Grants awarded
Who does The Meijer Foundation fund?
The Meijer Foundation has awarded $119 million across 462 grants to 179 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $70,000, with most between $25,000 and $175,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $100,000 versus $50,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$119.0M
Typical grant
$70K
Grantees
179
Grants
462
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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West Michigan Horticultural Society INC DBA Frederik Meijer Gardens
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$52.0M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| M Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | $9.1M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids | $3.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Spectrum Health Foundation INC | $2.3M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | KS | |
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$2.0M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
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$1.9M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| T The Henry Ford | $1.8M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Grand Rapids Art Museum
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$1.7M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Ohio State University Foundation
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$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
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$1.2M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
National Constitution Center
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$1.2M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| W West Michigan Trails & Greenways | $1.2M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1.0M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Special Olympics Michigan INC
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$1.0M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
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$1.0M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| A American Writers Museum Foundation | $955K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Degage Ministries
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$950K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Critter Barn
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$933K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Van Andel Research Institute
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$840K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| J John Ball Zoological Society | $800K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$800K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| T The Ferris Foundation | $770K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gerald R Ford International Airport Authority | $750K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Grand Rapids Civic Theater | $750K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nature Conservancy - Michigan Chapter | $750K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$700K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $700K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Ottawa County Parks Foundation INC
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$700K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Family Promise of Grand Rapids
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$650K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| K Kent County Habitat for Humanity | $650K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Mel Trotter Ministries
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$650K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| F Ferris State University | $560K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| G Grand Valley State University | $538K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $525K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Grand Rapids Community College Foundation | $525K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $500K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Ohio Northern University
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$500K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| M Michigan Trail Fund | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity Lakeshore | $500K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Montcalm Community College Foundation
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$450K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$425K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
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$400K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Cherry Street Services INC
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$400K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
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$400K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| D Department of Natural Resources | $400K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
North Central Michigan College Foundation
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$400K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| W Women's Resource Center | $400K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $376K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$375K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| A Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School | $375K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Grand Rapids Nehemiah Project
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$350K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
Calvin University
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$342K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Conductive Learning Center of North America
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$330K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$325K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$310K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| C Calvin College | $310K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation
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$305K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$300K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| B Blessings in a Backpack INC | $300K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Hospice of Michigan INC
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$260K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| G Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation | $260K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Corner Health Center
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$251K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
E4e Relief LLC
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
The Nature Conservancy
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | VA | |
Kids' Food Basket INC
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| U University of Michigan - College of Literature Science and the Arts | $250K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kent County Youth Agricultural Association | $250K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy - the University of Michigan | $250K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Cecilia Music Society | $250K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Center for US Global Leadership
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$250K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Odc Network
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| B Bethany Christian Services INC | $235K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Greenville | $233K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Central Michigan University | $225K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $221K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $220K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$210K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| U Umrc & Porter Hills Foundation | $210K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails INC
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$200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| W Wayne State University Press | $200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Village of Lakeview | $200K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Childrens Healing Center | $200K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Grand Rapids | $200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D D A Blodgett for Children | $200K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan
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$190K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| S Safe Haven Ministries INC | $170K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$165K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| B Boy Scouts of America - Michigan Crossroads Council | $150K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Northern Michigan Regional Health System Foundation | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan Foundation | $150K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Stem Greenhouse INC
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$135K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
The Diatribe INC
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$130K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| O Our Hope Association | $125K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI |
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