Funding search · EIN 311813059 · Naples, FL
Nowak 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.
- 46
- grants reported
- $490,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Aquinas College3 grants · $251,000
- Devos Children'S Hospital Foundation3 grants · $76,000
- Nch Center for Philanthropy2 grants · $45,000
- Nch1 grant · $25,000
- Folds of Honor Foundation4 grants · $20,000
- Operation Patriot1 grant · $10,000
- St Mary'S Catholic Church2 grants · $10,000
- St Matthew'S House3 grants · $8,000
- Hospice of Michigan2 grants · $6,000
- Dominican Sisters - Grand Rapids3 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $85,000
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Education
- $85,000
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $81,000
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Education
- $26,000
Devos Children'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Medical
- $25,000
Nch · Naples, FL · 2024
Medical
- $25,000
Devos Children'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Medical
- $25,000
Nch Center for Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2023
Community
- $25,000
Devos Children'S Hospital Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Medical
- $20,000
Nch Center for Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2022
Community
- $10,000
Operation Patriot · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Community
- $5,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2025
Community
- $5,000
Revive and Thrive · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
Community
- $5,000
Avow Hospice · Naples, FL · 2024
Medical
- $5,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2024
Community
- $5,000
St Mary'S Catholic Church · Spring Lake, MI · 2024
Religious
- $5,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2023
Community
- $5,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2022
Community
- $5,000
Hospice of Michigan · Ada, MI · 2022
Medical
- $5,000
Special Operations Foundation · Smyrna, GA · 2022
Community
- $5,000
St Mary'S Catholic Church · Spring Lake, MI · 2022
Religious
- $3,300
Salvation Army · Naples, FL · 2023
Religious
- $3,000
St Matthew'S House · Naples, FL · 2024
Community
- $3,000
St Matthew'S House · Naples, FL · 2023
Community
- $2,000
Dominican Sisters - Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Religious
- $2,000
Dominican Sisters - Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious
- $2,000
Dominican Sisters - Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Religious
- $2,000
St Matthew'S House · Naples, FL · 2022
Community
- $1,000
Jenison Youth Baseball · Jenison, MI · 2025
Community
- $1,000
Air Force Enlisted Village · Shalimar, FL · 2024
Community
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Community
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Naples, FL · 2024
Religious
- $1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Community
- $1,000
Air Force Enlisted Village · Shalimar, FL · 2023
Community
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Community
- $1,000
Franciscan Friars · Franklin, WI · 2023
Religious
- $1,000
Hospice of Michigan · Ada, MI · 2023
Medical
- $1,000
Air Force Enlisted Village · Shalimar, FL · 2022
Community
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Community
- $1,000
Franciscan Friars · Franklin, WI · 2022
Religious
- $1,000
Literacy Volunteers of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Naples, FL · 2022
Religious
- $600
Rock Hill High School · Rock Hill, SC · 2022
Community
- $500
West Catholic High School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Education
- $300
South Florida Pga Foundation · Atlantis, FL · 2024
Community
- $200
South Florida Pga Foundation · Atlantis, FL · 2022
Community
- $100
Gsa Troop 8245 · New York City, NY · 2025
Community
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