GRAND RAPIDS JAYCEES FOUNDATION
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About GRAND RAPIDS JAYCEES FOUNDATION
The Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation (chartered 1983) is a 501(c)(3) grantmaking and community‑capacity organization that supports nonprofit programs and leadership development in the Grand Rapids / West Michigan area. The Foundation maintains an investment account intended to provide perpetual financial support to local charities and awards annual grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations operating primarily in Kent County. In recent years the Foundation has run annual grant cycles (notably 2024 and 2025) and awarded multiple small-to-medium grants to local nonprofits covering needs such as technology, emergency response equipment, therapeutic program support, and youth services.
Notable achievements
2025 Grant Cycle
Awarded $57,921 across a range of local nonprofits in 2025, funding projects from laptops and podcasting equipment to greenhouse updates and youth housing supports.
2024 Grant Cycle
Distributed $42,139 in 2024 to area organizations for projects including multi-use trails, therapeutic program equipment, AEDs and literacy kits.
Sustained Investment Base
Maintains a substantial investment/endowment account, with net assets reported above $1.3 million in recent Form 990 filings, enabling ongoing, perpetual grantmaking to local charities.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.4M
- Annual revenue
- $48K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 38-2425009
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Website
- grjayceesfoundation.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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