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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3364306

NSF Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $64,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $64,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $659,082
  • Tax year 2024

    $54,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $683,155
  • Tax year 2023

    $53,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $711,159
  • Tax year 2022

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $746,768
  • Tax year 2021

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $793,335
  • Tax year 2020

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $822,082
  • Tax year 2019

    $143,443

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $873,486
  • Tax year 2018

    $83,400

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,324,400

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Home Repair ServicesGrand Rapids, MI

    Poverty relief

    $11,300
  2. Revive and Thrive ProjectGrand Rapids, MI

    Provide meals and job skills

    $11,300
  3. Fueling Kids FuturesRochester, MI

    Hunger relief

    $11,300
  4. Camp Quality USA Inc Camp QualityBoyne City, MI

    Camp for kids with cancer

    $8,000
  5. Paws with A CauseWayland, MI

    Enhancing life for people with disab

    $5,000
  6. Boyne City Food PantryBoyne City, MI

    Serve people experiencing food insec

    $5,000
  7. Kids Food BasketGrand Rapids, MI

    Hunger relief

    $4,600
  8. HRDC Human Development Resource Cen Human Development Resource CentersBozeman, MT

    Building a better community

    $2,000
  9. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Protect human rights for vulnerable

    $2,000
  10. Children's Advocacy CenterGrand Rapids, MI

    Serve child victims of abuse

    $2,000
  11. Odyssey House of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Drug & alcohol rehabilitation

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $16,30071% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,60020% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $2,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan8 grants $58,500
  2. Alabama1 grant $2,000
  3. Montana1 grant $2,000
  4. Utah1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sally Jo TrappTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard Trapp JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith A BoosSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald B BoosPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janet BoosDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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