Funding search · EIN 383338626 · Sparta, MI

Stewart and Lenore Kniff Family Foundati

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

113
grants reported
$2.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$15,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Holland Home5 grants · $380,000
  • Seventh Reformed Church3 grants · $215,000
  • Mission India3 grants · $200,000
  • Alano Club of Kent County2 grants · $125,000
  • Lamont Christian School2 grants · $125,000
  • David'S House Ministries3 grants · $105,000
  • Set Free Ministries2 grants · $100,000
  • Hunt 2 Heal2 grants · $100,000
  • Dsc Great Lakes Regional Sporting Club2 grants · $100,000
  • New Horizon Private School2 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$60,000
2022
$263,500
2023
$1.0M
2024
$1.4M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 113 grants.

  • $130,000

    Holland Home · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $130,000

    Holland Home · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Mission India · Kentwood, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $85,000

    Mission India · Kentwood, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Seventh Reformed Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Alano Club of Kent County · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Lamont Christian School · Coopersville, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Seventh Reformed Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $65,000

    Seventh Reformed Church · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $60,000

    Holland Home · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Alano Club of Kent County · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    David'S House Ministries · Wyoming, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Dsc Great Lakes Regional Sporting Club · Ossineke, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Faith Hospice · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Hunt 2 Heal · Grandville, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Lamont Christian School · Coopersville, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    New Horizon Private School · Renton, WA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Set Free Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Dsc Great Lakes Regional Sporting Club · Ossineke, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Hunt 2 Heal · Grandville, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Set Free Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $40,000

    David'S House Ministries · Wyoming, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $40,000

    New Horizon Private School · Renton, WA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Holland Home · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Holland Home · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Benjamins Hope · Holland, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Bridge of Hope · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Cran Hill Ranch · Rodney, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Equest Center for Theraputic Riding · Holland, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Guiding Light Mission · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Homes Giving Hope · Rockford, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Jason Kinzler Family First Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    MacKenzie'S Animal Sanctuary · Lake Odessa, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Maranatha Bible & Missionary · Norton Shores, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Matthew'S House · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Mid America Reformed Seminary · Dyer, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Resurrection Life Church · Grandville, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Sci Mi Chapter · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Faith Hospice · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    New Day Foundation for Families · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $22,500

    MacKenzie'S Animal Sanctuary · Lake Odessa, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Potter'S House · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Cran Hill Ranch · Rodney, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Maranatha Bible & Missionary · Norton Shores, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Mid America Reformed Seminary · Dyer, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $17,500

    Matthew'S House · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Bethany Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    C-Snip · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Coopersville Cares · Coopersville, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Cure International · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Kids Food Basket · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Love in Action · Holland, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Marne United Methodist Church · Marne, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    North Kent Connect · Rockford, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Northwest Food Pantry · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Ruffled Grouse Society - Gr Mi Chapter · Wexford, PA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Schrems West Mi Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Sparta United Methodist Church · Sparta, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    St Mary Food Pantry · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    The People Center · Ithaca, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Wedgwood Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    West Side Christian School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Potter'S House · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Wedgwood Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    David'S House Ministries · Wyoming, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Mission India · Kentwood, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $12,500

    West Side Christian School · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,750

    Matthew'S House · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ethnos 360 · Sanford, FL · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Harbor Humane Society · West Olive, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reach Beyond · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Spca of Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Words of Hope · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Bethany Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cure International · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ethnos 360 · Sanford, FL · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Marne United Methodist Church · Marne, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    North Kent Connect · Rockford, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Sparta United Methodist Church · Sparta, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    St Mary Food Pantry · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Van Andel Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Maranatha Bible & Missionary · Norton Shores, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Kid'S Life Bible Clubs · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Kid'S Life Bible Clubs · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Reach Beyond · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Words of Hope · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Bethany Christian Services · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Cran Hill · Rodney, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Cure International · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Ethnos 360 · Sanford, FL · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Faith Hospice · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Kid'S Life Bible Clubs · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    MacKenzie'S Animal Sanctuary · Lake Odessa, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,750

    Mid America Reformed Seminary · Dyer, IN · 2023

    Charitable

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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.