Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd

Public charity · Grantmaker Kalamazoo, MI EIN: 38-3146344

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Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd at a glance

In short: Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd gave $351K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $175K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$350,685
+137.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$175,343
+137.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$175,343
Total assets
$6,428,756
+12.3% 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 Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kalamazoo Christian School Assoc: $351K across 2 grantsKalamazoo Christian SchoolAssoc$351K · 2 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Kalamazoo Christian School Assoc ($351K across 2 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$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 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Kalamazoo

How Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd gives

  • Giving grew 80% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $148K (2024) to $351K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $351K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kalamazoo Christian School Assoc Kalamazoo, MIGeneral Gift$343,635
Kalamazoo Christian School Assoc Kalamazoo, MITuition Assistance$7,050
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,428,756$1,000,081$418,113$350,6852$487,590
2024$5,722,401$586,332$212,938$147,6972$142,576
2023$4,669,778$623,610$307,246$159,6962$65,807
2022$4,040,638$514,190$264,003$194,9462$193,869
2021$4,484,554$643,279$218,333$165,3832$132,864
2020$3,446,578$358,759$220,320$169,9292$59,791

About Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd

Based on IRS filings

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd is a public charity, based in Kalamazoo, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $351K. Net investment income was $488K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd is led by Larry Stehouwer, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Larry Stehouwer

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Schauer

    Treasurer & President

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Treasurer & President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Vanderkooi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Baylor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Denooyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Vanderkooy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camille Hoekstra

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Ybema

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale Shugars

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Balkema

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bartels

    Kcsa Representative

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Ackerman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Dan Alphenaar (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Dan Huizinga (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Dave Cleveland (2020–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Robert Armbrister (2020–2024) — Promotion Ch
  • Former: Jason Stob (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jane Smit (2020–2022) — Past Treasurer
  • Former: Rachel Magierka (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Hoffman (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lois Lubben (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Nash (2020) — Kcsa Representative
  • Former: Terri Sportel (2020) — Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd

How much does Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd give each year?

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd gave $351K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $148K across 2 grants.

How large is Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd?

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

Where does Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd operate?

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd's EIN?

Kalamazoo Christian School Fnd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3146344. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)

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