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JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION

· GRAND RAPIDS, MI · private_foundation · program funder

42recipients FY2016–24
$4Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Michigan

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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to MI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: FL, MI, NY, PA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder14
COMMUNTIY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND ZEELAND AREAHOLLAND, MIprogram funder10
PETER C AND EMAJEAN COOK FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder9
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder9
FREY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder8
GRAND HAVEN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCGRAND HAVEN, MIprogram funder7
THE SEBASTIAN FOUNDATION C/O MS LINDA JONESprogram funder7
THE STEVE & AMY VAN ANDEL FOUNDATIONADA, MIprogram funder7
DANIEL & PAMELLA DEVOS FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder6
DICK AND BETSY DEVOS FAMILY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder6
DOUGLAS & MARIA DEVOS FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder6
SAMUEL L WESTERMAN FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIprogram funder6
STEELCASE FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder6
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE FOUNDATIONROCKFORD, MIprogram funder6
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MIprogram funder5
GILLETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONADA, MIprogram funder5
HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAYGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
HOWARD MILLER FOUNDATIONZEELAND, MIprogram funder5
JEFF & CHERYL BAKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
MERCANTILE BANK FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
PETER AND JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INCGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
THE DAVID AND CAROL VAN ANDEL FAMILY FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
UFP INDUSTRIES FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder5
CDV5 FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder4
KRW FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder4

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN INCMI72024$392,650
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTEMI52024$63,700
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSMI42024$40,000
GILDAS CLUB GRAND RAPIDSMI62024$21,000
CASA OF KENT COUNTY INCMI32024$14,750
KIWANIS OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONMI32024$6,000
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA32024$5,000
FIRST REFORMED CHURCHMI12024$1,000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNY12024$500
RED GLASSES MOVEMENT LLCMI12024$500
PAWS WITH A CAUSEMI32023$12,500
ROCKFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONMI32023$7,000
KIDS FOOD BASKETMI32023$6,000
MEL TROTTER MINISTRIESMI22023$5,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USAMI12023$1,000
KENT COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATIONMI12022$1,350,000
CAMP BLODGETTMI32022$10,500
TRI-CITIES KIWANIS FOUNDATIONMI42021$13,000
HILLSDALE COLLEGEMI12021$1,000
SUSAN MAST ALS FOUNDATION INCMI12021$1,000
ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCMI12021$750
GRAND RAPIDS CHILDRENS MUSEUMMI32020$92,000
LAGRAVE AVE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCHMI22020$90,000
MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFL32020$17,500
CATHERINES HEALTH CENTERMI22020$6,000
LEAN ON ME OUTREACHMI12020$5,000
MICHIGAN GOLDEN GLOVES ASSOCIATION INCMI32020$4,500
ROCKFORD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYMI12020$1,000
CAMP ROGERMI12020$1,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INCMI12020$1,000
SHRINE OF THE PINES INCMI22020$750
HUMANE SOCIETY OF WEST MICHIGANMI12020$450
JOHN BALL AREA NEIGHBORS INCMI12020$250
MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL INCFL12019$150,000
HOPE COLLEGEMI22019$101,000
MISSION INDIAMI12019$25,000
MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCFL12019$925
SENIOR NEIGHBORS INCMI22019$550
HEALING THE CHILDREN MI-0HMI12018$5,000
WORDS OF HOPE INCMI12018$5,000
NEW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONMI12018$1,500
GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUMMI12018$1,000