Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Grand Rapids, MI EIN 38-3118579

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$22.9M

Foundation funders

6

Grants recorded

13

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation?

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation is funded by 6 grantmakers, led by West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer Gardens ($22.8M), Searles Family Foundation ($24K), John and Judy Spoelhof Foundation ($20K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $22.9M in grants to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation between 2020–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2025) to $11.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.

What grants has Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Searles Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$14,000
2024George & Dorothy Vande Woude FoundationBOTANICAL AND ART CONSERVATION$12,500
2024John and Judy Spoelhof FoundationGeneral Operations$10,000
2024Tisbest PhilanthropySEE TISBEST MISSION$10,000
2024Searles Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$5,000
2023West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer GardensENDOWMENT FUNDS GRANTED TO THE FOUNDATION$5,732,132
2023John and Judy Spoelhof FoundationGeneral Operations$5,000
2023Searles Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$5,000
2022West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer GardensENDOWMENT FUNDS GRANTED TO THE FOUNDATION$11,000,000
2022The Chicago Community TrustAmway-Meijer Fund for Education Welcoming the world$10,000
2022John and Judy Spoelhof FoundationGeneral Operations$5,000
2021West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer GardensTO ESTABLISH ENDOWMENTS AT THE FOUNDATION$273,053
2020West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer GardensTO ESTABLISH ENDOWMENTS AT THE FOUNDATION$5,769,144

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation?

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation is funded by 6 grantmakers, led by West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer Gardens ($22.8M), Searles Family Foundation ($24K), John and Judy Spoelhof Foundation ($20K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $22.9M in grants to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation between 2020–2025.

Who is Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation's largest funder?

West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc DBA Frederik Meijer Gardens is the largest recorded funder of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation, with $22.8M across 4 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $22.9M in grants to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation across 13 grants from 6 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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