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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4119407

Dragonfly Fund

A private foundation in Grand Rapids, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $2.5 million 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,494,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $43,249,581

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,448,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $39,765,763

  • Tax year 2023

    $991,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $34,439,956

  • Tax year 2022

    $391,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $23,255,088

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $9,982,069

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Little Traverse Conservancy IncHarbor Springs, MI

    Capital campaign

    $2,000,000
  2. Harbor Springs Lyric TheatreHarbor SPGS, MI

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  3. Childrens Healing CenterGrand Rapids, MI

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  4. The Vandenberg CoalitionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $40,000
  5. American Writers Museum FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  6. Literacy Center of West MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    Project/program support

    $25,000
  7. Calvin Coolidge Presidential FoundationPlymouth, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  8. Boyne City Public SchoolsBoyne City, MI

    Project/program support

    $10,000
  9. Harbor Beach United Community FundHarbor Beach, MI

    General operating support

    $6,000
  10. Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and LibertyGrand Rapids, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  11. US Supreme Court Historical SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. Biographers International Organization FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    General operating support

    $5,000
  13. Harbor Springs Area Historical SocietyHarbor SPGS, MI

    Project/program support

    $5,000
  14. Land Conservancy of West MichiganGrand Rapids, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  15. Friends of the Boyne District LibraryBoyne City, MI

    Project/program support

    $3,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $260,00058% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $100,00022% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $40,0009% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $28,2506% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $5,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan10 grants $2,409,250
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $45,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $10,000
  5. New Mexico1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Hendrik MeijerCHAIR Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • Liesel MeijerTREASURER AND SECRETARY Hours 0.77Pay $0
  • Susanne VeenemanPRESIDENT Hours 0.77Pay $2,235
  • David HookerPROGRAM MANAGER Hours 0.45Pay $10,379
  • Beth SnyderPROGRAM MANAGER Hours 2Pay $17,250

The return

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