The Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation primarily funds civic causes, but has given to religious right groups including Gospel Communications International, Family Outreach Center, Luis Palau Crusade, and Campus Crusade for Christ (Bellant, The Religious Right in Michigan Politics).
General Information
126 Ottawa NW, Suite 500
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Directors
Note: This is current as of the most recent grant year that we have on file.
- Douglas DeVos
- Maria DeVos
Grants Awarded
| Organization | City | State | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundant Life Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Ada Christian School | Grand Rapids | MI | $255,000 | 2002 |
| Ada Christian School | Grand Rapids | MI | $107,500 | 2003 |
| American Cancer Society – Great Lakes Division | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| American Heart Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| American Heart Association, Michigan Affiliate | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Baxter Community Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,334 | 2002 |
| Baxter Community Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $33,333 | 2003 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $150,000 | 2002 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $155,000 | 2003 |
| Blodgett Butterworth Health Care Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Blodgett Butterworth Healthcare Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $8,000 | 2003 |
| Boy Scouts of America Gerald R. Ford Council | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Broadway Theatre Guild | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Byron Center Fine Arts Foundation | Byron Center | MI | $250 | 2002 |
| Camp Rodger | Rockford | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Camp Roger | Rockford | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando | FL | $1,200 | 2002 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando | FL | $1,200 | 2003 |
| CASA for Kids | Hastings | MI | $150 | 2003 |
| Catholic Human Development Outreach | Grand Rapids | MI | $25,000 | 2002 |
| Celebration on the Grand | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| Charlevoix Area Community Pool | Charlevoix | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| Charlevoix Area Hospital | Charlevoix | MI | $20,000 | 2002 |
| Children’s Assessment Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Children’s Assessment Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Christian Camps for Inner City Youth, Inc. | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Christian Camps for Inner-City Youth | Grand Rapids | MI | $15,000 | 2003 |
| Christian Learning Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Christian Learning Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $30,000 | 2003 |
| City of Charlevoix (Charlevoix Waterfront Park) | Charlevoix | MI | $4,400 | 2002 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven | MI | $1,400 | 2002 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven | MI | $1,400 | 2003 |
| Creation House | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2003 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Western Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| Cure International | Lemoyne | PA | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Cure International, Inc. | Harrisburg | PA | $10,000 | 2002 |
| David’s House Ministries | Wyoming | MI | $100 | 2002 |
| Delta Strategy | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2003 |
| Direct Selling Education Foundation | Washington | DC | $2,500 | 2002 |
| Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Dynamic Youth Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $378 | 2002 |
| Education Freedom Fund | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Education Freedom Fund | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Education Freedom Fund | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Faith, Inc | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| Family Research Council | Washington | DC | $250 | 2002 |
| Forest Hills Public Schools | Grand Rapids | MI | $25,000 | 2003 |
| Forest Hills Public Schools | Grand Rapids | MI | $25,000 | 2003 |
| Forest Hills Youth Football League | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| Frederik Meijer Gardens | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,000 | 2002 |
| Fringe Communications | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Gerald R Ford Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2002 |
| Godfrey Roosevelt Education Activities Team | Wyoming | MI | $1,500 | 2002 |
| Gospel Communications International | Muskegon | MI | $102,500 | 2002 |
| Gospel Communications International | Muskegon | MI | $204,850 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Children’s Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $4,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Christian School Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $4,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Christian Schools Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $55,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $100 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $15,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Valley State University | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Valley University Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $11,000 | 2002 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Greater Grand Rapids Tennis Patrons Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $250 | 2002 |
| Health Intervention Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $7,600 | 2002 |
| Health Intervention Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Hope College | Holland | MI | $50,000 | 2003 |
| Hope Network | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,500 | 2002 |
| Hope Network | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| In the Image | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Indian Trails Camp | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Indian Trails Camp | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,500 | 2003 |
| Inner City Christian Federation | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| John Ball Zoological Society | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2002 |
| John Ball Zoological Society | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Join Our Youth, Inc | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Jubilee Jobs | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Junior Achievement | Colorado Springs | CO | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes | Grand Rapids | MI | $43,333 | 2002 |
| Juvenille Diabetes Foundation – West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| KeyStone Community Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $493,500 | 2002 |
| KeyStone Community Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $629,000 | 2003 |
| Latino Leadership Foundation | Chicago | IL | $2,500 | 2002 |
| Lee Street Christian Reformed Church | Wyoming | MI | $3,000 | 2002 |
| Lee Street Christian Reformed Church | Wyoming | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Grand Rapids | MI | $150 | 2003 |
| Life International | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,500 | 2002 |
| Life International | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Lifequest Group | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2002 |
| Luis Palau Evangelistic Association | Portland | OR | $2,500 | 2002 |
| Madison Square Christian Reformed Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $15,000 | 2002 |
| Madison Square Christian Reformed Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $13,750 | 2003 |
| Make A Wish Foundation – Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $250 | 2003 |
| Meet Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Miracle Match Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2002 |
| National Cancer Institute | Bethseda | MD | $250 | 2003 |
| National Relief Network | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| National Relief Network | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Neighborhood Church Ministries | Wyoming | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Oakdale Neighbors | Grand Rapids | MI | $7,000 | 2002 |
| Opera Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,000 | 2002 |
| Operation Smile | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Operation Smile | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Orlando Magic Youth Foundation | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Orlando Magic Youth Foundation | Orlando | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Pathfinder Resources | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Pathfinder Resources | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2003 |
| Potter’s House | Grand Rapids | MI | $70,300 | 2003 |
| Pregnancy Resource Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $11,075 | 2002 |
| Pregnancy Resource Center | Grand Rapids | MI | $15,000 | 2003 |
| Purdue Foundation | West Lafayette | IN | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette | IN | $500 | 2002 |
| Roosevelt Park Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $8,000 | 2002 |
| Roosevelt Park Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $8,000 | 2003 |
| Silent Observer | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Special Olympics Michigan Area 11 | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| St. John’s Home | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| St. John’s Home | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| The Potter’s House | Grand Rapids | MI | $66,500 | 2002 |
| Thornapple Valley Baseball & Softball League | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2002 |
| United Way – Heart of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $100,200 | 2002 |
| United Way – Heart of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $95,000 | 2003 |
| United Way of Char-Em County | Petoskey | MI | $2,000 | 2003 |
| Van Andel Institute | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Wealthy Theatre | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Wedgewood Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Wedgewood Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $12,000 | 2003 |
| Welcome Homes for the Blind, Inc | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2002 |
| West Michigan Academy of Music for Girls | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| West Michigan Academy of Music for Girls | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Yankee Springs Township Park | Middleville | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| YMCA – Grand Rapids Downtown | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Young Life Greater Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
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