About Community Action House
Community Action House directs almost all of its funding to hunger relief and food distribution across West Michigan, prioritizing local food pantries, faith-based meal ministries, and food-rescue/distribution infrastructure. Grants are frequently made to church-run pantries, neighborhood food clubs, emergency shelters and organizations that improve food logistics (databases and rescue networks), indicating a practical, operations-focused approach to addressing food insecurity in Holland and surrounding communities.
Focus Areas
Church-run and neighborhood food pantries on the Lakeshore and Grand Rapids metro areaFaith-based meal ministries and emergency food assistance (e.g., Salvation Army, local ministries)Food-rescue and distribution infrastructure (e.g., Metro Food Rescue, Means Database)Regional hunger-relief hubs and networks (Feeding America West Michigan and community food clubs)Shelter and transitional services with integrated food programs (e.g., Gateway Mission, Escape Ministries)
Who They Fund
food-insecure individuals and familieslow-income households
About Community Action House
Community Action House’s recent grantmaking is defined by food donation share-outs that move large amounts of support to local hunger-relief providers across West Michigan. In the latest grants, the largest award went to I Am Academy in Holland, while Means Database in Washington, DC received a substantial share-out tied to food distribution infrastructure. That combination shows a funder working both through direct community partners and through the systems that help route donated food efficiently. The foundation’s giving reaches church-run pantries, food clubs, rescue networks, and shelter-based meal programs. Hungry for Christ Food Ministry in Hamilton, Feeding America West Michigan in Comstock Park, and Metro Food Rescue in West Bloomfield each appear among the recent recipients, alongside Holland-based organizations such as Gateway Mission and St Vincent De Paul Pantry at St Francis De Sales Parish Church. The pattern is practical and operations-centered: grants are tied to food donation share-outs rather than broad general support, and recipients include both neighborhood distribution sites and regional intermediaries. Community Action House also shows repeat relationships with several organizations across multiple years, suggesting an ongoing role in sustaining food access in the region.
What Community Action House Funds
In food-rescue and redistribution work, Community Action House funded Means Database for $753,882 in 2025 and $158,011 in 2024, both labeled food donation share-outs. Those grants point to infrastructure support for getting donated food to the right places. For regional hunger-relief networks, the foundation gave Feeding America West Michigan $176,392 in 2024 and $145,366 in 2025. It also supported Community Food Club Gr in Grand Rapids with $41,514 in 2025 and $34,699 in 2024, showing attention to community-based distribution models. Church-run pantry support is another visible theme. Jehovah Jireh Ministries of West Michigan received $187,762 in 2024 and $124,036 in 2025, while Trinity Lutheran Community Food Pantry in New Era received $25,886 in 2025. Shelter-linked food assistance appears as well, including $51,135 to Gateway Mission in Holland and $27,440 and $27,202 to Escape Ministries across 2024 and 2025.
How Community Action House Gives
Community Action House’s typical grant size sits at a median of $27,440, with a lower quartile of $13,217 and an upper quartile of $73,216. The pattern is not limited to one-time awards: several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including I Am Academy, Hungry for Christ Food Ministry, Means Database, Feeding America West Michigan, Metro Food Rescue, and Community Food Club Gr. The foundation is a Public Charity and a Mixed - Community Foundation DAF classification, and its grants in the data are structured as food donation share-outs rather than open-ended program awards. The available record does not show an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$10.1M
Total Revenue
$14.4M
Total Expenses
$13.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $73K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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