Grand Rapids Community Foundation
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AND MANAGE OUR COMMUNITY'S PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND LEAD THE COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$483.6M
+8.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$22.0M
+60.5% YoY
Grant Count
377
+30.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$58K
+22.6% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $483,567,970 | $446,007,139 | $404,141,821 |
| Revenue | $27,259,830 | $27,886,402 | $8,730,097 |
| Expenses | $31,738,698 | $23,754,784 | $24,643,946 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $13,818,197 | $11,721,258 | $1,727,000 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
1,532 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENEE WILLIAMS | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| CAITLIN TOWNSEND LAMB | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| KYLE CALDWELL | SECRETARY | 1 | — |
| BRANDY LOVELADY MITCHELL | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| TIM LONG | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DANIEL WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| KEN FAWCETT | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| THOMAS KYROS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| EMILY LOEKS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MERCEDES BARRIGAN | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| ELAINA JUAREZ | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| ISABEL LANDERO | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| KATHLEEN VOGELSANG | TRUSTEE - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| ANA RAMIREZ-SAENZ | TRUSTEE - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| LASANDRA GADDY | PRESIDENT | 40 | $223,762 |
| STAN VANDER ROEST | CFO/TREASURER | 37.5 | $193,573 |
| MARILYN ZACK | VICE PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $183,873 |
| KATE LUCKERT SCHMID | VICE PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $161,785 |
| ASHLEY LEE | VICE PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $132,730 |
| DANIELLE BROWN | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $136,994 |
| CHRISTINE KUTZLI | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $122,174 |
| JOHNGERLYN YOUNG | PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $110,023 |
| DIANA SIEGER | FORMER PRESIDENT | 40 | $118,278 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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