Funding search · EIN 237066873 · Grand Rapids, MI
Devos Urban Leadership Initiative
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 50
- grants reported
- $820,678
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $7,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Real Resources3 grants · $221,000
- Hispanic Ministry Center3 grants · $209,100
- Thrive Collective3 grants · $115,000
- Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders7 grants · $46,000
- Global Service Office3 grants · $38,500
- Urban Youth Collaborative3 grants · $26,000
- Legacy Disciple3 grants · $22,500
- Esperanza USA2 grants · $15,000
- Center for Transformational Discipleship1 grant · $15,000
- Partners in Action2 grants · $13,820
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $86,000
Real Resources · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
General operating - partnership grant
- $85,000
Thrive Collective · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating - partnership grant
- $80,000
Hispanic Ministry Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
General operating - partnership grant
- $79,100
Hispanic Ministry Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
General operating - partnership grant
- $75,000
Real Resources · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General operating
- $60,000
Real Resources · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
General operating - partnership grant
- $50,000
Hispanic Ministry Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Thrive Collective · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating - partnership grant
- $15,000
Global Service Office · Superior, CO · 2024
Project/program - denver leadership initiative
- $15,000
Center for Transformational Discipleship · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Project/program - liberia leads
- $13,500
Global Service Office · Superior, CO · 2023
Project/program - denver leadership initiative
- $12,000
Urban Youth Collaborative · San Diego, CA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Legacy Disciple · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating - partnership grant
- $10,000
Global Service Office · Boulder, CO · 2022
Project/program - denver leadership initiative
- $10,000
Thrive Collective · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General operating
- $8,000
Concrete and Canvas · National City, CA · 2024
Project/program - san diego leadership summit
- $8,000
Inspire School Programs · Cedar Hill, TX · 2024
Project/program - dallas leadership summit
- $8,000
Mama Jeans Create Hub · Oakland, CA · 2024
Project/program - oakland leadership summit
- $8,000
New Lyfe International Ministries · Queens, NY · 2024
Project/program - nyc leadership summit
- $8,000
Partners in Action · Gilbert, AZ · 2024
Project/program - youth leader training
- $7,500
Esperanza USA · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Project/program - xpand series
- $7,500
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Project/program - benton harbor initiative for leaders
- $7,500
Legacy Disciple · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating - partnership grant
- $7,500
Esperanza USA · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Project/program - xpand series
- $7,500
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Project/program - benton harbor initiative for leaders
- $7,500
National Alliance for Mental Illness Contra Costa · Concord, CA · 2023
Project/program - youth leader training
- $7,000
Urban Youth Collaborative · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating - partnership grant
- $7,000
Urban Youth Collaborative · San Diego, CA · 2023
General operating - partnership grant
- $5,820
Partners in Action · Gilbert, AZ · 2023
Project/program - youth leader training
- $5,000
First Priority of Broward County · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Project/program - youth leader conference
- $5,000
Legacy Disciple · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project/program - leading 4 life chicago
- $5,000
Young Life · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2024
Project/program - portland leadership initiative
- $5,000
Across Nations · Window Rock, AZ · 2023
Project/program - youth leader retreat
- $5,000
First Priority of Broward County · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Project/program - youth leader conference
- $5,000
Western Penn Hills Community Action · Penn Hills, PA · 2023
Project/program - youth leader conference
- $5,000
Young Life · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2023
Project/program - portland leadership initiative
- $5,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Project/program - leading for life benton harbor
- $5,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Project/program - west michigan discipleship
- $5,000
His Purpose Ministries · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Project/program - youth leader conference
- $4,380
On Ramps Covenant Church-Fresno Ca · Fresno, CA · 2024
Project/program - community expansion project
- $3,500
National Network of Youth Ministries · San Diego, CA · 2024
Project/program - project uplift
- $3,500
Sowing Seeds With Faith · Louisville, KY · 2024
Project/program - youth leadership conference
- $3,500
Youth Leadership Institute · San Fransisco, CA · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Project/program - dvuli alumni resources
- $3,000
Sun Valley Youth Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Project/program - women in ministry cohort
- $3,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Project/program - dvuli alumni
- $2,788
Urban Born Nonprofit · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Project/program - youth leader training
- $2,000
The Fountain of Praise · Dallas, TX · 2022
Project/program - youth leader conference
- $1,590
School Connect Sa · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Project/program - dvuli alumni resources
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