Havirmill Foundation
Havirmill Foundation is a private foundation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its 2025 filing lists charitable grants to organizations, all of which went to recipients in Michigan.
Havirmill Foundation at a glance
In short: Havirmill Foundation gave $409K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Michigan. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $408,500
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,452
- +30.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $6,269,701
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Havirmill Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 136 E Michigan Ave Suite 1201, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3936
Phone: (269) 382-5800
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Havirmill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YWCA of Kalamazoo ($161K). Together the top 10 received $386K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 101 grants of 117 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars listed for 2025 went to organizations in Michigan. The recipients included organizations in Kalamazoo and Augusta.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Havirmill Foundation open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 19 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $272K (2019) to $409K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $409K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YWCA of Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $161,000 |
| Bronson Health Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $51,000 |
| Bronson Health Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $50,000 |
| United Way of South Central Michiga Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Kalamazoo Community Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Community Homeworks Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $15,000 |
| United Way of South Central Michiga Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Centrica Care Navigators Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $10,000 |
| KVCC Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | Charitable | $10,000 |
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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 | $6,269,701 | $529,751 | $480,360 | $408,500 | 21 | $430,709 | $516,869 | $430,641 |
| 2024 | $6,190,310 | $474,769 | $242,607 | $328,000 | 22 | $354,679 | $466,841 | $406,119 |
| 2023 | $6,078,148 | $291,249 | $363,610 | $350,500 | 24 | $353,195 | $260,992 | $370,766 |
| 2022 | $6,170,509 | $159,691 | $228,342 | $321,500 | 25 | $324,018 | $139,448 | $382,428 |
| 2021 | $6,384,160 | $752,490 | $138,035 | $286,500 | 25 | $289,053 | $719,395 | $413,259 |
| 2020 | $5,958,705 | $300,131 | $117,693 | $330,500 | 25 | — | $290,778 | $346,107 |
| 2019 | $6,016,388 | $151,079 | $1,036,993 | $272,000 | 26 | — | $146,061 | $370,478 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Havirmill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $431K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in health care, community development, housing, education, arts, youth programs, and social services. For example, Bronson Health Foundation describes its role as connecting philanthropic support with Bronson’s healing missions; Community Homeworks says it empowers neighbors to maintain safe, stable, and sustainable homes; and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts says it provides southwest Michigan residents opportunities to appreciate and create visual art. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $408,500 through 21 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $161,000, with a median of $7,500. It gave $328,000 through 22 grants in 2024 and $350,500 through 24 grants in 2023.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $161,000 to YWCA of Kalamazoo, $51,000 and $50,000 to Bronson Health Foundation, and $20,000 each to United Way of South Central Michigan, YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo, and Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Other listed grants included $15,000 to Community Homeworks, $10,000 to Centrica Care Navigators, and $10,000 to KVCC Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jerry L. Miller as president, Susan L. Miller as vice president, Kenneth V. Miller as secretary/treasurer, and Christopher Miller as director.
Havirmill Foundation is led by Jerry L. Miller, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry L. Miller
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Christopher Miller
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kenneth V. Miller
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Susan L. Miller
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Havirmill Foundation
How much does Havirmill Foundation give each year?
Havirmill Foundation gave $409K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $328K across 22 grants.
What is Havirmill Foundation's typical grant size?
Havirmill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $19,452, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Havirmill Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Havirmill Foundation give grants?
Havirmill Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kalamazoo, MI (19 grants).
Does Havirmill Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Havirmill Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (21 grants).
Who are Havirmill Foundation's largest grantees?
Havirmill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include YWCA of Kalamazoo ($161,000), Bronson Health Foundation ($101,000 across 2 grants) and United Way of South Central Michiga ($35,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Havirmill Foundation?
Havirmill Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $431K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $431K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Havirmill Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in health care, community development, housing, education, arts, youth programs, and social services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Havirmill Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Havirmill Foundation's EIN?
Havirmill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2480744. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Havirmill Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Havirmill Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/havirmill-foundation-morg_10bfb8b635ca42bea84c0505411bc5c8
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