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Grant recipient EIN 27-0640886Education

Who funds First Steps Kent?

10 private foundations gave First Steps Kent in Grand Rapids, MI $5.3 million across 36 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

36 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Baker Family Foundation fka Jeff & Cheryl Baker Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2025

    General grant

    $75,000
  2. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Early Care and Education

    $600,000
  3. Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    General operating

    $75,000
  4. Baker Family Foundation fka Jeff & Cheryl Baker Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    General grant

    $75,000
  5. Steelcase FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Program support

    $35,250
  6. THE PETER and JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INCGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Ready by 5 reading program

    $25,000
  7. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Kent County Parent Outreach and Education

    $10,000
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $430,000
  9. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $315,000
  10. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $116,667
  11. Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    General operating

    $75,000
  12. Baker Family Foundation fka Jeff & Cheryl Baker Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    General grant

    $59,500
  13. The Mercantile Bank FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  14. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    support an early care alliance infrastructure via a shared services framework to support and strengthen childcare businesses so they can provide quality care and achieve sustainability

    $250,000
  15. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    improve coordination and alignment to support a comprehensive and equitable early childhood system that ensures children and families have access to appropriate care and services and supports so that every child enters kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and life

    $225,000
  16. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $116,666
  17. Baker Family Foundation fka Jeff & Cheryl Baker Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    General grant

    $59,500
  18. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $50,000
  19. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $50,000
  20. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Supporting the Early Childhood System in Kent County

    $270,000
  21. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    develop and coordinate a shared services initiative among early childhood providers in Kent County to improve services for children and families by promoting innovative, research-based early childhood practices and polices across the continuum of early care programs and settings

    $250,000
  22. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    support an early care alliance infrastructure via a shared services framework to support and strengthen childcare businesses so they can provide quality care and achieve sustainability

    $250,000
  23. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $58,333
  24. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $50,000
  25. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    improve coordination and alignment to support a comprehensive and equitable early childhood system that ensures children and families have access to appropriate care and services and supports so that every child enters kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and life

    $300,000
  26. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    develop and coordinate a shared services initiative among early childhood providers in Kent County to improve services for children and families by promoting innovative, research-based early childhood practices and polices across the continuum of early care programs and settings

    $250,000
  27. Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $75,000
  28. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Collaboration to support early childhood development

    $58,334
  29. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    ensure families in Kent County, Michigan, have access to appropriate care and services for children in the first five years by aligning early childhood stakeholders to develop a common vision for early childhood and increasing public will to support early childhood systems development

    $225,000
  30. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    Support for a private-sector led backbone organization leading the community's effort to strengthen and coordinate early childhood services in kent county to ensure young children are prepared to succeed in school and life.

    $50,000
  31. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    develop and coordinate a shared services initiative among early childhood providers in Kent County to improve services for children and families by promoting innovative, research-based early childhood practices and polices across the continuum of early care programs and settings

    $250,000
  32. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    ensure families in Kent County, Michigan, have access to appropriate care and services for children in the first five years by aligning early childhood stakeholders to develop a common vision for early childhood and increasing public will to support early childhood systems development

    $225,000
  33. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    Support for a private-sector led backbone organization leading the community's effort to strengthen and coordinate early childhood services in kent county.

    $70,000
  34. The Sebastian FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    General fund

    $20,000
  35. O'Donovan Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    Ready by 5 conference

    $12,500
  36. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    ensure families in Kent County, Michigan, have access to appropriate care and services for children in the first five years by aligning early childhood stakeholders to develop a common vision for early childhood and increasing public will to support early childhood systems development

    $225,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Grand Rapids, MI and are not among First Steps Kent’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 195 grants Preselected only $34,785 to similar organizations
  2. The Meijer FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 37 grants Preselected only $3,203,677 to similar organizations
  3. CDV5 FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 32 grants Accepts applications $4,000,000 to similar organizations
  4. Steve & Amy Van Andel FoundationAda, MI 52 grants Preselected only $1,016,750 to similar organizations
  5. Peter C & Emajean Cook FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 43 grants Accepts applications $1,824,000 to similar organizations
  6. The David and Carol Van Andel Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 29 grants Accepts applications $2,131,600 to similar organizations
  7. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 24 grants Accepts applications $2,640,935 to similar organizations
  8. Daniel & Pamella Devos FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 22 grants Accepts applications $2,555,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-0640886 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.