Jandernoa Foundation C/O Michael Jandernoa

About Jandernoa Foundation C/O Michael Jandernoa

Jandernoa Foundation C/o Michael Jandernoa made one of its largest recent commitments to Catholic Cental High School, awarding $300,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general tuition assistance and general tuition support. That recurring support signals a foundation that uses large, repeated grants to sustain local education institutions over time. Across its recent giving, the foundation backs K–12 tuition aid, college-access work, urban higher education expansion, shelter services, women’s rescue programs, and other West Michigan nonprofits. The pattern is place-based and institution-centered: the same Grand Rapids organizations appear more than once, often with general support or project-specific funding that helps them maintain programs or expand capacity. Education is a major thread. The foundation supported Grand Rapids Community Foundation for Challenge Scholars, Davenport University Foundation for expansion of the College of Urban Education, and San Juan Diego Academy for teacher salary support. It also funds human services tied to housing instability and recovery, including Family Promise, Women’s Resource Center, and Safe Haven Ministries. The mix shows a funder that pairs tuition assistance and pathway-building with direct local social services.

What Jandernoa Foundation C/O Michael Jandernoa Funds

Education-related grants include $75,000 to Grand Rapids Community Foundation for the Challenge Scholars Program and $100,000 to Davenport University Foundation for expansion of the College of Urban Ed. The foundation also gave $50,000 to San Juan Diego Academy for the Teacher Salary Project, linking its education support to school staffing as well as student access. In human services, the foundation funded Family Promise with $100,000 for general support and Safe Haven Ministries with $20,000 for general support. It also gave $50,000 to Women’s Resource Center for the Propel Campaign for Women’s Rescue, showing a direct interest in services for women and families facing crisis. Other grants point to youth and community supports. It gave $25,000 to New City Kids Foundation for program support, $50,000 to Junior Achievement of the MI Great for annual mission and events sponsorship, and $20,000 to Kids Food Basket for nourishing children efforts.

How Jandernoa Foundation C/O Michael Jandernoa Gives