Simon and Mary Vanderkooy Foundation
Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 38-3245131 · reported 2023–2025
48grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$653Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 48 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $25K 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
5300 Northland Dr NE Ste G
Grand Rapids, MI 49525-1058
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Community Fnd Donor advised fund | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Grand Rapids Community Fnd Designated fund | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| Grand Rapids Community Fnd Designated fund | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| Alpha GR Operating funds and building fund | Grand Rapids, MI | $22,000 |
| Luke Society Operating funds | Sioux Falls, SD | $20,000 |
| Alpha GR Operating funds and building fund | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| World Renew Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| Conductive Learning Center Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| World Renew Operating Funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| Luke Society Operating funds | Sioux Falls, SD | $20,000 |
| Luke Society Operating funds | Sioux Falls, SD | $20,000 |
| World Renew Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| Conductive Learning Center Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 |
| Alpha GR Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $15,000 |
| Conductive Learning Center Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $15,000 |
| In the Image Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $13,000 |
| Salvation Army Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $13,000 |
| Mel Trotter Mission Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $13,000 |
| Guiding Light Mission Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $13,000 |
| Tunnel to Tower Foundation Operating funds | New York, NY | $13,000 |
| In the Image Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Salvation Army Operating Funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Mel Trotter Mission Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Guiding Light Mission Operating expense | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| In the Image Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Salvation Army Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Mel Trotter Mission Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Guiding Light Mission Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,000 |
| Tunnel to Tower Foundation Operating funds | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Daffodil Ministries Operating funds | Wyoming, MI | $10,000 |
| Institute of Contextual Health Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Contextual Health Agency Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Tower Foundation Operating funds | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| New City Neighbors Land acquisition | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Daffodil Ministries Operating funds | Wyoming, MI | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Institute of Contextual Health Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 |
| Life Water International Operating funds | Bentonville, AR | $7,500 |
| Life Water International Operating funds | San Luis Obispo, CA | $7,500 |
| Life Water International Operating Expense | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| New City Neighbors Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Safehaven Ministries Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Gotcha Foundation Operating expense | Lowell, MI | $5,000 |
| Comstock Park Rotary Neighborhood coat drive | Comstock Park, MI | $2,000 |
| Emmanuel Hospice Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $500 |
| Emmanuel Hospice Operating funds | Grand Rapids, MI | $500 |
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