Shine Foundation
Private foundation · Zeeland, MI · EIN 20-5940421 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Shine Foundation
105grants reported
$35Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$125smallest grant
$5.5Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 105 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.0M 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 451
Zeeland, MI 49464-0451
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $350,000 |
| Bridge Street Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $310,000 |
| Community Action House UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $258,000 |
| Aya Youth Collective UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 |
| Iccf Community Homes UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 |
| Family Promise UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 |
| New City Neighbors UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $190,000 |
| Jubilee Ministries Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $160,000 |
| New City Kids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $150,000 |
| Latin Americans United for Progress Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $132,500 |
| Escape Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $111,500 |
| Latin Americans United for Progress Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $105,000 |
| Dana-Faber Cancer Institute UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Boston, MA | $101,000 |
| Good Samaritan Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $100,000 |
| Michigan Immigrant Rights Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Ypsilanti, MI | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Kent County UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 |
| Well House UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 |
| Good Samaritan Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $80,000 |
| Good Samaritan Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $80,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Storehouse of Community Resources UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $75,000 |
| West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $60,000 |
| Affinity Mentoring UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $55,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Bridge Street Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $50,000 |
| Evergreen Commons UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $50,000 |
| Momentum Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Haven, MI | $50,000 |
| Aya Youth Collective UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| New City Kids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Storehouse of Community Resources UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Community Action House UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $50,000 |
| New City Kids UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $46,000 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $45,000 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $42,500 |
| Treetops Collective UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,443 |
| Baxter Community Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Grand Rapids Neihiemiah Project UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Inc UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Women's Resource Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $40,000 |
| Women's Resource Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| New City Neighbors UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| New City Neighbors UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Women's Resource Center UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 |
| Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $38,908 |
| Bridge Street Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $37,000 |
| Other Way Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $35,000 |
| Escape Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $35,000 |
| Escape Ministries UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $35,000 |
| I AM Academy UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $32,500 |
| Treetops Collective UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $32,500 |
| Culture Works UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $31,300 |
| Family Promise UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| I AM Academy UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Holland, MI | $30,000 |
| Affinity Mentoring UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| Children's Cancer Research Fund UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO GENERAL FUND | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
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