Northview Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Rapids, MI EIN: 38-2959621

Educational enrichment of various projects and programs of the Northview Public Schools

Northview Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Northview Education Foundation gave $29K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$29,156
+92.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,156
+92.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$29,156
Total assets
$760,442
+3.4% 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 Northview Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Northview Public Schools: $29KNorthview Public Schools$29K

The largest 2025 recipient was Northview Public Schools ($29K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Grand Rapids

How Northview Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 89% 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $29K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $29K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northview Public Schools Grand Rapids, MISupport$29,156
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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$760,442$92,610$74,676$29,1561$8,399
2024$735,296$51,425$56,969$15,1211$9,679
2023$661,006$62,663$75,127$23,2461$10,079
2022$630,705$53,558$56,375$15,4521$3,725
2021$649,726$38,299$41,200$6,8761$6,807
2020$493,673$51,292$52,984$28,4451$12,045

About Northview Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Northview Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $760K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $29K. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Northview Education Foundation is led by Emily Wurn, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Emily Wurn

    Executive Director

    Assistant Executive Director → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    $5K (2022) → $12K (2025)

  • Jessica Warner

    Executive Director

    Trustee → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2025)

  • Jeremy Cosby

    President

    Trustee → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Pollack

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Dixon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Bauman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trace Bauman

    Trustee

    Trustee → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Gill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damon Bouwkamp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Bouwkamp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allie Deboer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Brown

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Bradburn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Warmuskerken

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Vogel

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelsey VanZanten

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Snyder

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darren Kapustka

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Burns

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Jefferson

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Compton

    Building Representative

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Kevin Rich (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Liz Ensing (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Liz Maher (2021–2023) — Building Representative
  • Former: Karlie Rittenhouse (2022–2023) — Building Representative
  • Former: Allison Burnett (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bob Thelen (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Brenda Dykema (2020–2022) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Kristina Moore (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tim Koster (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jack Retherford (2021–2022) — Building Representative
  • Former: Scott Korpak (2021–2022) — Building Representative
  • Former: Rosemary Mills (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Deb Havens (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Lindy Tanis (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Raymond Siegel (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tara LoveJoy (2020) — Secretary

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Emily Wurn — Executive Director: $12KEmily WurnExecutive Director$12KJessica Warner — Executive Director: $6KJessica WarnerExecutive Director$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to Emily Wurn (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Northview Education Foundation

How much does Northview Education Foundation give each year?

Northview Education Foundation gave $29K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.

How large is Northview Education Foundation?

Northview Education Foundation reported $760K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $93K.

What is Northview Education Foundation?

Northview Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $760K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Northview Education Foundation operate?

Northview Education Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Northview Education Foundation's EIN?

Northview Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2959621. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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