· Private foundation
Thomas M and Marilyn J Dewitt Norman Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k11 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $105k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THIRD REFORMED CHURCH | $50,000 |
| YORKVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH | $30,000 |
| REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA | $30,000 |
| WORDS OF HOPE | $20,000 |
| WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | $15,000 |
| ASJ | $10,000 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| HOPE COLLEGE | $5,000 |
| LIGHTHOUSE IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES | $4,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,500 |
| NEW BRUNSWICK THEO SEMINARY | $1,500 |
| RESTHAVEN | $1,000 |
| MULTIPLICATION NETWORK | $1,000 |
| CRAN HILL RANCH | $1,000 |
| HOLLAND ZEELAND COMM FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 7% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +53% for those funded once.
18 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- HCHOPE COLLEGE6× · 2019–2024 · $33k · revenue +25%
- AFASSOCIATION FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY -US2× · 2019–2020 · $17k · revenue +227%
- RResthaven6× · 2019–2024 · $8k · revenue +60%
Funded once
- GLGREAT LAKE URBAN MINISTRYone grant, 2019 · $2k
- RFREADY FOR SCHOOLgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +53%
- YFYOUTH FOR CHRISTone grant, 2020 · $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.
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.
Cedar lake ministries exist to provide a life changing environment for evangelism and spiritual growth.
Raise Up Global Ministries is committed to educating Christian leaders in communities around the world. The three programs of Raise Up equip the global church by 1 Developing biblically based interactive materials and 2 Training…
To provide strategic teaching about prayer, prophecy, and intercession in the US and abroad. Books, manuals, and audio teachings are also used to equip Christians in strategic level spiritual prayer and warfare.
Geneva college is a christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to god and neighbor.
SpringHills mission is to glorify God by creating life-impacting experiences that enable young people to know Jesus Christ and to grow in their relationship with Him.
Hill house ministries purpose is to equip christians to serve christ, to defend and apply their faith, and to proclaim the gospel on campus and in our culture.
New hope christian college exists to disciple emerging christian leaders by developing their theology, ministry skills, and character in order to win souls, plant fruitful churches, and lead as exemplary ambassadors for christ in the…
Partnering with Indigenous Leaders to Spread the Gospel, Serve Others, and Build Community
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.
Likewise Ministry exists to train Christians in the disciple-making strategy of Jesus. Through an in-depth study of the life of Christ, ongoing coaching, and on-location training experiences, learners are equipped to apply Jesus' model to…
See schedule o. we serve individuals, families, educational institutions, religiously affiliated groups, social service agencies, community service organizations, and other nonprofit organizations that enrich life in the world. we are a…
Rest haven illiana christian convalescent home d/b/a providence life services (rest haven) is a not-for-profit illinois corporation whose purpose is to provide nursing and residential living arrangements for the aged including skilled…
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 25 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · Barnabas Foundation · Edward H & Diana H Marsilje Charitable Foundation · Marvin G & Jerene L Dewitt Family Foundation · Merle & Sheri Dewitt Foundation · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Howard Miller Foundation · Stephen and Valerie Spoelhof Foundation · De Witt Families Conduit Foundation · The Brandsma Family Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Thomas M and Marilyn J Dewitt Norman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas M and Marilyn J Dewitt Norman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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