Benevolent Care Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Support for benevolent care and services for older adults
Key Information:
- Can be supported through estate planning and gifts in wills
- Part of the Wesley Legacy Society giving options
- Supports care for low-income and vulnerable older adults
Geographic Scope: Michigan (UMRC service areas including Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee Counties)
Giving Methods:
- Estate gifts/planned giving
- Legacy giving through wills
- Wesley Legacy Society membership
Contact Information:
- East: 734.433.1000 ext. 7502
- West: 616.577.2297
- East: 805 W Middle Street, Chelsea, Michigan 48118
- West: 1049 East Paris Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Umrc-Porter Hills Foundation's IRS filings)
United Methodist Retirement Communities
Chelsea, MI · 2025
$2.29M
Porter Hills Presbyterian Village
Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
$317K
Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
$95K
Ypsilanti, MI · 2025
$57K
Sparta, MI · 2025
$22K
33 grants in Umrc-Porter Hills Foundation's 2021–2025 filings reference “Benevolent Care Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Umrc-Porter Hills Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $2.8M
- Median grant
- $57K
- Range
- $10K–$2.29M
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Grand Rapids, MI; Chelsea, MI; Ypsilanti, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
United Methodist Retirement Communities · Chelsea, MI
Benevolent Care and Other
$2.29M
Porter Hills Presbyterian Village · Grand Rapids, MI
Benevolent Care and Other
$317K
Umrcph Inc · Grand Rapids, MI
Benevolent Care and Other
$95K
The Washtenaw Pace Inc · Ypsilanti, MI
Benevolent Care and Other
$57K
Meadowlark Retirement Home · Sparta, MI
Benevolent Care and Other
$22K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Seniors
- Human services
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