Dragonfly Fund
Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 85-4119407 · reported 2023–2025
66grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$14.9Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 66 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $45K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000,000 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Harbor Springs, MI | $2,000,000 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Harbor Springs, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Harbor Springs, MI | $250,000 |
| Childrens Healing Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 |
| Childrens Healing Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc | Harbor Springs, MI | $100,000 |
| Lyric Theatre | Harbor Springs, MI | $100,000 |
| Childrens Healing Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 |
| Northern Michigan Regional Health System Foundation | Petoskey, MI | $80,000 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Boyne Heritage Center | Boyne City, MI | $60,000 |
| Grand Rapids Ballet Co CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $50,000 |
| Nature Conservancy - Michigan Chapter | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Petoskey, MI | $50,000 |
| Writers Series of Traverse City PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Traverse City, MI | $50,000 |
| Grand Valley State University PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Allendale, MI | $50,000 |
| The Vandenberg Coalition | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Vandenberg Coalition | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Petoskey, MI | $40,000 |
| Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Petoskey, MI | $35,000 |
| Schools for Sierra Leone | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| American Writers Museum Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Literacy Center of West Michigan PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 |
| American Writers Museum Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Grand Rapids Christian Schools | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 |
| Literacy Center of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Literacy Center of West Michigan PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 |
| Brodys BE Cafe LLC | Ada, MI | $20,000 |
| Northern Michigan Regional Health System Foundation | Petoskey, MI | $20,000 |
| Harbor Springs Garden Club Inc | Harbor Springs, MI | $20,000 |
| Plainsong Farm & Ministry | Rockford, MI | $20,000 |
| The Center for US Global Leadership | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| The Center for US Global Leadership | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation | Plymouth, VT | $10,000 |
| Boyne City Public Schools PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Boyne City, MI | $10,000 |
| Blandford Nature Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation | Plymuth, VT | $10,000 |
| Diatribe Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Fans of Valley Field | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| San Juan Diego Academy | Wyoming, MI | $10,000 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $10,000 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $10,000 |
| Boyne City Public Schools PROJECT PROGRAM SUPPORT | Boyne City, MI | $8,500 |
| Harbor Beach United Community Fund | Harbor Beach, MI | $6,000 |
| Harbor Beach United Community Fund | Harbor Beach, MI | $6,000 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| US Supreme Court Historical Society | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Biographers International Organization Foundation | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Harbor Springs Area Historical Society PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | Harbor Springs, MI | $5,000 |
| Land Conservancy of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Biographers International Organization Foundation | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Gerald R Ford Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Harvard Kennedy School | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 |
| Land Conservancy of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| US Supreme Court Historical Society | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
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