Funding search · EIN 383580356 · Norton Shores, MI

Steven and Kathryn Bandstra Foundation

Name: Steven and Kathryn Bandstra Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

64
grants reported: $675,460
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Grand Valley State University3 grants · $300,000
Michigan State University3 grants · $150,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon County3 grants · $30,000
Feeding America West Michigan3 grants · $30,000
Western Michigan Society for Industrial Heritage1 grant · $25,000
Muskegon Christian School3 grants · $22,500
Interlochen Center for the Arts2 grants · $11,000
The Father Fred Foundation2 grants · $10,000
The People Center3 grants · $9,000
Read Muskegon3 grants · $9,000

Giving over time

$238,260

2022

$225,000

2023

$212,200

2024

Grant history

All 64 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024
Steven and kathryn bandstra scholarship fund
$100,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
Steven and kathryn bandstra scholarship fund
$100,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022
Steven and kathryn bandstra scholarship fund
$50,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
College of human medicine
$50,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
College of human medicine
$50,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
College of human medicine
$25,000
Western Michigan Society for Industrial Heritage · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Rail car restoration project
$10,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Greater muskegon fund
$10,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Comstock Park, MI · 2024
General
$10,000
Muskegon Christian School · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Pearl bandstra scholarship fund
$10,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Greater muskegon fund
$10,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Comstock Park, MI · 2023
General
$10,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Greater muskegon fund
$10,000
Feeding America West Michigan · Comstock Park, MI · 2022
General
$7,500
Muskegon Christian School · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Pearl bandstra scholarship fund
$5,500
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
General
$5,500
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Pathfinders · Muskegon Hts, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Read Muskegon · Muskegon Heights, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Grand Haven Christian School · Grant Haven, MI · 2023
General for school
$5,000
The Father Fred Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Muskegon Christian School · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Pearl bandstra scholarship fund
$5,000
The Father Fred Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
$3,000
The People Center · Spring Lake, MI · 2024
General
$3,000
Tart Trails · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
$3,000
The People Center · Spring Lake, MI · 2023
General
$3,000
Tart Trails · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
$3,000
The People Center · Spring Lake, MI · 2022
General
$3,000
Traverse Health Clinic · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
$2,500
Bridge Michigan · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
Love Inc of the Tri-Cities · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
Momentum Center - Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
Mosaic Counseling · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
Reach for Recovery · Holland, MI · 2024
General
$2,500
Bridge Michigan · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Harvest United Methodist Church · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Love Inc of the Tri-Cities · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
Blue cross blue shield match
$2,500
Momentum Center - Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Mosaic Counseling · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Northwest Michigan Foundation Supportive Housing · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Reach for Recovery · Holland, MI · 2023
General
$2,500
Northwest Michigan Foundation Supportive Housing · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
$2,500
Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General
$2,000
Read Muskegon · Muskegon Heights, MI · 2023
General
$2,000
Love Inc of the Tri-Cities · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
Blue cross blue shield match
$2,000
Mosaic Counseling · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General
$2,000
Ottagan Addictions Recovery · Holland, MI · 2022
General
$2,000
Read Muskegon · Muskegon Heights, MI · 2022
General
$1,500
Junior Achievement · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Corporate program support
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI · 2024
General
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
General
$1,500
Junior Achievement · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Corporate program support
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
General
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2023
General
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General
$1,500
The Salvation Army- Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2022
General
$1,000
Women'S Division of Chamber of Commerce - Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
Hospice of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General
$1,000
Interaction International · Mineral Springs, NC · 2023
General
$1,000
Junior Achievement · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Corporate program support
$1,000
Womens Division Chamber of Commerce · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Dancing with local stars
$760
Spectrum Health Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General
$700
Corewell Health Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General
$500
Mona Lake Improvement Association · Muskegon, MI · 2024
General

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