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Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hastings, Michigan · EIN 208293300

Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation is a private foundation in Hastings, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $762,250 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $33,750 and the largest $520,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.1 million the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million14$9.4 million
2024$762,2508$10.0 million

How to apply

Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan8$762,250

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Barry Community Foundation
Hastings, MI
Barry County Food Center Fund Barry County Jr Golf Assoc 24 BHealthy Endowment Green Gables Endowment$520,000
Grand Rapids Symphony
Grand Rapids, MI
2024/2025 Season Program 2025/2026 Season Program$95,250
Thornapple Kellogg Schools
Middleville, MI
Barn Construction$50,000
Willard G Pierce and Jessie M Pierce Foundation
Hastings, MI
Gala in the Garden-ScienceStrong program-Over the Creek, Thru the Woods Trail Run-Climate Resilient Land Management (CRLM)-$37,500
Maple Valley Schools
Charlotte, MI
2024 Robotics Program$30,000
VFW Post 8260 Thornapple Valley
Nashville, MI
Grant for building renovations$15,000
Barry County Serenity Club
Hastings, MI
Funding for substance abuse programs$9,500
Casa For Kids
Hastings, MI
2024 Robotics Program$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation give?

$762,250 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $33,750.

Who runs Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Douglas A DeCamp (President), Richard Rathburn (Treasurer), James DeCamp (Executive Director) and Margaret DeCamp (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Douglas A & Margaret E DeCamp Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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