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Grant recipient EIN 27-4553768Religion

Who funds The Colossian Forum?

9 private foundations gave The Colossian Forum in Grand Rapids, MI $9.9 million across 28 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

28 grants

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Church resiliency project

    $4,995,858
  2. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    For general support

    $260,000
  3. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2024

    Unrestricted support

    $80,000
  4. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2024

    Work on the release of the leap of faith movie - e-grant

    $25,000
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Communications capacity BLDG init

    $499,360
  6. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    Unrestricted support

    $80,000
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $46
  8. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Church resiliency program

    $1,599,486
  9. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Conflict as opportunity for cultivating virtue: expanding & deepening the colossian way

    $300,089
  10. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Conflict as opportunity for cultivating virtue: expanding & deepening the colossian way

    $100,029
  11. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    General operations

    $75,000
  12. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2022

    To support congregational conflict resoultion and racial reconciliation

    $53,000
  13. Mark & Carol Muller Charitable FundGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Annual support

    $5,271
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $28
  15. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Church resiliency program

    $400,218
  16. TBF2Knoxville, TN 2021

    Transform cultural conflicts into or

    $375,000
  17. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Conflict as an opportunity for cultivating virtue

    $300,089
  18. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    General operations

    $50,000
  19. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2021

    Work with faith communities in SW michigan to embody love based on their own sacred precepts.

    $42,000
  20. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    Transforming social conflicts into opportunities for spiritual growth and witness (e-grant)

    $25,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $42
  22. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    Conflict as an opportunity for cultivating virtue

    $300,091
  23. TBF2Knoxville, TN 2020

    Transform cultural conflicts into or

    $250,000
  24. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    General operations

    $40,000
  25. The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC 2020

    To train pastors and lay leaders in conflict transformation.

    $19,570
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $51
  27. The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC 2019

    To train pastors and lay leaders in conflict transformation.

    $55,435
  28. The Lloyd and Mabel Johnson FoundationZeeland, MI 2019

    Operations

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other religion organizations in Grand Rapids, MI and are not among The Colossian Forum’s funders above.

  1. Douglas & Maria Devos FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 17 grants Accepts applications $435,500 to similar organizations
  2. Peter C & Emajean Cook FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 10 grants Accepts applications $275,000 to similar organizations
  3. Word Investments IncAda, MI 16 grants Accepts applications $78,100 to similar organizations
  4. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 12 grants Accepts applications $348,490 to similar organizations
  5. CDV5 FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 12 grants Accepts applications $275,500 to similar organizations
  6. FWG FoundationRothbury, MI 20 grants Preselected only $106,500 to similar organizations
  7. Buist FoundationByron Center, MI 9 grants Accepts applications $99,520 to similar organizations
  8. The Randy and Terri Disselkoen FoundationAda, MI 4 grants Preselected only $13,400 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-4553768 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.