Funding search · EIN 383607246 · Kalamazoo, MI

Ws & Lois Vandalson Foundation

Name: Ws & Lois Vandalson Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

119
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $12,500
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.

Ywca of Kalamazoo6 grants · $360,000
Kalamazoo College3 grants · $245,000
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes4 grants · $234,250
Ministry With Community4 grants · $160,000
Family & Children Services4 grants · $160,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center4 grants · $155,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation1 grant · $150,000
Kc Ready 4s4 grants · $140,000
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo3 grants · $90,000
Bronson Health Foundation4 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$700,000

2022

$645,000

2023

$701,000

2024

$707,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

$215,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$150,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$95,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center · Augusta, MI · 2023
General
$90,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$80,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$63,000
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$60,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$58,750
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$57,500
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$55,000
Bronson Health Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$55,000
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$50,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Cradle program
$50,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Cradle program
$50,000
Ywca Cradle - Ywca Determination · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$50,000
Milestone Senior Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$40,000
Family & Children Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$40,000
Ministry With Community · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$40,000
Family & Children Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$40,000
Ministry With Community · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$40,000
Family & Children Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$40,000
Ministry With Community · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$40,000
Family & Children Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$40,000
Ministry With Community · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$36,000
Charlton Park · Hastings, MI · 2024
General
$35,000
Kc Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$35,000
Kc Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$35,000
Kc Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$35,000
Kc Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$30,000
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$30,000
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$30,000
Gryphon Place · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$30,000
Kalamazoo Cultural Center Epic · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$30,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$30,000
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
Ecumenical Senior Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
Hispanic American Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
W K Kellogg Biological Station - Bird Sanctuary · Hickory Corners, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
Ywca of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
Community in Schools of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$25,000
American Red Cross of Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Tornado damage
$25,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Kalamazoo urgent relief fund
$25,000
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency · Portage, MI · 2024
General
$20,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center · Augusta, MI · 2025
General
$20,000
Comstock Community Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$20,000
Disability Network Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$20,000
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency · Portage, MI · 2025
General
$20,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center · Augusta, MI · 2024
General
$20,000
Comstock Community Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$20,000
Disability Network Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$20,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$20,000
Comstock Community Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$20,000
Disability Network · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$20,000
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency · Portage, MI · 2023
General
$20,000
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center · Augusta, MI · 2022
General
$20,000
Comstock Community Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$20,000
Disability Network · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$15,000
Kalamazoo Literacy Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$15,000
Lift Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$12,500
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$12,000
Douglass Community Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$10,000
Hispanic American Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$10,000
Kalamazoo Literacy Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$10,000
First Day Shoe Fund · Portage, MI · 2024
General
$10,000
Douglass Community Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$10,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Kalamazoo Cultural Center Epic · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$10,000
Kalamazoo Literacy Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$10,000
Bronson Health Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$10,000
First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$10,000
Kalamazoo Literacy Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$10,000
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency · Portage, MI · 2022
General
$8,000
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$7,500
Bronson Health Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$7,500
Bronson Health Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Kairos Dwelling · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$5,000
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp · Mattawan, MI · 2025
General
$5,000
Prevention Works · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$5,000
Sherman Lake Ymca Outdoor Center · Augusta, MI · 2025
General
$5,000
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
City of kalamazoo reusable container program
$5,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Kairos Dwelling · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp · Mattawan, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Arts Council of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Capital campaign
$5,000
Kairos Dwelling · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Michigan Colleges Alliance · Southfield, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Pretty Lake Camp · Mattawan, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Public Media Network · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Wmu Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Allegan Homeless Solutions · Plainwell, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Hispanic American Council · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Kairos Dwelling · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$5,000
Open Doors Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General

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