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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3568177

Robert and Sharon Grooters Foundation

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $24,770 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

    $24,770

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $81,161

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $94,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $131,158

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $136,855

  • Tax year 2021

    $31,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $143,614

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $144,097

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,315

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $144,598

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,135

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $140,751

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Presbyterian ChurchBonita Springs, FL

    General Operations

    $7,000
  2. Bay Harbor ChurchBay Harbor, MI

    General operations

    $5,000
  3. Mental Health Foundation of West MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    General operations

    $5,000
  4. Great Lakes Center for the ArtsBay Harbor, MI

    General operations

    $5,000
  5. Bay Harbor Classic Car & Boat FestivalMuskegon, MI

    General Operations

    $1,570
  6. Helping Hands IncKalamazoo, MI

    General operations

    $1,000
  7. Bay Harbor ChurchBay Harbor, MI

    Gift Fund

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $17,770
  2. Florida1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Robert D GrootersPRES/SEC/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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