Funding search · EIN 382639116 · Grand Rapids, MI

Norman & Marilyn Leven 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.

59
grants reported
$193,598
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

civicreligiouseducationalbasketfoodhealthkids

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish Federation4 grants · $88,350
  • Temple Emanuel3 grants · $22,320
  • Ahavas Temple3 grants · $19,341
  • Gvsu2 grants · $10,100
  • Gr Public Schools Foundation2 grants · $7,000
  • Grand Rapids Symphony4 grants · $5,200
  • Migrant Legal Aid3 grants · $5,000
  • Grand Valley State University1 grant · $4,000
  • Kids Food Basket3 grants · $3,750
  • Ahvas Temple1 grant · $3,282

Giving over time

$44,477
2022
$57,911
2023
$58,128
2024
$33,082
2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $23,850

    Jewish Federation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022

    Religious

  • $23,000

    Jewish Federation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023

    Religious

  • $21,500

    Jewish Federation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024

    Religious

  • $20,000

    Jewish Federation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2025

    Religious

  • $12,760

    Temple Emanuel · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Religious

  • $11,118

    Ahavas Temple · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Religious

  • $7,086

    Ahavas Temple · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Religious

  • $5,410

    Temple Emanuel · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Religious

  • $5,100

    Gvsu · Allendate, MI · 2022

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Gvsu · Allendale, MI · 2023

    Educational

  • $4,150

    Temple Emanuel · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Religious

  • $4,000

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025

    Educational

  • $3,500

    Gr Public Schools Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Educational

  • $3,500

    Gr Public Schools Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Educational

  • $3,282

    Ahvas Temple · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Religious

  • $3,000

    Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Kids food basket

  • $2,600

    Gr Public Museum · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $2,600

    Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $2,345

    Temple Emmanuel · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Religious

  • $2,250

    Grand Rapids Public Schools · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Migrant Legal Aid · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $2,000

    Chabad House Gr · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Religious

  • $2,000

    Chabad House Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,500

    Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $1,500

    Migrant Legal Aid · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $1,500

    Migrant Legal Aid · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $1,400

    Kdl · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Educational

  • $1,137

    Ahavas Temple · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Broadway Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $1,000

    Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $1,000

    Um Alumni Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Westminster Food Pantry · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Um Alumni Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Broadway Gr · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $1,000

    Meijer Gardens · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $685

    Various Civic Organizations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $560

    Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $560

    Jewish Theater · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $500

    Faith Hospice · Byron Center, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $500

    Nasba · Nashville, TN · 2025

    Educational

  • $500

    Broadway Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $500

    Grand Rapids Art Museum · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $500

    Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $500

    Gr Art Museum · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $500

    Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $500

    Grand Rapids Public Museum · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Educational

  • $300

    Olivias Gift · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $250

    Gr Art Museum · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $250

    Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $200

    First Tee Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $100

    American Cancer Society · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Civic

  • $100

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Health

  • $100

    Mary Free Bed · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Civic

  • $100

    Aclu Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $100

    Mary Free Bed · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $100

    Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Civic

  • $50

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    Civic

  • $30

    American Heart Assoc · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

  • $25

    Da Blodgett - St Johns · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Civic

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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.