Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation
To provide financial support for the grand rapids art museum.
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation at a glance
In short: Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,924,778
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,924,778
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,924,778
- Total assets
- $28,550,099
- +7.0% 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 Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grand Rapids Art Museum ($1.9M).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
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 Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation gives
- Giving grew 119% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $879K (2022) to $1.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Art Museum Grand Rapids, MI | General Support | $1,924,778 |
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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 | $28,550,099 | $1,586,111 | $2,021,281 | $1,924,778 | 1 | $1,069,631 |
| 2024 | $26,683,490 | $837,471 | $1,776,557 | $1,679,200 | 1 | $775,890 |
| 2023 | $23,008,034 | $798,932 | $1,079,053 | $982,725 | 1 | $785,513 |
| 2022 | $21,257,299 | $953,673 | $979,027 | $879,000 | 1 | $900,046 |
| 2021 | $26,204,075 | $1,462,954 | $93,122 | — | — | $742,728 |
| 2020 | $21,411,738 | $665,788 | $103,017 | — | — | $660,656 |
| 2019 | $20,461,672 | $804,873 | $98,530 | — | — | $779,865 |
About Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation is led by Lauretta K. Murphy, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lauretta K. Murphy
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Meyers Foley
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Padnos
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Nisbett
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas A. Demeester
Board Member
Board Memebe → Board Memeber, 2022
Board Memeber → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Overbeck
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Lowry
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corinne Curtis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hall
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Curtis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Jeff Smith (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Corinne Sprague (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Hooks (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dana Friis-Hansen Left January (2023) — Director & CEO
- Former: Dana Friis-Hansen (2019–2022) — Director & CEO
- Former: Lizbeth O'Shaughnessy (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Tamara R. Bailey (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Williams (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Eddie Tl Tadlock (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation
How much does Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation give each year?
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 1 grant.
How large is Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation?
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation reported $28.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation?
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $28.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation operate?
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation's EIN?
Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3027880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
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