Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bloomfield Hills, MI EIN: 20-1285681

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $81K. Net investment income was $90K.

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation at a glance

In short: Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation gave $81K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$80,750
+15.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,917
-23.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$1,579,324
+0.3% 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 Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Gary Burnstein Community Health: $50KGary Burnstein CommunityHealth$50KCommunity Foundation for Se MI: $30KCommunity Foundation for Se MI$30KKensington Community Church: $750Kensington Community Church$750

The largest 2025 recipient was Gary Burnstein Community Health ($50K). Together the top 3 received $81K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DetroitPontiacTroy

How Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2024) to $84K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $81K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gary Burnstein Community Health Pontiac, MIGeneral Support$50,000
Community Foundation for Se MI Detroit, MIGeneral Support$30,000
Kensington Community Church Troy, MIGeneral Support$750
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,579,324$123,146$118,718$80,7503$84,879$90,469$85,182
2024$1,574,896$128,596$109,974$70,0002$73,146$91,768$83,076
2023$1,556,274$76,028$114,382$82,0003$86,867$48,513$79,697
2022$1,594,628$87,780$129,255$83,5001$90,649$55,334$84,274
2021$1,691,162$282,799$134,800$73,5001$77,663$226,662$87,369
2020$1,501,006$110,193$111,077$75,3002—$81,376$76,462

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation reported a distributable amount of $85K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation is led by Paul Arslanian, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul Arslanian

    President

    President & Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Dawn Arslanian

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary K. Robertson

    Treasurer & S

    Treasurer, Secretary & Director → Treasurer & S, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Paul Arslanian — President: $2KPaul ArslanianPresident$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2K, to Paul Arslanian (President).

Frequently asked questions about Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation

How much does Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation give each year?

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation gave $81K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $70K across 2 grants.

What is Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation's typical grant size?

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $26,917, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation give grants?

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation?

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $85K (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 Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation's EIN?

Doris and Norma Van Gorp Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1285681. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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