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Weller 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.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2025
21
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 35
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$4.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Weller Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEmploymentYouth DevelopmentOther
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 arriving27$1.2M33%
FY202421$166k24%
FY202320$163k60%
FY202231$223k26%
FY202135$211k31%
FY202033$144k27%
FY201933$161k30%
FY201831$1.6M16%
83% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$1.6MEducation$1.2MYouth Development$549kHuman Services$104kReligion$80kFood & Nutrition$49kPublic Safety & Disaster$37kCrime & Legal$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
CA
CO
VA
NM
DC
FL

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan$1,510,8171n/a
Grandville Public Schools$1,003,5582n/a
Young Life$388,00090%
SpringHill Camps$90,00090%
Safe Haven Ministries Inc$65,00081%
Cran-Hill Ministries$57,00072%
Ivanrest Christian Reformed Church$42,5001n/a
Faith Hospice$39,50080%
South Christian High School$27,50050%
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Inc$27,50040%
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All grantees of Weller Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan$1,510,8171n/a
Grandville Public Schools$1,003,5582n/a
Young Life$388,00090%
SpringHill Camps$90,00090%
Safe Haven Ministries Inc$65,00081%
Cran-Hill Ministries$57,00072%
Ivanrest Christian Reformed Church$42,5001n/a
Faith Hospice$39,50080%
South Christian High School$27,50050%
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Inc$27,50040%
Kids' Food Basket Inc$25,50080%
Beyond 26 Inc$25,00033%
Guiding Light Mission Inc$21,00080%
Calvin University$18,00050%
Equine Assisted Development$15,000210%
Volunteers in Service$15,00071%
City of Wyoming$14,0001n/a
Grace Christian Academy$13,00050%
New City Kids Inc$12,00020%
The Grandville Education Foundation$10,60064%
The Potters House$10,00060%
Family Network$8,00041%
Anchorpoint Christian School Inc$6,00020%
Deaf Inc$5,00011%
Children's Assessment Center$5,00010%
Dutton Christian School$5,00010%
Unknown Nations$5,00010%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$5,0001n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5,00010%
The Other Way Ministries$4,90040%
Zuni Christian Mission School$4,50060%
Wyoming Public Schools$4,5002n/a
All Belong$4,00040%
Critter Barn$3,50020%
Pregnancy Resource Center$3,00030%
Hope Gardens$2,50011%
Feeding America West Michigan$2,50010%
70 X 7 Life Recovery$2,50010%
Rising Kites$2,5001n/a
Emmanuel Hospice$2,5001n/a
Critical Role Foundation$2,00011%
Salvation Army$2,0002n/a
West Michigan Community Tennis Inc$2,00010%
Christian Rest Home Foundation$2,00020%
Kent District Library$1,5002n/a
Wedgwood Christian Services$1,00010%
Da Blodgett - St John's$1,00010%
Moline Christian School$1,00010%
One Wyoming Inc$1,00011%
Sportspersons Ministries Intl$1,00011%
World Renew$1,00010%
Bible League$1,0001n/a
Michigan Maritime Museum Inc$50010%
Gilda's Club Grand Rapids$50010%
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc$50010%
The Heritage Foundation$50010%
West Side Christian School$50010%
David's House$50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($469k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Weller Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Life: $388,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSpringHill Camps: $90,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetSafe Haven Ministries Inc: $65,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetCran-Hill Ministries: $57,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetFaith Hospice: $39,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Christian High School: $27,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Kent County Inc: $27,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKids' Food Basket Inc: $25,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBeyond 26 Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetGuiding Light Mission Inc: $21,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCalvin University: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEquine Assisted Development: $15,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetVolunteers in Service: $15,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetGrace Christian Academy: $13,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNew City Kids Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Grandville Education Foundation: $10,600 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetThe Potters House: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Network: $8,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAnchorpoint Christian School Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDeaf Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetChildren's Assessment Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDutton Christian School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnknown Nations: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Other Way Ministries: $4,900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetZuni Christian Mission School: $4,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAll Belong: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCritter Barn: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPregnancy Resource Center: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHope Gardens: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFeeding America West Michigan: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget70 X 7 Life Recovery: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCritical Role Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWest Michigan Community Tennis Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChristian Rest Home Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWedgwood Christian Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDa Blodgett - St John's: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMoline Christian School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOne Wyoming Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSportspersons Ministries Intl: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWorld Renew: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMichigan Maritime Museum Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGilda's Club Grand Rapids: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Side Christian School: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDavid's House: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 48.

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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.

Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI54.5× affinity25 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 · Cdv5 Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Marion & Marlene Betten Foundation · Buist Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Consumers Energy 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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How do I get to Weller Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Weller Family 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.

About Weller Family Foundation

How much does Weller Family Foundation give?
Weller Family Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $1,184,200 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Weller Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (40%), Education (31%), Youth Development (14%).
Who are Weller Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan ($1.5M), Grandville Public Schools ($1.0M), Young Life ($388k).
Does Weller Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Weller Family 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 Weller Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation, Barnabas Foundation.
Where is Weller Family Foundation based?
Weller Family 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 112 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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