Jens and Maureen Hansen Charitable

GRAND RAPIDS, MI EIN: 38-3220087

Jens and Maureen Hansen Charitable is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2020. In 2020, it awarded 8 grants totaling $744K.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$744K

+85.9% YoY

Grant Count

8

+700.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$93K

-76.8% YoY

About Jens and Maureen Hansen Charitable

Based on IRS filings

Jens and Maureen Hansen Charitable is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2020. In 2020, it awarded 8 grants totaling $744K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

GRAND RAPIDSROCKFORDWAYLANDWYOMING

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120192020
Metric20202019
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$186K$372K$558K$744K1 grants20198 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2020

SPECTRUM HOSPITAL$400KLAGRAVE AVENUE CHRISTIAN…$110KFREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS$107KROCKFORD EDUCATION FOUND…$50KMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES$25KPAWS WITH A CAUSE$25KSAN JUAN DIEGO ACADEMY$25KPILGRIM MANOR COMMUNITY$2K

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SHIRLEY A BALKPRESIDENT
STEVEN J BALKSECRETARY, TREASURER
JAMES BALK IIDIRECTOR
JAMES H BALKDIRECTOR
MARTIN A BALKDIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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