Funding search · EIN 382556356 · Grand Rapids, MI

James and Shirley Balk Foundation

Name: James and Shirley Balk Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

52
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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

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Kent County Parks Foundation1 grant · $1.4M
Spectrum Health - Helen Devos Chidlren'S Hospital Foundation1 grant · $350,000
Hospice of Michigan3 grants · $86,550
Corewell - Helen Devos Chidlren'S Hospital Foundation2 grants · $71,058
Van Andel Institute3 grants · $49,700
La Grave Church2 grants · $34,206
Grand Rapids Christian School3 grants · $30,000
Casa of Kent County1 grant · $10,000
Gilda'S Club3 grants · $7,500
Paws With a Cause2 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$1.8M

2022

$143,539

2023

$146,700

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$1.4M
Kent County Parks Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$350,000
Spectrum Health - Helen Devos Chidlren'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$60,000
Corewell - Helen Devos Chidlren'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$39,050
Hospice of Michigan · Ada, MI · 2023
General support
$32,500
Hospice of Michigan · Ada, MI · 2024
General support
$32,206
La Grave Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$20,500
Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$15,000
Hospice of Michigan · Ada, MI · 2022
General support
$15,000
Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$14,200
Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$11,058
Corewell - Helen Devos Chidlren'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$10,000
Casa of Kent County · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$10,000
Grand Rapids Christian School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$10,000
Grand Rapids Christian School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$10,000
Grand Rapids Christian School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$6,500
Camp Blodgett · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$5,000
Paws With a Cause · Wayland, MI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Rockford Education Fund · Rockford, MI · 2023
General support
$4,000
Rockford High School · Rockford, MI · 2024
General support
$3,500
Younglife · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$3,500
Central Grand Rapids Young Life · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
San Juan Diego Academy · Wyoming, MI · 2024
General support
$3,000
Younglife · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$3,000
Frederik Meijer Gardens · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$2,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Mel Trotter Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Gilda'S Club · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Paws With a Cause · Wyoming, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Kiwanis of Michigan · Mason, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Hillsdale College · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$2,000
Kiwanis of Michigan · Mason, MI · 2023
General support
$2,000
North Alano Club of Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$2,000
Kiwanis of Michigan · Mason, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
La Grave Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Rockford High School · Rockford, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
Michigan Golden Gloves · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$1,225
Frederik Meijer Gardens · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
First Reformed Church · Grandville, MI · 2024
General support
$1,000
Acorn Shop · Rockford, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Junior Achievement · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Make a Wsih Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Rockford Education Fund · Rockford, MI · 2022
General support
$1,000
San Juan Diego Academy · Wyoming, MI · 2022
General support
$500
Frederik Meijer Gardens · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support
$500
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Red Glasses Movement · Grandville, MI · 2024
General support
$350
Isj Academy · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General support

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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.