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Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Rapids, MI EIN: 20-2394946 Website

The mission of the organization is to receive, invest, manage and distribute funds in support of puritan reformed theological seminary.

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation at a glance

In short: Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$87,114
-72.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$87,114
-72.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$87,114
Total assets
$1,826,097
+6.6% 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 Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary: $87KPuritan Reformed TheologicalSeminary$87K

The largest 2025 recipient was Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary ($87K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

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 Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 84% 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$400K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2023) to $318K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Grand Rapids, MISupport of the Seminary$87,114
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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$1,826,097$40,401$102,830$87,1141$37,398
2024$1,712,984$142,917$318,233$318,1831$127,717
2023$1,841,117$27,618$850$800Total only$13,618
2022$1,748,674$128,641$47,295$47,2651$98,441
2021$1,917,903$114,592$85,904$85,9041$114,442
2020$1,676,924$66,132$68,593$60,7111$64,982
2019$1,651,652$55,469$60,234$52,4381$54,769

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $37K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation is led by Tim Kwekel, President & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Kwekel

    President & Treasurer

    Chairman → President, 2024

    President → President & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Jansen

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Wagenaar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Kerkhoff

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Matt Stam (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Peter Schenderling (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: William Ter Harmsel (2021–2023) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: James Bleeker (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Adrian Slootmaker (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Arie DeHaan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lorne Bayne (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman

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 Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation

How much does Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation give each year?

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $318K across 1 grant.

How large is Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation?

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $40K.

What is Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation?

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation operate?

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation's EIN?

Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2394946. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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