We advance the well-being of the Northwest Ottawa area by creating the best places to live, learn, work, give and engage.
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc. combines endowment-style funding with broad community grantmaking and scholarship support across Northwest Ottawa County. One of its clearest signals is the size of its recent commitments: a $1,239,073 grant to Grand Haven Christian School for an endowment fund and building campaign, followed by a $936,250 grant to the Village of Spring Lake for a public, society-benefit multipurpose project. That mix points to a funder that supports both long-term institutional stability and civic improvements. The foundation also backs community-serving organizations through operating and capital support, including a $766,137 operating grant to Love in Action and a $621,310 capital campaign grant to Tri-cities Family YMCA. Scholarship programs sit alongside those larger awards, and the foundation administers multiple student-award programs for post-secondary access in its service area. Its stated purpose is to advance the well-being of the Northwest Ottawa area by creating places to live, learn, work, give, and engage.
Education is a recurring priority in the foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $353,810 to Spring Lake District Library for a makerspace room for youth and $243,750 to Outdoor Discovery Center for a nature-based educational summer program for Grand Haven area K-5 students. It also supports student access to post-secondary education through multiple scholarship programs. On health and human services, the foundation gave $766,137 to Love in Action for operating support and $311,818 to Mosaic Counseling for general support. These grants fit its focus on access to physical and mental health services, healthy lifestyles, and human needs. Arts and culture appears in support for institutions such as Midwest Miniatures Museum, which received $616,088 for shipping and transport of a museum loan exhibit, and Muskegon Museum of Art, which received $195,097 for arts, culture and humanities.
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $10,000, a median of $19,786, and a p75 of $47,150, even as the foundation also makes much larger capital and endowment commitments. The recent record shows repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Grand Haven Christian School, Love in Action, Tri-cities Family YMCA, City of Grand Haven, and First Presbyterian Church of Grand Haven. That pattern suggests ongoing relationship-based grantmaking rather than one-off awards. Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc. is classified as a mixed community foundation and also makes program-related investments. The active programs listed for the foundation are marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
$10.9M
$192.9M
$21.5M
$14.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $47K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$47K
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Grantmaking is highly local and concentrated in Michigan, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent grants cluster in Grand Haven and Spring Lake, with additional awards in Holland, Muskegon, West Olive, Allendale, and Grand Rapids. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 529 grants in the United States and none elsewhere. That footprint matches a community foundation whose work is centered on Northwest Ottawa County and nearby West Michigan communities.
The foundation funds scholarships, technical assistance, community impact grants in arts and culture, education, health and human services, and diversity, equity & inclusion, plus youth-led community grants. Recent awards also show support for capital campaigns, operating support, endowments, reimbursements, and project-specific expenses.
Yes. The active programs listed for the foundation are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, including scholarship programs, technical assistance grants, community impact grants, and youth-led community grants.
The typical grant size distribution is p25 of $10,000, a median of $19,786, and p75 of $47,150. The recent list also includes much larger awards for endowments, capital campaigns, and major facilities projects.
Both appear in the record. Some recipients show repeated support across multiple years, such as Grand Haven Christian School, Love in Action, Tri-cities Family YMCA, City of Grand Haven, and First Presbyterian Church of Grand Haven. The foundation also makes one-time project grants and scholarships.
Its listed focus areas include Arts & Culture, Health & Human Services, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Education, Economic & Community Betterment, Environment, and Scholarships. Recent grants show these priorities in action through schools, libraries, counseling, parks, museums, and scholarship programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Supports local programs and projects that expand programming and opportunities for young people in the community.
Deadline: Fall 2026 grant deadline: October 14, 2026. Spring 2027 grant deadline: March 17, 2027.
Who can apply: Local programs and projects that expand programming and opportunities for young people in the community.
Deadline: Fall 2026 deadline October 14; Spring 2027 deadline March 17.
Who can apply: Projects should center on preservation of natural green space and smart land use planning, address critical water quality issues, or promote environmental sustainability through alternative energy initiatives and recycling projects.
Who can apply: For nonprofit agencies seeking support for internal capacity and effectiveness or activities that increase program success and impact. Grants are not available for general operating support, equipment or hardware, construction or facility rehabilitation, emergency repairs, payroll, debt liquidation, or routine financial audits.
Deadline: The deadline is the first Monday of every month.
Who can apply: Projects should support cooperation among municipalities, especially in recreation, transportation, and consolidated planning, or support revitalization and beautification of commercial areas.
Who can apply: Projects should support access to physical and mental health services, promote healthy lifestyles and relationships, address priorities from community needs assessments and community health improvement plans, support locally endorsed health initiatives, or address human needs for underserved populations.
Who can apply: Projects should bring regional or national art and cultural experiences and opportunities to the community, deliver arts and cultural experiences to underserved populations, or support collaboration and growth of local arts and cultural organizations.
Who can apply: Projects should address barriers preventing students from pursuing post-secondary opportunities, improve access to academic, social, and emotional resources, or support access to and participation in quality preschool programs, particularly in underserved populations.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND HAVEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $837,503 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| LOVE IN ACTION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $766,137 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND |
| TRI-CITIES FAMILY YMCA | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $621,310 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| MIDWEST MINIATURES MUSEUM | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $616,088 | 2025 | SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT OF MUSEUM LOAN EXHIBIT |
| GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $536,500 | 2025 | POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT THE ROBERT B. ANNIS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE |
| CITY OF GRAND HAVEN | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $437,976 | 2025 | REIMBURSEMENT FOR SOUTH PIER ENTRANCE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT (7.1-12.31.2023) (INVOICE #2400019849) |
| SPRING LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY | SPRING LAKE, MI | $312,521 | 2025 | SUPPORT RENOVATION EFFORTS |
| MOSAIC COUNSELING | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $311,818 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION | WEST OLIVE, MI | $282,439 | 2025 | TO BE USED FOR GRAND EXPLORERS TRAIL RACE. |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WEST MICHIGAN | MUSKEGON, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | CELLULOSE CREATION FROM WASTE TEXTILES |
| OUTDOOR DISCOVERY CENTER | HOLLAND, MI | $243,750 | 2025 | NATURE-BASED EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM FOR GRAND HAVEN AREA K-5 STUDENTS |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $218,777 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART | MUSKEGON, MI | $184,155 | 2025 | 112TH ANNIVERSARY GALA GOLD SPONSOR |
| LAKESHORE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE | HOLLAND, MI | $162,500 | 2025 | STRATEGIC PLANNING & BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFSITE |
| CHRISTIAN LEADERS MINISTRIES INC | SPRING LAKE, MI | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GRAND HAVEN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $147,093 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TRI-CITIES HISTORICAL MUSEUM | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $136,261 | 2025 | FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SOUND MANAGEMENT IN CENTENNIAL HALL AT TRI-CITIES HISTORICAL MUSEUM |
| WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | HOLLAND, MI | $131,494 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | ALLENDALE, MI | $128,541 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY | MUSKEGON, MI | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE MCC OFFICE OF DEI (2023) |
| OTTAWA AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLAND, MI | $119,720 | 2025 | SUPPORT FUNDING FOR RECHARGE, BONDING WITH BOOKS, ASSESSMENTS, MAGNIFIERS, CVI CONNECT PRO APP MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS, COMS VAN |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE MUSKEGON LAKESHORE | MUSKEGON, MI | $116,700 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $115,062 | 2025 | YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR |
| MOMENTUM CENTER | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $105,493 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| GRACIOUS GROUNDS | SPRING LAKE, MI | $103,610 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF HOLLANDLAKESHORE | HOLLAND, MI | $100,453 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARISE RWANDA MINISTRIES INC | PORTLAND, OR | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR HOSPITAL |
| POTTER'S HOUSE SCHOOL | WYOMING, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | URBAN SCHOLARSHIP |
| SPRING LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | SPRING LAKE, MI | $97,944 | 2025 | GOLD SPONSOR - 2024-25 PARTNERSHIP |
| COAST GUARD FESTIVAL INC | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $91,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROTARY CLUB OF COOPERSVILLE | COOPERSVILLE, MI | $81,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ROTARY CLUB OF COOPERSVILLE GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 |
| COOPERSVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | COOPERSVILLE, MI | $81,000 | 2025 | REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK DONE ON THE MERLIN ENCLOSURE PROJECT (INVOICE #2411102) |
| UNITED WAY OF OTTAWA & ALLEGAN COUNTIES | HOLLAND, MI | $71,106 | 2025 | THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN |
| HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $63,239 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP LEVEL ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| ARBOR CIRCLE | HOLLAND, MI | $60,000 | 2025 | ADDICTION PREVENTION SERVICES |
| COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM | COOPERSVILLE, MI | $58,259 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COVENANT LIFE CHURCH - GRAND HAVEN | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $57,587 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $55,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | HOLLAND, MI | $53,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR MEDICAL SUITE RENOVATION - HOLLAND ATTN: RACHAEL DEWITT, EXEC. DIRECTOR |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF WESTERN MICHIGAN INC | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $50,500 | 2025 | MORE ROOMS, MORE LOVE 2024 |
| MUSKEGON YMCA | MUSKEGON, MI | $50,250 | 2025 | LIVESTRONG, BLACK TIE FOR THE Y |
| UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE DUNES | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $49,789 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARBOR HUMANE SOCIETY | WEST OLIVE, MI | $49,543 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LOUTIT DISTRICT LIBRARY | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $47,973 | 2025 | SUPPORT BROOKS MEDIA CENTER |
| RESONATE GLOBAL MISSIONS - CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $47,336 | 2025 | TURKISH MINISTRY |
| TRINITY HEALTH GRAND HAVEN (NOCHS) | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $46,685 | 2025 | THE AREA OF SPORTS MEDICINE IN THE COMMUNITY |
| TRI CITIES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $46,446 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OPPORTUNITY THRIVE | HOLLAND, MI | $45,000 | 2025 | EDUCATOR WELLNESS COACHING PROGRAM 2023-2024 (2023) |
| RESILIENCE ADVOCATES FOR ENDING VIOLENCE | HOLLAND, MI | $40,073 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $37,450 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE FAST $50 ANONYMOUS TIP PROGRAM |
MIDWEST MINIATURES MUSEUM
$616,088SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT OF MUSEUM LOAN EXHIBIT
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
$536,500POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT THE ROBERT B. ANNIS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
CITY OF GRAND HAVEN
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SOUTH PIER ENTRANCE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT (7.1-12.31.2023) (INVOICE #2400019849)
SPRING LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY
$312,521SUPPORT RENOVATION EFFORTS
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WEST MICHIGAN
$250,000CELLULOSE CREATION FROM WASTE TEXTILES
NATURE-BASED EDUCATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM FOR GRAND HAVEN AREA K-5 STUDENTS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GRAND HAVEN
$218,777GENERAL OPERATIONS
MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART
$184,155112TH ANNIVERSARY GALA GOLD SPONSOR
CHRISTIAN LEADERS MINISTRIES INC
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING
GRAND HAVEN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$147,093GENERAL OPERATIONS
TRI-CITIES HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$136,261FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SOUND MANAGEMENT IN CENTENNIAL HALL AT TRI-CITIES HISTORICAL MUSEUM
WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$131,494SCHOLARSHIP
ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$128,541TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY
SUPPORT FOR THE MCC OFFICE OF DEI (2023)
OTTAWA AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$119,720SUPPORT FUNDING FOR RECHARGE, BONDING WITH BOOKS, ASSESSMENTS, MAGNIFIERS, CVI CONNECT PRO APP MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS, COMS VAN
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR
MOMENTUM CENTER
$105,493CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
GRACIOUS GROUNDS
$103,610GENERAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF HOLLANDLAKESHORE
$100,453GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARISE RWANDA MINISTRIES INC
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR HOSPITAL
SPRING LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$97,944GOLD SPONSOR - 2024-25 PARTNERSHIP
COAST GUARD FESTIVAL INC
$91,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROTARY CLUB OF COOPERSVILLE
$81,000SUPPORT ROTARY CLUB OF COOPERSVILLE GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
COOPERSVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$81,000REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK DONE ON THE MERLIN ENCLOSURE PROJECT (INVOICE #2411102)
UNITED WAY OF OTTAWA & ALLEGAN COUNTIES
$71,106THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
ARBOR CIRCLE
$60,000ADDICTION PREVENTION SERVICES
COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM
$58,259GENERAL OPERATIONS
COVENANT LIFE CHURCH - GRAND HAVEN
$57,587GENERAL SUPPORT
DONATION FOR MEDICAL SUITE RENOVATION - HOLLAND ATTN: RACHAEL DEWITT, EXEC. DIRECTOR
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE DUNES
$49,789GENERAL SUPPORT
LOUTIT DISTRICT LIBRARY
$47,973SUPPORT BROOKS MEDIA CENTER
RESONATE GLOBAL MISSIONS - CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
$47,336TURKISH MINISTRY
TRINITY HEALTH GRAND HAVEN (NOCHS)
$46,685THE AREA OF SPORTS MEDICINE IN THE COMMUNITY
TRI CITIES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC
$46,446GENERAL OPERATIONS
OPPORTUNITY THRIVE
$45,000EDUCATOR WELLNESS COACHING PROGRAM 2023-2024 (2023)
NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION
$37,450SUPPORT THE FAST $50 ANONYMOUS TIP PROGRAM