The Sebastian Foundation

GRAND RAPIDS, MI EIN: 38-2340219

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.1M

Grant Count

59

Avg Grant Size

$35K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$629K$1M$2M$3M2021
Metric2021
Total Assets
Revenue$1,092,244
Expenses$2,288,199
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$988,742
Distributable Amount$1,131

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$520K$1M$2M$2M59 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM$100KJOHN BALL ZOO$100KMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES$100KOTTAWA COUNTY PARKS FOUN…$100KCHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER$75KDWELLING PLACE$75KJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF TH…$75KMEALS ON WHEELS WEST MIC…$75KGRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVE…$60KLITERACY CENTER OF WEST …$60K

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K9$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

LINDA JONESDIRECTOR$100K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID S SEBASTIANPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2
JOHN O SEBASTIANSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECT10
LINDA JONESDIRECTOR40$100,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Grand RapidsKentwoodTraverse CityWest OliveWyoming

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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