Funding search · EIN 061654753 · Watervliet, MI

Degroot Family Foundation

Name: Degroot Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

78
grants reported: $2.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education families drive food kalamazoo local youth berrien

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

12 grants matching “berrien” · $250,980

$52,500
Tri County Council for Child Development · Paw Paw, MI · 2025
Expansion of high quality early childhood education in berrien county
$20,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Kentwood, MI · 2025
Mobile food pantry in berrien county
$6,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2025
Backpacks for good
$20,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Liftgate for semi's-berrien county
$5,500
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Backpacks for good
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Women's giving circle
$100,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Donor advised fund
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Backpacks for good
$30,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Donor advised fund
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Coloma-watervliet back to school backpack event
$1,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Senior care packages
$980
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
2 golden acorn classroom mini grants

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Covenant House Michigan4 grants · $400,000
Cornerstone Alliance4 grants · $300,000
Prevention Works4 grants · $300,000
Berrien Community Foundation9 grants · $158,480
Kc Ready 4'S3 grants · $150,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan5 grants · $113,000
Ymca of Greater Michiana5 grants · $95,850
Spca Sw Michigan4 grants · $85,000
American Red Cross4 grants · $74,000
Feeding America West Michigan4 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$617,180

2022

$581,450

2023

$562,795

2024

$531,810

2025

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2025
Emergency shelter and housing for detroit and grand rapids youth
$100,000
Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Serving homeless youth detroit and grand rapids campus's
$100,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Donor advised fund
$100,000
Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Serving homeless youth detroit and grand rapids campus's
$100,000
Covenant House Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022
Operational support
$75,000
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
Ongoing economic development
$75,000
Prevention Works · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Thrive kalamazoo: building resilience through prevention program
$75,000
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Continued economic support
$75,000
Prevention Works · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Project enrichment in kalamazoo
$75,000
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Continued economic support
$75,000
Prevention Works · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Program expansion kalamazoo public schools
$75,000
Cornerstone Alliance · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Economic development
$75,000
Prevention Works · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Services for youth/families in kalamazoo
$52,500
Tri County Council for Child Development · Paw Paw, MI · 2025
Expansion of high quality early childhood education in berrien county
$50,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
Workforce development framework project
$50,000
Kc Ready 4'S · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
High quality pre-k experiences for 3-4 year olds in kalamazoo county
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Michigan · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Workforce development framework
$50,000
Kc Ready 4'S · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Tuition assistance/support
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Southwest Michigan · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
Project learn program
$50,000
Kc Ready 4'S · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Tuition assistance/support
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club-Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
Be there program
$50,000
Cana'S Promise · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
Mental health project cambodia
$50,000
Kalamazoo County Ready 4'S · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Tuition assistance
$38,000
American Red Cross · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Purchase of cargo van for blood drive needs
$32,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Education support berrien/cass/van buren counties
$30,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Donor advised fund
$30,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Donor advised fund
$25,000
Ymca of Greater Michiana · Niles, MI · 2025
Capital campaign
$25,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Dolly parton's imagination library
$25,000
Ymca of Greater Michiana · Niles, MI · 2024
Capital campaign
$25,000
Spca Sw Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
Ymca of Greater Michiana · Niles, MI · 2023
Capital campaign
$21,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Summer literacy project watervliet schools
$20,360
Vashon Schools Foundation · Vashon, WA · 2025
Support critical school staff positions, enrichment programs and vital social-emotional learning
$20,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Kentwood, MI · 2025
Mobile food pantry in berrien county
$20,000
Spca Sw Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Operational support
$20,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Liftgate for semi's-berrien county
$20,000
Spca Sw Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$20,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2023
2-1-1 information and referral program
$20,000
Southwestern Michigan College Foundation · Dowagiac, MI · 2022
Building renovation at college
$20,000
Spca Sw Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$20,000
Ymca of Greater Michiana · Niles, MI · 2022
Summer myway program - academic based camp
$16,000
American Red Cross · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Biomedical services (blood saves lives) swmi
$15,000
Birth Right of St Joseph · St Joseph, MI · 2025
General operating support including some to defray partial costs towards building improvements
$15,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2025
Dolly parton's imagination library
$15,000
Birth Right of St Joseph · St Joseph, MI · 2024
General operating support and install three windows
$15,000
Birth Right of St Joseph · St Joseph, MI · 2023
General operating support and railings
$15,000
Birth Right of St Joseph · St Joseph, MI · 2022
General operations, new ramp, railing and stairs
$13,595
Girls On the Run Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Scholarships for coloma-watervliet teams
$10,000
American Red Cross · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Support local families maui fire
$10,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Nourish tomorrow advancement campaign
$10,000
American Red Cross · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Hurrican ian relief
$10,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Comstock Park, MI · 2022
Food assistance west michigan district
$6,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2025
Backpacks for good
$5,500
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Backpacks for good
$5,000
Good Fellow Fund · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
Local christmas drive for families in need
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Women's giving circle
$5,000
Good Fellow Fund · St Joseph, MI · 2024
Local christmas drive for families in need
$5,000
Hope Resources · Coloma, MI · 2024
Food pantry
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Backpacks for good
$5,000
Girls On the Run Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Scholarships for coloma-watervliet teams
$5,000
Good Fellow Fund · St Joseph, MI · 2023
Local christmas drive for families in need
$5,000
Hope Resources · Coloma, MI · 2023
Food pantry
$5,000
Humane Society of Sw Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Coloma-watervliet back to school backpack event
$5,000
Girls On the Run Southwest Michigan · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Good Fellow Fund · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Local christmas drive for needy families
$5,000
Hope Resources · Coloma, MI · 2022
Food pantry
$4,500
Pga Tournament Corporation · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2024
Sponsorship dessert & volunteer snacks senior pga
$1,600
Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence · Bridgman, MI · 2025
Education
$1,200
Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence · Bridgman, MI · 2024
Education
$1,200
Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence · Bridgman, MI · 2023
Education
$1,200
Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence · Bridgman, MI · 2022
Education
$1,000
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
Senior care packages
$980
Berrien Community Foundation · St Joseph, MI · 2022
2 golden acorn classroom mini grants
$850
Ymca of Greater Michiana · Niles, MI · 2025
Youth basketball league
$500
Corewell Health Foundation of Southwest Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
Mental health gala
$250
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023
Education

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.