Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer Foundation
Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 85-4116661 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer
34grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$30Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 34 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.2M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 150499
Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0499
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $600,000 |
| Beer City Dog Biscuits CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $500,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Southfield, MI | $400,000 |
| University of Michigan - College of Literature Science and the Arts PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Ann Arbor, MI | $400,000 |
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $400,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| University of Michigan - College of Literaturescience and the Arts | Ann Arbor, MI | $200,000 |
| West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $132,750 |
| Make-A-Wish Michigan PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Southfield, MI | $130,000 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation (doug Meijer Giving Fund) | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation (kendall Meijer Giving Fund) | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| I Understand | Grand Rapids, MI | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $70,000 |
| Alano Club of Kent County PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Bissell Pet Charities PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Kent County Youth Agricultural Association CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Lowell, MI | $50,000 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Hand2hand | Jenison, MI | $50,000 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $50,000 |
| Alano Club of Kent County PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| I Understand | Ada, MI | $50,000 |
| Mosaic Counseling CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Haven, MI | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 |
| Hope Network Foundation PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 |
| Blessings in A Backpack Inc | Louisville, MI | $30,000 |
| I Understand | Ada, MI | $30,000 |
| Caroline's Peach Foundation | Holland, MI | $25,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan | Southfield, MI | $25,000 |
| Allartworks Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| Blessings in A Backpack PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 |
| Variety Club Charity for Children Inc PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Birmingham, MI | $10,000 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Hoof & Paw Horse Haven | Oxford, MI | $2,500 |
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