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Social Services Agencies
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12 Holland Home Foundation
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2100 Raybrook St. SE, Suite 300 Grand Rapids 49546 p (616) 235-5125 f 235-5059 hollandhome.org
13 The Doornink Foundation
150 Ottawa Ave. NW, Suite 1500 Grand Rapids 49503 p (616) 752-2156
14 Clark Retirement Community
Foundation
1551 Franklin St. SE Grand Rapids 49506 p (616) 278-6531 clarkretirement.org
15 Daniel & Pamella DeVos
Foundation
200 Monroe Ave. NW Grand Rapids 49503 p (616) 643-4700 f 774-0116 dpdevosfoundation.org
16 Kellogg Community College
Foundation
450 North Ave. Battle Creek 49017 p (269) 965-4161 f 962-4290 kellogg.edu/foundation
Foundation chair Mina Breuker Mary Ursul
2020 assets 2019 assets
2020 contributions
2019 contributions Areas of foundation interest Specific programs supported
$20.83M $17.32M $600,000 $340,000 Continuing care for residents who have outlived their resources Holland Home Resident Assistance Fund
Mary Corl $20.66M $16.72M $670,000 $853,000 DND WMCAT, Wedgwood Christian Services, The Potter's House, Gilda's Club, Mary Free Bed, Children's Assessment Center, Heart of West Michigan United Way, John Ball Park Zoo, Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation
Brian Ellis $12.39M $9.21M $1.8M $845,350 The Clark Promise of Benevolent Care, capital projects, life enrichment programming Benevolent care, benevolent care endowment, Montessori for aging and dementia, music therapy, equine therapy, IN2L - It's Never Too Late, eversound nursing education, employee education
Daniel DeVos Pamella DeVos $11.74M $14.92M $8.06M $12.14M Arts and culture, local community health and human services DND
Andrew Schweitzer $10.56M $10.07M $1.61M $1.31M Education, scholarships and grants to support students and special projects Student scholarships, college program initiatives, art on campus, Bruin Basket, Community Garden, Fresh Food Distribution
The Grand Rapids Business Journal list of top area foundations, ranked by 2020 assets, is the most comprehensive available. The list is based on responses to Business Journal surveys. The Business Journal surveyed 103 foundations; 19 returned surveys and 16 are listed. To be considered for future lists, email dnelson@grbj.com. DND = did not disclose
Top Area Social Services Agencies
(RANKED BY NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED IN 2020)
1 Samaritas
2080 Union Ave. SE
Grand Rapids 49507 p (616) 356-1934 samaritas.org Sam Beals 1934 527 13,000 Family preservation programs and options like substance use disorder services, refugee services and resettlement services. Samaritas provides senior care and living communities with a full continuum of services including independent and assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing options within a faith-based family community. Samaritas offers housing solutions for adults with developmental disabilities, homeless families and affordable living communities
2 Wedgwood Christian Services
3300 36th St. SE
Grand Rapids 49512 p (616) 942-2110 f 942-0589 wedgwood.org
3 Meals on Wheels Western
Michigan
2900 Wilson Ave. SW, Suite 500
Grandville 49418 p (616) 459-3111 f 224-0220 mealsonwheelswesternmichigan.org
4 D.A. Blodgett - St. John's
805 Leonard St. NE
Grand Rapids 49503 p (616) 451-2021 dabsj.org
5 YWCA West Central Michigan
25 Sheldon Ave. SE
Grand Rapids 49503 p (616) 459-4681 f 459-5423 ywcawcmi.org
Top local executive(s) Year founded No. of W. Michigan employees Number of clients served in 2020 Services provided
Dan Gowdy 1960 326 9,603 Substance use disorder treatment, outpatient counseling, Autism Center for Child Development, recreation and wellness, prevention, manasseh project outreach, employment training. Wedgwood Christian Services offers human services that restores the mental, emotional, and behavioral health of youth, adults, and families in our community through our grace filled care Lisa Wideman 1984 99 7,383 Home-delivered meals, food pantries, and dining sites to ensure the health and wellbeing of seniors in our community. We are committed to making sure no senior is hungry or forgotten. In 2020, Meals on Wheels Western Michigan served 7,383 seniors, served 742,209 meals, and our Senior Pantry distributed over 1 million pounds of food.
Mary Muliett 1887 201 7,100 Adoption, foster care, residential treatment, family preservation/behavioral health, mentoring
Charisse Mitchell 1900 86 4,300 Support for those who have experienced domestic/dating abuse, sexual assault, or child sexual abuse; girls leadership programs; community education; public policy advocacy, 24-hour helpline, domestic abuse emergency shelter and longer-term housing, emergency boarding for the pets of those fleeing domestic abuse, legal assistance, counseling for victims, counseling for assailants, support groups, groups for men choosing alternatives to violence, sexual assault medical-forensic exams (all genders, all ages), domestic abuse medical-forensic exams, supervised parenting time and custody exchange and more The Grand Rapids Business Journal lists of top area social services agencies, ranked by number of clients served in 2020, is the most comprehensive available. The list is based on responses to Business Journal surveys. The Business Journal surveyed 18 social services organizations; 6 returned surveys and 5 are listed. To be considered for future lists, email dnelson@grbj.com. DND = Did not disclose
