Jandernoa Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 38-3083625. Reported 69 grants totalling $2,266,917 to 56 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Jandernoa Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Jandernoa Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $485,250 to them. That is 38% of the $1,267,750 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | federated giving programme | Michigan | $259,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Grand Rapids Community Foundation | community foundation | Michigan | $220,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | grantmaking organization | Michigan | $5,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $300,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Cental High School | Grand Rapids, MI | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $259,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $220,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Davenport University Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Mi Great | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Juan Diego Academy | Wyoming, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Resource Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Wes | Grand Rapids, MI | $46,667 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Cire Collective | Grand Rapids, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Colleges Alliance | Southfield, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cherry Health Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kent Schools Services Network | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbor Circle | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aya Youth Collective | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosaic Counseling | South Haven, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New City Kids Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Thrive Inc | Rockford, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Harbor Children's Advocacy Center | Allegan, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA West Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathoilic Charities of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evan's Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican Sisters | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Endless Opportunities | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Life Process Center | Lowell, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Repair Service | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Right Place Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Van Andel Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Mi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Grand Rapids, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $5,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Artprize | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Degege Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Sh | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pine Rest Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Robert of Newminister Parish | Ada, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brody's Be Cafe | Ada, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fredrick Meijer Gardens | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Light Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan's Own | Frankenmuth, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy | Rockford, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick Parish | Ada, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talentfirst | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ferris Foundation | Big Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Mi Hispanic Chamber of Commerc | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade Community Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
8 of 56 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 12%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Catholic Cental High School
GENERAL TUITION ASSISTANCE - Davenport University Foundation
EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE OF URBAN ED - Grand Rapids Community Foundation
CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN - CHALLENGE SCHO - Junior Achievement of the Mi Great
ANNUAL MISSION AND EVENTS SPONSORSHI - Women's Resource Center
PROPEL CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN'S RESCUE - Special Olympics Michigan
SPECIAL OLYMPICS INCLUSION FACILITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 38 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $255,000 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | $259,350 | $259,350 |
| 2023 | 26 | $914,400 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 25 | $838,167 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Jandernoa Foundation has 81 of them, worth $15.6M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Central High School | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,700,000 |
| Catholic Central High School | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,400,000 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $1,500,000 |
| Grand Action Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Regents of Univeristy of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $957,877 |
| United Way Heart of West Mi | Grand Rapids, MI | $500,000 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | $400,000 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $400,000 |
| Children's Healing Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $300,000 |
| Family Promise | Grand Rapids, MI | $300,000 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | $300,000 |
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $250,000 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum | Grand Rapids, MI | $250,000 |
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $250,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $240,000 |
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jandernoa Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 171 Monroe Ave Nw Suite 410, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 38-3083625 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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