Ada Christian School Education Foundation
To reduce the cost of christian education to all students in the ada christian school society.
Ada Christian School Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Ada Christian School Education Foundation gave $614K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $614K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $614,152
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $614,152
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $614,152
- Total assets
- $16,071,136
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ada Christian School Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ada Christian School Society ($614K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ada Christian School Education Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $602K (2022) to $624K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $614K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Christian School Society Ada, MI | To reduce the costs of private education to all students by financing 1) curriculum study, 2) educational equipment, 3) curriculum expansion | $614,152 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,071,136 | $1,673,601 | $915,969 | $614,152 | 1 | $1,562,773 |
| 2024 | $15,575,982 | $789,981 | $829,104 | $612,462 | 1 | $785,175 |
| 2023 | $12,751,402 | $1,158,550 | $785,988 | $606,623 | 1 | $310,610 |
| 2022 | $11,420,550 | $1,044,915 | $773,412 | $602,235 | 1 | $662,308 |
| 2020 | $11,951,431 | $807,809 | $794,091 | $624,297 | 1 | $519,379 |
About Ada Christian School Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Ada Christian School Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Ada, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $614K. Net investment income was $1.6M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ada Christian School Education Foundation is led by Marty Huizenga, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marty Huizenga
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Frost
Director
Vice President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Lineberry
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cole Barnett
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Heaton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Sall
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Pitcher
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Abernathy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Goodenough
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Mulder
Former Treasurer
Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Pater
Former Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Former Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Hoover
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Good
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Ben Ferwerda (2020–2024) — Former Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Posthumous (2024) — Director
- Former: Brad Kaminski (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Duke Suwyn (2020–2023) — Former Director
- Former: Holly Karasinski (2020–2023) — Former Director
- Former: David Leonard (2020) — Director
- Former: Dawn Semple (2020) — Former President
- Former: Melissa Brower (2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Cook (2020) — Former Director
- Former: Sally Schrock (2020) — Former Director
- Former: Sara Uekert (2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Welch (2020) — Former Director
- Former: Trent Bremer (2020) — Former Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ada Christian School Education Foundation
How much does Ada Christian School Education Foundation give each year?
Ada Christian School Education Foundation gave $614K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $612K across 1 grant.
How large is Ada Christian School Education Foundation?
Ada Christian School Education Foundation reported $16.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
Where does Ada Christian School Education Foundation operate?
Ada Christian School Education Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Ada Christian School Education Foundation's EIN?
Ada Christian School Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2854315. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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