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Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation

Accepts applications Grand Rapids, Michigan · EIN 263931162

Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation is a private foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $57,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $27,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $42,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$61,0004$693,526
2024$42,0005$661,399
2025$57,5003$623,912

How to apply

ContactHenry Vander Goot
2975 Fulton Avenue E, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone or email(616) 304-9071
What to submitBasis of request
DeadlinesEnd of the year
RestrictionsFaith based

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$32,500
New York1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Calvin Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$27,500
Institute on Religion and Public Life
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Mayflower Congregational Church
Grand Rapids, MI
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: End of the year.

How much does Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation give?

$57,500 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Henry Vander Goot (Trustee) and Mary Vander Goot (Trustee).

What does Henry and Mary Vandergoot Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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