NSF Foundation c/o Sally Jo Trapp focuses on local, direct-service charities in the Grand Rapids area that address basic needs for children and families—especially food security, poverty alleviation, and supportive programs for seriously ill children. Their funding favors front-line service providers (meals, food distribution, home repair, camp experiences) and workforce-readiness/job-skills programming tied to social services. Grants are practical and program-focused rather than institutional capacity-building or advocacy.
Nsf Foundation C/o Sally Jo Trapp gives in a tightly local pattern, with most of its grants staying in Michigan and many landing in the Grand Rapids area. The foundation’s recent records show a clear preference for direct-service organizations that address immediate needs rather than advocacy or capacity-building. Camp Quality received the largest recent grant, $16,000 in 2023, for a camp for kids with cancer, pointing to a repeated interest in support for seriously ill children. Another recurring recipient is Home Repair Services, which received $10,500 in 2023 and $10,040 in 2025 for poverty relief. The foundation also returned to Revive and Thrive Project, funding meals and job skills with $10,500 in 2023, $4,400 in 2024, and $10,040 in 2025. Across the grant list, its support centers on food security, poverty alleviation, and practical services for children, families, and other vulnerable groups. Smaller awards to groups working on disability services, youth programming, and child abuse victim support reinforce the same front-line service pattern.
Food security is one of the foundation’s most visible areas. Kids Food Basket received $10,000 in 2023 and $5,600 in 2024 for hunger relief, while Blessings in a Backpack was funded at $10,500 in 2023 and $9,400 in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also backed Fueling Kids Futures with $10,040 in 2025 for hunger relief. Beyond food, it supported poverty-relief work through Home Repair Services, including $10,500 in 2023 and $9,400 in 2024. It also gave $5,020 in 2025 to Paws With a Cause for enhancing life for people with disabilities, showing support for disability-focused services alongside basic-needs programs.
Typical grants are small and clustered around the middle of the range: p25 is $4,400, the median is $5,600, and p75 is $10,040. The recent record also shows repeat support rather than one-time awards, with several organizations appearing in multiple years. Grantmaking is discretionary and program-oriented, with awards tied to specific services such as meals, job skills, camps, or poverty relief. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. No application process appears in the provided data.
$171K
$683K
$28K
$56K
Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 80% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Relatively concentrated, local giving with repeat support to a handful of frontline service organizations; moderate-sized grants spread across 12 awards, often multiple grants to the same grantee for program support rather than large multi-year endowments.
Notable grantees: Camp Quality, Home Repair Services, Revive and Thrive Project, Blessings in a Backpack, Kids Food Basket
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in the United States, and 80% of grants go to recipients in Michigan. The strongest city-level presence is Grand Rapids, where multiple recipients are located, including Home Repair Services, Kids Food Basket, Revive and Thrive Project, Boys & Girls Club of Gryc, Stocking Elementary School, and Childrens Advocacy Center. Other Michigan recipients include Troy, Boyne City, Rochester, Wayland, and Grand Ledge. Outside Michigan, grants in the list went to Bozeman, Montgomery, Salt Lake City, Culver City, and elsewhere in the US.
The grant list shows direct-service groups working on hunger relief, poverty relief, camp experiences for children with cancer, disability services, youth programs, child abuse victim support, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and human-rights protection. Awards are tied to specific services such as meals, home repair, and job skills.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $4,400, the median is $5,600, and the 75th percentile is $10,040. Recent awards cluster around those levels, with several grants in the $9,400 to $10,500 range and a few smaller grants near $1,500 to $2,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Camp Quality, Home Repair Services, Revive and Thrive Project, Kids Food Basket, Blessings in a Backpack, and Equal Justice Initiative. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than only one-time gifts.
Most grants go to Michigan recipients, and 80% of grants are to organizations in the headquarters state. Grand Rapids appears repeatedly, alongside other Michigan locations such as Troy, Boyne City, Rochester, Wayland, and Grand Ledge.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, based on the provided data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,040 | 2025 | POVERTY RELIEF |
| REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,040 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS |
| CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY | BOYNE CITY, MI | $10,040 | 2025 | CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER |
| FUELING KIDS FUTURES FUELING KIDS FUTURES | ROCHESTER, MI | $10,040 | 2025 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,020 | 2025 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| PAWS WITH A CAUSE PAWS WITH A CAUSE | WAYLAND, MI | $5,020 | 2025 | ENHANCING LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISAB |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTERS | BOZEMAN, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $2,000 | 2025 | PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE |
| HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $9,400 | 2024 | POVERTY RELIEF |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK | TROY, MI | $9,400 | 2024 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY | BOYNE CITY, MI | $9,400 | 2024 | CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER |
| KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,600 | 2024 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GRYC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GRYC | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH |
| STOCKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STOCKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $4,700 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $4,400 | 2024 | PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS |
| CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $1,500 | 2024 | SERVE CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE |
| ODYSSEY HOUSE OF UTAH ODYSSEY HOUSE OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,500 | 2024 | DRUG & ALCOHOL REHABILITATION |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $1,500 | 2024 | PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE |
| MOVEMBER MOVEMBER | CULVER CITY, CA | $1,500 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY | BOYNE CITY, MI | $16,000 | 2023 | CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK | TROY, MI | $10,500 | 2023 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,500 | 2023 | POVERTY RELIEF |
| REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,500 | 2023 | PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS |
| KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CHOSEN VISION CHOSEN VISION | GRAND LEDGE, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | DISABLED ADULTS GROUP HOME |
HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES
$10,040POVERTY RELIEF
REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT
$10,040PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS
CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY
$10,040CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
FUELING KIDS FUTURES FUELING KIDS FUTURES
$10,040HUNGER RELIEF
KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET
$5,020HUNGER RELIEF
PAWS WITH A CAUSE PAWS WITH A CAUSE
$5,020ENHANCING LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISAB
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTERS
$2,000BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$2,000PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE
HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES
$9,400POVERTY RELIEF
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
$9,400HUNGER RELIEF
CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY
$9,400CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET
$5,600HUNGER RELIEF
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GRYC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GRYC
$5,000PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
STOCKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STOCKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$4,700EDUCATION
REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT
$4,400PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER
$1,500SERVE CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE
ODYSSEY HOUSE OF UTAH ODYSSEY HOUSE OF UTAH
$1,500DRUG & ALCOHOL REHABILITATION
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$1,500PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE
MOVEMBER MOVEMBER
$1,500CANCER RESEARCH
CAMP QUALITY CAMP QUALITY
$16,000CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
$10,500HUNGER RELIEF
HOME REPAIR SERVICES HOME REPAIR SERVICES
$10,500POVERTY RELIEF
REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT REVIVE AND THRIVE PROJECT
$10,500PROVIDE MEALS AND JOB SKILLS
KIDS FOOD BASKET KIDS FOOD BASKET
$10,000HUNGER RELIEF
CHOSEN VISION CHOSEN VISION
$5,000DISABLED ADULTS GROUP HOME