O'donovan Family Foundation

GRAND RAPIDS, MI EIN: 38-3704443

The O'Donovan Family Foundation is a private foundation established in December 2004 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The foundation focuses on philanthropic giving across education, human services, and community development.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$409K

-2.5% YoY

Grant Count

20

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+17.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding interests include:

  • Education (higher education, science education, STEM education)
  • Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking
  • Human services
  • Community and youth development

Grantmaking

The foundation has made 21 total grants to recipients across its service areas.

Grant Range

$1,000–$150,000

Average Grant

amount: $7,083

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Michigan
  • Arizona
  • Maryland

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AMESANN ARBORANNAPOLISAmesAnn ArborAnnapolisComstock ParkCorpus ChristiEAST LANSINGEast LansingGRAND RAPIDSGrand RapidsHoustonMESAMesaMiamiPHOENIXPhoenixROCKFORDRockford

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $9,851,654
  • Total Annual Giving: $408,500
  • Tax-Exempt Status: Granted December 2004
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$177K$354K$530K$707K24 grants201926 grants202031 grants202128 grants202224 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$150KBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER$80KIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FO…$40KHEART OF W MI UNITED WAY$25KCCA MARYLAND$23KSW AUTISM RESEARCH & RES…$20KPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MI…$20KBROPHY COLLEGE PREPARATORY$10KTWO TEN FOUNDATION$10KCHALLENGE FOUNDATION$8K

Grant Size Distribution

129 grants across all recorded years

116<$50K6$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Timothy O'Donovan — Former CEO of Wolverine World Wide Inc. (1999-2007), with 39 years of service to the company. He holds leadership positions including chairman of Spectrum Health Services Inc. and serves on multiple boards including United Way and the Grand Rapids Symphony executive committee. He holds a B.S. in industrial administration from Iowa State University and an MBA in finance/marketing from Michigan State University.

John O'Donovan — Served as 2009 president of the Golf Association of Michigan and is a 45-year member of Egypt Valley Country Club.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TIMOTHY J O'DONOVANPRESIDENT/SECRETARY1
KAREN J O'DONOVANTREASURER1
STEPHANIE O'DONOVANTRUSTEE1
RYAN J O'DONOVANTRUSTEE1

Contact Information

Address: 4245 N Oak Pointe Ct NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-9415

Telephone: 616-361-1448

EIN: 38-3704443

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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