Funding search · EIN 383244488 · Kalamazoo, MI
The Lawrence and Sylvia Wong
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 101
- grants reported
- $610,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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3 grants matching “operationgs” · $30,000
- $18,000
Western Michigan University Foundat · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operationg
- $6,000
Western Michigan University Foundat · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operationg
- $6,000
Wmu Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operationg
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor4 grants · $72,000
- Read and Write Kalamazoo4 grants · $60,000
- Kalamazoo Public Library4 grants · $40,000
- Food Bank of South Central Michigan4 grants · $40,000
- Carnegie Center for Arts (Program)4 grants · $38,000
- Girsl Scouts Heart of Michigan4 grants · $32,500
- Crescendo Music Academy4 grants · $32,000
- The Nature Conservancy8 grants · $24,000
- Western Michigan University Foundat2 grants · $24,000
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College4 grants · $24,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 101 grants.
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
General operating
- $18,000
Western Michigan University Foundat · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operationg
- $16,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025
General operating
- $16,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Read and Write Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $15,000
Read and Write Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Read and Write Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Read and Write Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $12,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Oper) · New Albany, IN · 2025
General operating
- $12,000
Open Doors · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $12,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Program) · New Albany, IN · 2024
Music program
- $12,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Program) · New Albany, IN · 2023
Music program
- $12,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Program) · New Albany, IN · 2022
Music program
- $11,000
Girsl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Arts programming
- $10,000
Food Bank of South Central Michigan · Battle Creek, MI · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
Kalamazoo Public Library · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
Food Bank of South Central Michigan · Battle Creek, MI · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Kalamazoo Public Library · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Open Doors · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Food Bank of South Central Michigan · Battle Creek, MI · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Kalamazoo Public Library · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
The Open Door · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Food Bank of South Central Michigan · Battle Creek, MI · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Kalamazoo Public Library · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
The Open Door · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $9,000
Girsl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Arts programming
- $8,000
Crescendo Music Academy · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $8,000
Crescendo Music Academy · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $8,000
Crescendo Music Academy · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $8,000
Crescendo Music Academy · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Girsl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Arts programming
- $6,000
Fox Music Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Charitable
- $6,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Summer art camp scholarships
- $6,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $6,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Western Michigan University Foundat · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operationg
- $6,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
Wmu Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operationg
- $6,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Aacorn Community · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operations
- $5,000
Curious Kids Musuem · St Joseph, MI · 2025
General operations
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operations
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Nature Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Youth outreach
- $5,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
St Joeseph County United Way · Centreville, MI · 2025
Parks and recreation
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Summer art camp scholarships
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Nature Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Youth outreach
- $5,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Summer art camp scholarships
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Nature Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Youth outreach
- $5,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Girsl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Arts programming
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Summer art camp scholarships
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Nature Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Youth outreach
- $5,000
Michigan Crossroads Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $4,000
Sw Michigan Land Conservancy · Galesburg, MI · 2025
General operating
- $4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2025
Michigan chapter
- $4,000
St Joeseph County United Way · Centreville, MI · 2024
Parks and recreation
- $4,000
Sw Michigan Land Conservancy · Galesburg, MI · 2024
General operating
- $4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2024
Michigan chapter
- $4,000
St Joeseph County United Way · Centreville, MI · 2023
Parks and recreation
- $4,000
Sw Michigan Land Conservancy · Galesburg, MI · 2023
General operating
- $4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2023
Michigan chapter
- $4,000
St Joeseph County United Way · Centreville, MI · 2022
Parks and recreation
- $4,000
Sw Michigan Land Conservancy · Galesburg, MI · 2022
General operating
- $4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2022
Michigan chapter
- $3,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Matthai botanical garden
- $3,000
Wvgu Public Media · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
General operations
- $3,000
Fox Music Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Matthai botanical garden
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Matthai botanical garden
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Matthai botanical garden
- $2,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Program) · New Albany, IN · 2025
Music program
- $2,000
Kalamazoo Valley Museum · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2025
Great lakes project
- $2,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Oper) · New Albany, IN · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
Kalamazoo Valley Museum · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2024
Great lakes project
- $2,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Oper) · New Albany, IN · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
Kalamazoo Valley Museum · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2023
Great lakes project
- $2,000
Carnegie Center for Arts (Oper) · New Albany, IN · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Kalamazoo Valley Museum · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Watervliet, MI · 2022
Great lakes project
- $1,500
Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2025
Youth education
- $1,500
Ymca of Greater Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General operating
- $1,500
Ymca of Greater Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operating
- $1,500
Ymca of Greater Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operating
- $1,500
Ymca of Greater Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2025
General operating
- $1,000
Sjogren'S Syndrome Foundation · Reston, VA · 2025
General operating
- $1,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2024
General operating
- $1,000
Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2024
Youth education
- $1,000
Sjogren'S Syndrome Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024
General operating
- $1,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2023
Youth education
- $1,000
Sjogren'S Syndrome Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Fernwood Botanical Garden · Niles, MI · 2022
Youth education
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