The 41 Washington St Foundation concentrates its giving locally on homelessness services, providing repeated and substantial support to a single provider. All recorded grants went to the Muskegon Rescue Mission to sustain shelter operations and related services, indicating a focused, place-based philanthropic commitment. The foundation appears to prioritize immediate basic needs and shelter support in the Muskegon/Grand Haven area.
Highly concentrated giving: few grants all to one organization, repeated support to a single local grantee with relatively large aggregate funding.
41 Washington St Foundation has a clear pattern of backing emergency shelter work in West Michigan, with the largest recorded grants going to Muskegon Rescue Mission for homeless shelter operations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated support signals a foundation that funds long-running, core service needs rather than one-off projects. The grant history shows a small set of local social-service and faith-based organizations receiving support across multiple years, often for general fund or shelter-related work. Alongside Muskegon Rescue Mission, the foundation has also supported Grand Haven and Grand Rapids ministries that serve people in crisis, including Love in Action, The Salvation Army, and Guiding Light Ministries. The largest awards in the record are still centered on one provider, but the broader list shows a consistent emphasis on direct services for people experiencing homelessness and related basic-needs support. In total, the foundation’s public grant record points to place-based giving in the Muskegon, Grand Haven, Holland, Grand Rapids, and Zeeland area, with no recorded grants outside Michigan.
Homelessness services are the foundation’s clearest focus. It gave $84,000 in 2025, $88,000 in 2024, and $93,000 in 2023 to Muskegon Rescue Mission for homeless shelter work, showing year-to-year support for shelter operations. It also backed Mel Trotter Ministries with $10,000 in 2023, $10,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025 for homeless shelter work in Grand Rapids. Beyond shelter, the foundation supported broader community services with $10,000 to Guiding Light Ministries in 2024 for community services, plus additional support to the same organization in 2023. General operating support appears in several grants, including $10,000 to Love in Action in 2023 and $10,000 in 2025, and $10,000 to Gateway Mission in 2023 and 2025. These patterns point to direct-service funding for local ministries and emergency-assistance providers.
Typical awards are modest and clustered: the p25, median, and p75 grant sizes are $5,000, $5,000, and $10,000. The record shows repeated support across multiple years for the same organizations, especially Muskegon Rescue Mission, Mel Trotter Ministries, Love in Action, Gateway Mission, and The Salvation Army. That suggests recurring operating-style support rather than isolated project grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its public grant record is local and entirely within Michigan, indicating a tightly bounded place-based giving pattern.
$498K
$2.6M
$147K
$164K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Notable grantees: Muskegon Rescue Mission
All recorded grants went to recipients in Michigan, and the foundation’s giving is local. Muskegon is the most prominent recipient city in the recent record because of repeated support to Muskegon Rescue Mission. Grand Rapids also appears often through grants to Mel Trotter Ministries, Guiding Light Ministries, Degage Ministries, The Other Way Ministries, and Wedgwood Christian Services. Other recipient cities include Grand Haven, Holland, and Zeeland, showing a West Michigan footprint rather than a statewide or national one.
It funds local social-service and faith-based organizations serving people experiencing homelessness and others in crisis. The recent record includes shelter operations, community services, general fund support, and emergency basic-needs work across West Michigan.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Muskegon Rescue Mission in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Mel Trotter Ministries in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Love in Action, Gateway Mission, and The Salvation Army across more than one year.
The typical award is small and consistent: p25 is $5,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. The record also includes a smaller number of larger shelter grants above that range.
Its recorded grants are all in Michigan, with recipients in Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Holland, and Zeeland. The geographic scope is local, and 100% of grants in the record went to recipients in Michigan.
Homeless shelter operations are the strongest pattern in the record. The largest grants go to Muskegon Rescue Mission for homeless shelter work, and other grants support related direct-service ministries that help people with shelter, community services, and general needs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION | MUSKEGON, MI | $84,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| GATEWAY MISSION | HOLLAND, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| LOVE IN ACTION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DEGAGE MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMP GENEVA | HOLLAND, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| KIDS HOPE USA | ZEELAND, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RESILIENCE | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COVENANT LIFE CHURCH | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | CARE MINISTRY |
| MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION | MUSKEGON, MI | $88,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| LOVE IN ACTION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GATEWAY MISSION | HOLLAND, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GUIDING LIGHT MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| REACH FOR RECOVERY | HOLLAND, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DEGAGE MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMP GENEVA | HOLLAND, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| KIDS HOPE USA | ZEELAND, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| COVENANT LIFE CHURCH | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2024 | CARE MINISTRY |
| RESILIENCE | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HOMECOR | HOLLAND, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION | MUSKEGON, MI | $93,000 | 2023 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | HOMELESS SHELTER |
| THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| GUIDING LIGHT MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| GATEWAY MISSION | HOLLAND, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| DEGAGE MINISTRIES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| LOVE IN ACTION | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| KIDS HOPE USA | ZEELAND, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMP GENEVA | HOLLAND, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| REACH FOR RECOVERY | HOLLAND, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| COVENANT LIFE CHURCH | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2023 | CARE MINISTRY |
| RESILIENCE | GRAND HAVEN, MI | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION
$84,000HOMELESS SHELTER
GATEWAY MISSION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES
$10,000HOMELESS SHELTER
LOVE IN ACTION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
DEGAGE MINISTRIES
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CAMP GENEVA
GENERAL FUND
KIDS HOPE USA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES
$2,500GENERAL FUND
RESILIENCE
$2,000GENERAL FUND
COVENANT LIFE CHURCH
$2,000CARE MINISTRY
MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION
$88,000HOMELESS SHELTER
LOVE IN ACTION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
GATEWAY MISSION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
GUIDING LIGHT MINISTRIES
$10,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES
$10,000HOMELESS SHELTER
REACH FOR RECOVERY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
DEGAGE MINISTRIES
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CAMP GENEVA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES
$5,000GENERAL FUND
KIDS HOPE USA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES
$2,500GENERAL FUND
COVENANT LIFE CHURCH
$2,000CARE MINISTRY
RESILIENCE
$2,000GENERAL FUND
HOMECOR
$1,000GENERAL FUND
MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION
$93,000HOMELESS SHELTER
MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES
$10,000HOMELESS SHELTER
THE OTHER WAY MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL FUND
GUIDING LIGHT MINISTRIES
$10,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
GATEWAY MISSION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL FUND
DEGAGE MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL FUND
LOVE IN ACTION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
KIDS HOPE USA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CAMP GENEVA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES
$5,000GENERAL FUND
REACH FOR RECOVERY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
COVENANT LIFE CHURCH
$2,000CARE MINISTRY
RESILIENCE
$2,000GENERAL FUND