The Robert and Cheri Vanderweide Foundation is a DeVos family Foundation partially endowed with money from Richard and Helen DeVos. Suzanne “Cheri” DeVos (Vanderweide) is also on the Hope College Board of Trustees. It has funded various religious right organizations.
General Information
126 Ottawa Ave NW, Suite 500
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Directors
Note: This is current as of the most recent grant year that we have on file.
- Suzanne Vanderweide
- Robert Vanderweide
- Jerry Trubergen
- Robert Schierbeek
- William Boer
Grants Awarded
| Organization | City | State | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Gift for Teaching | Orlando | FL | $500 | 2003 |
| Ada Christian School | Grand Rapids | MI | $55,000 | 2002 |
| Ada Christian School | Grand Rapids | MI | $55,000 | 2003 |
| Ada Christian School | Grand Rapids | MI | $110,404 | 2004 |
| American Cancer Society – Orlando Metro Unit | Orlando | FL | $12,000 | 2002 |
| American Heart Association – Michigan Affiliate | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| American Heart Association – Michigan Affiliate | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| American Heart Association – Michigan Affiliate | Grand Rapids | MI | $9,850 | 2004 |
| AmeriCares Foundation | New Canaan | CT | $100 | 2002 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2003 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | MI | $22,500 | 2004 |
| Best Friends Foundation | Washington | DC | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $7,500 | 2002 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $27,500 | 2003 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2004 |
| Blodgett Butterworth Health Care Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $8,000 | 2003 |
| Blodgett Butterworth Health Care Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $25,000 | 2004 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Calvary Christian School | Winter Garden | FL | $500 | 2003 |
| Calvin College | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,750 | 2003 |
| Camp Roger | Rockford | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Camp Tall Turf | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2004 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando | FL | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Children’s Environmental Trust Foundation International | Zeeland | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| City Vision | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| City Vision | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Creation House | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Orlando | FL | $1,750 | 2002 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Orlando | FL | $250 | 2003 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Orlando | FL | $2,500 | 2004 |
| Darrell Armstrong Foundation for Premature Babies | Orlando | FL | $2,500 | 2002 |
| DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,000 | 2002 |
| DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $15,000 | 2004 |
| Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Edgewood Children’s Ranch | Orlando | FL | $2,500 | 2002 |
| Edgewood Children’s Ranch | Orlando | FL | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Education Freedom Fun | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Education Freedom Fund | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Education Freedom Fund | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation | Evanston | IL | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Fellowship of Christian Atheletes | Fairfax | VA | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Fellowship of Christian Atheletes | Fairfax | VA | $5,000 | 2004 |
| First Orlando Foundation | Orlando | FL | $9,000 | 2002 |
| First Orlando Foundation | Orlando | FL | $40,000 | 2004 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Orlando | Orlando | FL | $165,000 | 2002 |
| Florida Hospital Foundation | Orlando | FL | $5,500 | 2004 |
| Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches | Boys Ranch | FL | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Four Towns Community Baptist Church | Deltona | FL | $500 | 2004 |
| Frederik Meijer Gardens | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Frontline Outreach | Orlando | FL | $20,000 | 2002 |
| Frontline Outreach | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Geneva Camp and Retreat Center | Holland | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| Gospel Communications International | Muskegon | MI | $35,000 | 2002 |
| Gospel Communications International | Muskegon | MI | $40,000 | 2003 |
| Gospel Communications International | Muskegon | MI | $40,000 | 2004 |
| Grand Action Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $4,600 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $104,280 | 2004 |
| Grand Rapids Children’s Museum | Grand Rapids | MI | $12,500 | 2004 |
| Grand Rapids Christian School Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $30,000 | 2002 |
| Grand Rapids Christian School Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $39,500 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Christian School Association | Grand Rapids | MI | $55,000 | 2004 |
| Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2004 |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids | MI | $3,000 | 2002 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| Health Intervention Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Health Intervention Services | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Hope College | Holland | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Hope College | Holland | MI | $145,000 | 2003 |
| Hope College | Holland | MI | $130,000 | 2004 |
| Hope Network Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| In the Image | Grand Rapids | MI | $500 | 2003 |
| In the Image | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Inner City Christian Federation | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship USA | Madison | WI | $1,500 | 2002 |
| John Ball Zoological Society | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Join Our Youth | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Jubilee Jobs | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation – West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2003 |
| Kent County Parks Foundation | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,500 | 2004 |
| Keystone Community Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $100,000 | 2003 |
| Keystone Community Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $125,000 | 2004 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2003 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Life International | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| Madison Square Christian Reformed Church | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Man in the Mirror | Casselbury | FL | $5,000 | 2002 |
| Man in the Mirror | Casselberry | FL | $2,000 | 2003 |
| Man in the Mirror | Casselberry | FL | $2,500 | 2004 |
| March of Dimes – Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Mike Miller Foundation | Winter Park | FL | $1,500 | 2002 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia | PA | $10,000 | 2003 |
| Operation Smile | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Operation Smile | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| Orlando Magic Youth Foundation | Orlando | FL | $30,640 | 2002 |
| Orlando Magic Youth Foundation | Orlando | FL | $28,000 | 2003 |
| Orlando Magic Youth Foundation | Orlando | FL | $43,250 | 2004 |
| Orlando Regional Healthcare Foundation | Orlando | FL | $500 | 2002 |
| Pine Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church | Orlando | FL | $500 | 2002 |
| Potter’s House | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Potter’s House | Grand Rapids | MI | $25,000 | 2004 |
| Public Museum of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | $2,500 | 2004 |
| Reggie Johnson Foundation | Safety Harbor | FL | $500 | 2002 |
| Roosevelt Park Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,500 | 2003 |
| Roosevelt Park Ministries | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000 | 2004 |
| Sheperd’s Hope | Orlando | FL | $1,000 | 2002 |
| Sheperd’s Hope | Orlando | FL | $1,000 | 2004 |
| Silent Observer | Grand Rapids | MI | $1,750 | 2004 |
| Spring Hill Initiatives | Evart | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic School | Winter Park | FL | $500 | 2003 |
| Teen Challenge of Florida | Orlando | FL | $5,000 | 2003 |
| Tracy McGrady Foundation | Orlando | FL | $2,500 | 2003 |
| United Way – Heart of Florida | Orlando | FL | $20,000 | 2002 |
| United Way – Heart of Florida | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 200 3 |
| United Way – Heart of Florida | Grand Rapids | MI | $20,000 | 2003 |
| United Way – Heart of Florida | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 2004 |
| United Way – Heart of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2002 |
| United Way – Heart of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | $10,000 | 2004 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | $250 | 2002 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | $15,000 | 2003 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | $15,000 | 2004 |
| Victory Outreach Church of Orlando | Orlando | FL | $3,300 | 2003 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 2002 |
| Young Life – Southwest Orlando | Orlando | FL | $10,000 | 2003 |
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