Iowa · Private foundation
Vanden Bosch 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.
- $168k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $51,885
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $503k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Vanden Bosch Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $163k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $104k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $86k | 30% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $28k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $79k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $108k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $55k | 63% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $75k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Society of Pella Christian Schools | $178,158 | 8 | 1% |
| Calvin University | $145,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Pella Christian Grade School | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Pella Historical Society | $36,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Well Resource Center | $32,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Pella Rec | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Crossroads of Pella | $25,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Wonder Spelen | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Marion County Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Society of Pella Christian Schools | $178,158 | 8 | 1% |
| Calvin University | $145,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Pella Christian Grade School | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Pella Historical Society | $36,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Well Resource Center | $32,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Pella Rec | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Crossroads of Pella | $25,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Wonder Spelen | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Marion County Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Many Hands for Haiti | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pella Dog Park Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Schok and Awe Inc | $4,600 | 4 | 1% |
| Operation Mobilization | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cultivating Hope Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($97k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Vanden Bosch Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Vermeer Charitable Foundation · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation · R & L Vermeer Foundation Inc · Boat Foundation Inc · Pella Community Foundation · Mark & Kay Decook Charitable Founda · Creative Providers Foundation · Weiler Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Bruce & Sandy Heerema Charitable Fo · Sam & Lisa Van Maanen Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
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About Vanden Bosch Foundation
- How much does Vanden Bosch Foundation give?
- Vanden Bosch Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $167,885 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Vanden Bosch Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (54%), Recreation & Sports (12%), Religion (8%).
- Who are Vanden Bosch Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The Society of Pella Christian Schools ($178k), Calvin University ($145k), Pella Christian Grade School ($65k).
- Does Vanden Bosch Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Vanden Bosch Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Vanden Bosch Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vermeer Charitable Foundation, Pella Rolscreen Foundation, Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation.
- Where is Vanden Bosch Foundation based?
- Vanden Bosch Foundation is based in IA.
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