Collver Family Foundation
Collver Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Battle Creek, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $233K. Net investment income was $849K.
Collver Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Collver Family Foundation gave $233K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $233,000
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,250
- +28.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $34,000
- Total assets
- $7,358,922
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Collver Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Western Michigan University ($48K). Together the top 3 received $83K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($150,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Collver Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 727% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $233K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $233K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $150,000 |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | Scholarships for College of Aviation Flight Science program | $48,000 |
| Binder Park Zoo Battle Creek, MI | general operations | $20,000 |
| Music Moves Me Arcadia, MI | general operations | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,358,922 | $989,016 | $305,918 | $233,000 | 4 | $275,950 | $848,504 | $328,443 |
| 2024 | $6,627,823 | $1,004,776 | $328,381 | $226,000 | 5 | $274,900 | $549,453 | $295,939 |
| 2023 | $6,135,584 | $2,028,834 | $236,065 | $216,250 | 4 | $219,200 | $1,098,606 | $223,208 |
| 2022 | $4,753,640 | $276,205 | $114,784 | $28,188 | 3 | $30,879 | $262,300 | $223,026 |
| 2021 | $4,592,220 | $4,603,457 | $11,237 | — | — | $11,237 | $4,601,295 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Collver Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $328K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Collver Family Foundation is led by Gilbert Collver, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gilbert Collver
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly J Collver
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lila J Collver
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey L Hamlin
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Collver
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
$40K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Chad Collver (VP / Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Collver Family Foundation
How much does Collver Family Foundation give each year?
Collver Family Foundation gave $233K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $226K across 5 grants.
What is Collver Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Collver Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $34,000, and its average grant was $58,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Collver Family Foundation give grants?
Collver Family Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Collver Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Collver Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Collver Family Foundation?
Collver Family Foundation reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $276K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $328K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Collver Family Foundation's EIN?
Collver Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2757560. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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