The Meyer Family Foundation appears to prioritize support for veterans, having made a single grant to a national veterans service organization. Their giving—at least in this record—is directed to programmatic support for wounded service members rather than local institutions or a broad mix of causes. The foundation’s activity is small in scale and focused in scope based on available data.
The Meyer Family Foundation C/o William Meyer has repeatedly backed Wounded Warrior Project, including a $13,700 grant in 2023 and additional grants of $8,000 in 2024 and 2025 for programs and services for wounded veterans. That recurring support points to a narrow grantmaking profile centered on veterans’ rehabilitation and related services. The foundation’s recent record is small in scale but consistent in theme, with grants that also extend to military families, life skills and workforce training, land conservation, religious programming, policy research, and support for children with special needs or cancer. Several named recipients show how the foundation approaches this work. Mn Military Family Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for programs and services for military families. St Luke's New Life Center was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to provide life skills, education, and workplace training that help women and men become self sufficient. Other grants went to organizations serving hospital patients, families, and community programs, suggesting a mix of direct service, rehabilitation, and support for institutions delivering those services.
Veterans’ support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent giving. Wounded Warrior Project received $13,700 in 2023 and $8,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to provide programs and services for wounded veterans. Military family support is another repeated area: Mn Military Family Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for programs and services for military families. The foundation also funded workforce and self-sufficiency programming. St Luke's New Life Center received $8,000 in 2024, $6,000 in 2025, and $5,050 in 2023 to provide life skills, education, and workplace training. Beyond that, the record includes grants for land conservation through Grosse Ile Land Conservancy and for policy research through Heritage Foundation, showing that the foundation’s interests extend beyond social services into conservation and advocacy-oriented research.
Typical grants cluster tightly around small awards: the p25, median, and p75 are $3,000, $3,000, and $4,500. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially for veterans, military families, and self-sufficiency programming, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a family foundation, gives nationally, and funds individuals. Program-related investments are not part of the record.
$258K
$1.7M
$100K
$108K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in KS.
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Highly concentrated and limited: a single moderately sized grant to one national nonprofit (Wounded Warrior Project), indicative of one-off or infrequent giving rather than a diversified or repeat grantee portfolio.
Notable grantees: Wounded Warrior Project
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the available record. The strongest concentration by state is Kansas, while Minnesota accounts for 12% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Topeka, Golden Valley, Flint, Grand Blanc, Grosse Ile, Washington, DC, and Vienna. The footprint also reaches Colorado Springs, Burke, Reston, Boone, and Santa Ana, showing a national spread across service providers, advocacy groups, and faith-based organizations.
The recent record centers on wounded veterans and military families. Wounded Warrior Project received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for wounded-veteran services, and Mn Military Family Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for military-family programming. The foundation also supports self-sufficiency, land conservation, and some faith-based and policy organizations.
The grant-size distribution is very tight: p25 is $3,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $4,500. Recent awards include several $4,000 and $5,000 gifts, alongside a few larger grants such as $8,000 and $13,700.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years in the recent grants list. Wounded Warrior Project appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Mn Military Family Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Luke's New Life Center appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Heritage Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Kansas is the top state by grant count, while Minnesota receives 12% of grants. Recent recipient locations include Topeka, Flint, Grand Blanc, Grosse Ile, Washington, DC, and Santa Ana.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | TOPEKA, KS | $8,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS |
| ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER | FLINT, MI | $6,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT. |
| MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $6,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES |
| TIME TO FLY | RESTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT | GRAND BLANC, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION |
| ANDREW WOMACK MINISTRIES | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| SAMARATINS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF ITS CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK |
| TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK | SANTA ANA, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN-BASED BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORK |
| JILL'S HOUSE | VIENNA, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES RAISING CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS |
| GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY | GROSSE ILE, MI | $4,000 | 2025 | PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS |
| JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES HANDS OF HOPE | FENTON, MO | $4,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | COON RAPIDS, MN | $3,000 | 2025 | RAISE FUNDS TO FEED CHILDREN |
| COMMUNITIES FIRST | FLINT, MI | $3,000 | 2025 | BUILD HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. |
| CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT | MINNETONKA, MN | $2,000 | 2025 | NONPARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION |
| MINNESOTA TEEN CHALLENGE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,000 | 2025 | RECOVERY FOR TEENS AND ADULTS FROM ADDICTION |
| FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY | FLINT, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL TO COLLECTIONS, COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCES, EXPERTS, IDEAS AND INFORMATION |
| ST MATTHEWS CATHOLIC CHURCH | FLINT, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| OUR LADY OF JOY CATHOLIC CHURCH | CAREFREE, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| FLINT CHILDRENS MUSEUM | FLINT, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE EDUCATION THROUGH EXPLORATION AND HANDS-ON PLAY |
| IMPACT 100 GENESEE COUNTY | LIDEN, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | EMPOWERING WOMEN |
| GROSSE ILE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | GROSSE ILE, MI | $500 | 2025 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER | FLINT, MI | $8,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT. |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | TOPEKA, KS | $8,000 | 2024 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS |
| MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $6,000 | 2024 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES |
| GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY | GROSSE ILE, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES |
| BURKE COMMUNITY CHURCH | BURKE, VA | $4,500 | 2024 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| COMMUNITIES FIRST | FLINT, MI | $4,000 | 2024 | BUILD HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT | GRAND BLANC, MI | $4,000 | 2024 | TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION |
| UM-FLINT SCHOOL OF NURSING | FLINT, MI | $3,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO DIVERSE STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALLENDER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $3,000 | 2024 | HEALING TRAUMA AND ABUSE THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, NARRATIVE-FOCUSED CARE AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. |
| HEALING CENTER INTERNATIONAL | RESTON, VA | $3,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| MCLEAN BIBLE CHURCH | VIENNA, VA | $3,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| HAND OF HOPE | FENTON, MO | $3,000 | 2024 | ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING AND HELP CHRISTIANS GROW IN THEIR FAITH |
| SAMARATINS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $3,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF ITS CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | COON RAPIDS, MN | $3,000 | 2024 | RAISE FUNDS TO FEED CHILDREN |
| FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY | FLINT, MI | $3,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL TO COLLECTIONS, COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCES, EXPERTS, IDEAS AND INFORMATION |
| ANDREW WOMACK MINISTRIES | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $3,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| MINNESOTA TEEN CHALLENGE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,000 | 2024 | RECOVERY FOR TEENS AND ADULTS FROM ADDICTION |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY IN GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND THE LAW |
| TIME TO FLY | RESTON, VA | $2,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND |
| GROSSE ILE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | GROSSE ILE, MI | $500 | 2024 | PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | TOPEKA, KS | $13,700 | 2023 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS |
| MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $6,000 | 2023 | PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES |
| ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER | FLINT, MI | $5,050 | 2023 | PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT. |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT | GRAND BLANC, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES |
| HURLEY FOUNDATION | FLINT, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT HOSPITAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES |
| GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY | GROSSE ILE, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS |
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$8,000PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS
ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER
$6,000PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT.
MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$6,000PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$5,000RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES
TIME TO FLY
$5,000CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT
$5,000TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION
ANDREW WOMACK MINISTRIES
$5,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
SAMARATINS PURSE
$5,000PROVIDE AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF ITS CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
$4,000CHRISTIAN-BASED BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORK
JILL'S HOUSE
$4,000PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES RAISING CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS
GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY
$4,000PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES HANDS OF HOPE
$4,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
$3,000RAISE FUNDS TO FEED CHILDREN
COMMUNITIES FIRST
$3,000BUILD HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING.
CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
$2,000NONPARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION
MINNESOTA TEEN CHALLENGE
$2,000RECOVERY FOR TEENS AND ADULTS FROM ADDICTION
FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
$2,000PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL TO COLLECTIONS, COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCES, EXPERTS, IDEAS AND INFORMATION
ST MATTHEWS CATHOLIC CHURCH
$2,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
OUR LADY OF JOY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$2,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
FLINT CHILDRENS MUSEUM
$2,000PROMOTE EDUCATION THROUGH EXPLORATION AND HANDS-ON PLAY
IMPACT 100 GENESEE COUNTY
$1,000EMPOWERING WOMEN
GROSSE ILE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$500PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER
$8,000PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT.
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$8,000PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS
MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$6,000PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES
GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY
$5,000PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$5,000RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES
BURKE COMMUNITY CHURCH
$4,500PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
COMMUNITIES FIRST
$4,000BUILD HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT
$4,000TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION
UM-FLINT SCHOOL OF NURSING
$3,000PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO DIVERSE STUDENTS IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP
ALLENDER CENTER
$3,000HEALING TRAUMA AND ABUSE THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, NARRATIVE-FOCUSED CARE AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.
HEALING CENTER INTERNATIONAL
$3,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
MCLEAN BIBLE CHURCH
$3,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
HAND OF HOPE
$3,000ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING AND HELP CHRISTIANS GROW IN THEIR FAITH
SAMARATINS PURSE
$3,000PROVIDE AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF ITS CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
$3,000RAISE FUNDS TO FEED CHILDREN
FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
$3,000PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL TO COLLECTIONS, COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCES, EXPERTS, IDEAS AND INFORMATION
ANDREW WOMACK MINISTRIES
$3,000PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
MINNESOTA TEEN CHALLENGE
$2,000RECOVERY FOR TEENS AND ADULTS FROM ADDICTION
JUDICIAL WATCH
$2,000PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY IN GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND THE LAW
TIME TO FLY
$2,000CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND
GROSSE ILE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$500PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$13,700PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WOUNDED VETERANS
MN MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$6,000PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES
ST LUKE'S NEW LIFE CENTER
$5,050PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE TRAINING, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLINT
$5,000TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND EDUCATION
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$5,000RESEARCH ON KEY POLICY ISSUES AND EFFECTIVELY MARKET THESE FINDINGS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, KEY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, POLICYMAKERS, MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AND POLICY COMMUNITIES
HURLEY FOUNDATION
$5,000RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT HOSPITAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
GROSSE ILE LAND CONSERVANCY
$5,000PROTECT LAND THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS