Wade E & Viola Sackner Foundation

GRAND RAPIDS, MI EIN: 38-6092077

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$449K

+2.1% YoY

Grant Count

6

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$75K

-14.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$112K$224K$337K$449K6 grants20206 grants20216 grants20225 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

MARY FREE BED FUND$146KAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY …$73KAMERICAN RED CROSS OF WE…$73KSALADIN SHRINE TRUST FOR…$73KTHE HEART OF WEST MICHIG…$73KGEORGE SLYKHOUSE SCHOLAR…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K20$50–100K5$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHELLE VAN DYKEPRESIDENT/TREASURER0.1
MARY BETH BROWNTRUSTEE0.1
JASON FULTONTRUSTEE0.1
MITCH DEVRIESTRUSTEE0.1
TONY GERHEISERVICE PRESIDENT0.1
JOHN T MCFARLANDSECRETARY/TRUSTEE0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

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Cities

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

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