Funding search · EIN 364405466 · Northbrook, IL
The Wesselink Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 49
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “boarders” · $44,000
- $12,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2025
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $12,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2024
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $10,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2023
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $10,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2022
Urgent medical care to people caught
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Central College4 grants · $259,880
- Hope College4 grants · $200,000
- Buena Vista University4 grants · $200,000
- Glenkirk2 grants · $80,000
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $54,000
- Keystone Foundation2 grants · $50,000
- Doctors Without Boarders4 grants · $44,000
- Alzheimer'S Disease Resea4 grants · $40,000
- Holland Museum4 grants · $38,000
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater2 grants · $35,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $99,880
Central College · Pella, IA · 2022
Educational - off-campus experiences
- $60,000
Central College · Pella, IA · 2025
Educational - off-campus experiences
- $60,000
Glenkirk · Northbrook, IL · 2025
Help those in need
- $50,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2025
Educational
- $50,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2025
Educational - internship, study abro
- $50,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2024
Educational
- $50,000
Central College · Pella, IA · 2024
Educational - off-campus experiences
- $50,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024
Educational - internship, study abro
- $50,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2023
Educational - william and la vina we
- $50,000
Central College · Pella, IA · 2023
Educational - off-campus experiences
- $50,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2023
Educational - internship, study abro
- $50,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Educational - william and la vina we
- $50,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2022
Educational - internship, study abro
- $35,000
Keystone Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable - in support of the herit
- $25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Cultural & educational
- $22,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2025
Assist those w/ little to nothing
- $20,000
Parkinsons Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Treat and cure disease
- $20,000
Glenkirk · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Help those in need
- $15,000
Keystone Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable - in support of the herit
- $12,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2025
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $12,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2024
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $12,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Deliver medical care
- $12,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2024
Assist those w/ little to nothing
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Resea · Clarksburg, MD · 2025
Research, treat and cure disease
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Humanitarian mission in emergencies
- $10,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Save lives, defeat poverty, justice
- $10,000
Holland Museum · Holland, MI · 2025
Cultural & educational
- $10,000
Search · Chicago, IL · 2025
Disability assistance
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Resea · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Research, treat and cure disease
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Lifesaving mission
- $10,000
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Save lives, defeat poverty, justice
- $10,000
Holland Museum · Holland, MI · 2024
Cultural & educational
- $10,000
Parkinsons Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Treat and cure disease
- $10,000
Royal Oak Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Fostering educational programs
- $10,000
Search · Chicago, IL · 2024
Disability assistance
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Resea · Clarksburg, MD · 2023
Research
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster response
- $10,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Save lives, defeat poverty, justice
- $10,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cultural & educational
- $10,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2023
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Resea · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
Research
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Disaster response
- $10,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2022
Urgent medical care to people caught
- $10,000
Holland Museum · Holland, MI · 2022
Cultural & educational
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $8,000
Holland Museum · Holland, MI · 2023
Cultural & educational
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Deliver medical care
- $5,000
Royal Oak Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Fostering educational programs
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