Poortinga Family Foundation
Poortinga Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pella, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $702K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $150K. Net investment income was $36K.
Poortinga Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Poortinga Family Foundation gave $150K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Iowa. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $149,994
- -44.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +71.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,500
- -67.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $702,310
- -12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Iowa (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Poortinga Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pella Rec ($100K). Together the top 10 received $149K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 40 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Poortinga Family Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $700 first-time, $2K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 205% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 361% 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 $35K (2023) to $308K (2020). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $150K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pella Rec Pella, IA | Recreational Support | $100,000 |
| Third Church Pella, IA | Religious | $27,500 |
| 725 Ministries Pella, IA | Religious | $10,000 |
| Riverside Community Church Knoxville, IA | Religious | $5,000 |
| Spirit of Pella Pella, IA | Arts & Cultural | $2,044 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Madison, WI | Religious | $2,000 |
| Pella Opera House Pella, IA | Performing Arts | $1,000 |
| Union Street Players Pella, IA | Performing Arts | $700 |
| Central College Pella, IA | Tennis Courts | $500 |
| House of Refuge Mesa, AZ | Support for Homeless Families | $500 |
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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 | $702,310 | $61,453 | $158,207 | $149,994 | 12 | $149,994 | $36,006 | $41,592 |
| 2024 | $799,064 | $313,072 | $279,268 | $271,600 | 7 | $271,600 | $75,475 | $42,291 |
| 2023 | $765,260 | $119,690 | $43,302 | $35,000 | 8 | $35,000 | $104,530 | $33,927 |
| 2022 | $688,872 | $-24,716 | $57,110 | $49,200 | 5 | $49,200 | $13,113 | $36,568 |
| 2021 | $770,698 | $98,801 | $195,554 | $188,650 | 8 | $188,650 | $93,970 | $43,103 |
| 2020 | $867,451 | $457,116 | $316,126 | $308,200 | 6 | — | $12,935 | $41,657 |
| 2019 | $726,461 | $126,655 | $163,239 | $154,400 | 10 | — | $86,100 | $35,464 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Poortinga Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Poortinga Family Foundation is led by Stanley Poortinga, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stanley Poortinga
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Poortinga
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Poortinga
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Olson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
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 Poortinga Family Foundation
How much does Poortinga Family Foundation give each year?
Poortinga Family Foundation gave $150K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $272K across 7 grants.
What is Poortinga Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Poortinga Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $12,500, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Poortinga Family Foundation that year got $21K on average.
Where does Poortinga Family Foundation give grants?
Poortinga Family Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pella, IA (7 grants).
Does Poortinga Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Poortinga Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious" (5 grants).
Who are Poortinga Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Poortinga Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Pella Rec ($100,000), Third Church ($27,500) and 725 Ministries ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Poortinga Family Foundation?
Poortinga Family Foundation reported $702K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $150K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Poortinga Family Foundation's EIN?
Poortinga Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1403397. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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