Dr Joe Foundation
Private foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · EIN 45-5343138 · reported 2023–2025
50grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,300smallest grant
$597Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K 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
5759 Denali St
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-6706
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Walk Tall Foundation for Kids EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & SCHOLARSHIPS | Mattawan, MI | $30,000 |
| The Walk Tall Foundation for Kids EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & SCHOLARSHIPS | Mattawan, MI | $30,000 |
| The Walk Tall Foundation for Kids EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & SCHOLARSHIPS | Mattawan, MI | $30,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo PROVIDE CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS NINE COUNTIES | Kalamazoo, MI | $20,000 |
| Community Healing Centers SUPPORT FOR TRAUMAS OF CHILD ABUSE, ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. | Kalamazoo, MI | $20,000 |
| The Wexford Foundation ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES | Hilton Head Island, SC | $17,500 |
| First Day Shoe Fund SHOE FUND FOR STUDENTS IN THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Kalamazoo County Ready 4s ASSISTANCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| First Day Shoe Fund SHOE FUND FOR STUDENTS IN THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Minstry With Community DAYTIME SHELTER AND RESOURCE CENTER | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Wexford Plantation Charitable Foundation ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES | Hilton Head Island, SC | $15,000 |
| First Day Shoe Fund SHOE FUND FOR STUDENTS IN THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Wexford Plantation Charitable Foundation ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES | Hilton Head Island, SC | $15,000 |
| Hospital Hospitatlity House HOUSING FAMILIES OF CRITICALLY ILL | Kalamazoo, MI | $12,500 |
| Aacorn Farm LIFE ENRICHMENT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Kalamazoo, MI | $12,000 |
| Aacorn Farm LIFE ENRICHMENT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Kalamazoo, MI | $12,000 |
| Hospital Hospitatlity House HOUSING FAMILIES OF CRITICALLY ILL | Kalamazoo, MI | $12,000 |
| Aacorn Farm LIFE ENRICHMENT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Kalamazoo, MI | $12,000 |
| Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES TO SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS | Augusta, MI | $10,000 |
| Community Healing Centers SUPPORT FOR TRAUMAS OF CHILD ABUSE, ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Family and Children Services ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE CRISIS NEEDS | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Hospital Hospitatlity House HOUSING FAMILIES OF CRITICALLY ILL | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Pretty Lake SPONSOR CAMP FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| Wildpaks FOOD ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS ON WEEKENDS | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES TO SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS | Augusta, MI | $10,000 |
| Chubby Goat Acres SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL RESCUE HOUSING & MEDICAL EXPENSES | Schoolcraft, MI | $10,000 |
| Family and Children Services ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE CRISIS NEEDS | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Kalamazoo County Ready 4s ASSISTANCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Mattawan Public Education Foundation EDUCATION - MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| Pretty Lake SPONSOR CAMP FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| SPCA of Southwest Michigan ANIMAL RESCUE | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Wildpaks FOOD ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS ON WEEKENDS | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES TO SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS | Augusta, MI | $10,000 |
| Chubby Goat Acres SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL RESCUE HOUSING & MEDICAL EXPENSES | Schoolcraft, MI | $10,000 |
| Community Healing Centers SUPPORT FOR TRAUMAS OF CHILD ABUSE, ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Family and Children Services ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE CRISIS NEEDS | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Kalamazoo County Ready 4s ASSISTANCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Minstry With Community DAYTIME SHELTER AND RESOURCE CENTER | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Pretty Lake SPONSOR CAMP FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| SPCA of Southwest Michigan ANIMAL RESCUE | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Wildpaks FOOD ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS ON WEEKENDS | Mattawan, MI | $10,000 |
| Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo PROVIDE CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS NINE COUNTIES | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 |
| Pockets Full of Sunshine PROVIDE VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OPPROTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Hilton Head Island, SC | $7,500 |
| Minstry With Community DAYTIME SHELTER AND RESOURCE CENTER | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Low Country SUPPORT COMMUNITY YOUTH | Hilton Head Island, SC | $3,750 |
| Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heoroes ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDING SERVICE CANINES TO WOUNDED MILITARY HEROES | Bluffton, SC | $3,750 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Low Country SUPPORT COMMUNITY YOUTH | Hilton Head Island, SC | $2,500 |
| Sparrow & Nest Designs ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS | Kalamazoo, MI | $1,300 |
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