77% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Kalamazoo: $8,228,750 over 5y, 56% of budgetKalamazoo County Ready 4s: $6,620,250 over 9y, 90% of budgetCommunity Healing Centers: $6,426,268 over 7y, 34% of budgetHelping Hands Wellness Center Inc Kalamazoo: $6,109,107 over 4y, 28% of budgetUnited Way of South Central Michigan: $6,086,350 over 6y, 9.0% of budgetHispanic American Council Inc: $5,811,000 over 6y, 88% of budgetDouglass Community Association: $5,401,250 over 5y, 60% of budgetEcumenical Senior Center Inc: $5,312,250 over 5y, 85% of budgetNew Connections of Kalamazoo: $5,125,130 over 5y, 99% of budgetRootead Enrichment Center: $4,989,250 over 7y, 92% of budgetKalamazoo Youth Development Network: $4,574,800 over 8y, 76% of budgetReach Sober Living Inc: $4,396,368 over 6y, 95% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo Inc: $4,320,744 over 6y, 50% of budgetKalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation: $4,179,604 over 7y, 69% of budgetKalamazoo County Defender Inc: $4,175,250 over 5y, 29% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Sw Michigan: $4,079,409 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetLift Foundation: $4,000,000 over 2y, 84% of budgetMinistry With Community Inc: $3,878,663 over 9y, 75% of budgetFamily Health Center Inc: $3,874,728 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetKalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Serv: $2,465,250 over 6y, 22% of budgetInterfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community: $2,410,250 over 6y, 57% of budgetOpen Doors Kalamazoo: $2,395,550 over 8y, 34% of budgetKalamazoo Literacy Council: $2,291,699 over 7y, 77% of budgetEracce: $2,135,200 over 8y, 68% of budgetDisability Network Southwest Michigan: $1,907,350 over 4y, 27% of budgetYoung Kings and Queens Inc: $1,810,900 over 7y, 72% of budgetBlack Wall Street Kalamazoo: $1,786,999 over 6y, 55% of budgetMichigan Advocacy Program: $1,759,262 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetRead and Write Kalamazoo: $1,727,500 over 8y, 57% of budgetCommunity Homeworks Inc: $1,638,700 over 7y, 40% of budgetPremier Athletics for Youth Development: $1,404,900 over 5y, 83% of budgetFire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative: $1,372,310 over 5y, 81% of budgetHealthy House: $1,365,774 over 6y, 78% of budgetThe Institute of Public Scholarship: $1,333,483 over 1y, 92% of budgetMothers of Hope: $1,201,252 over 5y, 74% of budgetKalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Inc: $1,181,596 over 8y, 5.8% of budgetConfident Sole: $1,154,300 over 6y, 73% of budgetSpeak It Forward Inc: $1,052,635 over 5y, 76% of budgetKalamazoo Collective Housing: $1,026,750 over 7y, 55% of budgetNorthside Association for Community Development: $1,001,000 over 2y, 57% of budgetUniversity of Northern Colorado Foundation: $997,684 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan: $990,013 over 6y, 16% of budgetGryphon Place: $952,375 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetFair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan: $945,000 over 5y, 75% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 94.

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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.

Kalamazoo Community FoundationMI173.5× affinity87 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation · Irving S Gilmore Foundation · Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc · United Way of South Central Michigan · Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation · Tyler-Little Family Foundation · John E Fetzer Institute Inc · Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation · The Burdick-Thorne Foundation · Ws & Lois Vandalson Foundation · Enna 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.

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About The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation

How much does The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation give?
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation reported 143 grants totaling $30,591,298 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 82 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (37%), Education (14%), Health (12%).
Who are The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi ($24M), Prevention Works Inc ($11M), Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative ($8.7M).
Does The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation, Irving S Gilmore Foundation.
Where is The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation based?
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation is based in MI.

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 142 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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