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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 38-6076879Animals

Who funds John Ball Zoo?

42 private foundations gave John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI $6.4 million across 114 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

114 grants

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

  1. The Doornink FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2025

    New heights capital campaign

    $50,000
  2. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2025

    General funds

    $25,000
  3. Ufp Industries FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2025

    Outreach

    $5,000
  4. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2025

    Support surrounding communities

    $2,500
  5. Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family FounHolland, MI 2025

    Educational

    $2,500
  6. Fawcett Family FoundationRockford, MI 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  7. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2025

    Program funds

    $500
  8. Mock FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2025

    General

    $258
  9. Bill and Bea Idema FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Project/program support

    $3,500,000
  10. Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Capital campaign

    $300,000
  11. River City FoundationDexter, MI 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  12. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2024

    General funds

    $25,000
  13. Gillett Family FoundationAda, MI 2024

    Animal education

    $10,000
  14. Keller FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Environmental grants

    $5,300
  15. James and Jane Welch FoundationAda, MI 2024

    General contribution

    $5,000
  16. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2024

    Support surrounding communities

    $2,500
  17. Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family FounHolland, MI 2024

    Educational

    $2,500
  18. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $2,000
  19. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Program funds

    $500
  20. Mock FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2024

    General

    $258
  21. Del and Jean Doyle Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2024

    Charitable

    $200
  22. River City FoundationDexter, MI 2023

    General support

    $293,883
  23. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  24. Consumers Energy FoundationJackson, MI 2023

    Time to soar capital campaign

    $50,000
  25. Keller FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    Environmental grants

    $35,000
  26. Gillett Family FoundationAda, MI 2023

    Animal education

    $10,000
  27. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  28. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  29. Baldwin Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2023

    Program support

    $5,000
  30. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2023

    Support surrounding communities

    $2,500
  31. Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family FounHolland, MI 2023

    Educational

    $2,500
  32. Morgan Stanley Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Volunteer incentive program

    $1,500
  33. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2023

    Program funds

    $500
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $437
  35. Mock FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2023

    General

    $250
  36. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2023

    Matching grant

    $200
  37. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Community Arts

    $100,000
  38. Bill and Bea Idema FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Capital campaign.

    $50,000
  39. CDV5 FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  40. Klopcic Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Provide support to the organization

    $25,000
  41. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2022

    General funds

    $25,000
  42. River City FoundationDexter, MI 2022

    Time to soar campaign

    $16,427
  43. Gillett Family FoundationAda, MI 2022

    Animal education

    $10,000
  44. William J Nicholson FoundationNew Hudson, MI 2022

    Jump program

    $10,000
  45. Hunting FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2022

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $10,000
  46. Louis and Helen Padnos FoundationHolland, MI 2022

    Program Service

    $10,000
  47. Keller FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Environmental grant

    $5,000
  48. Ufp Industries FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Outreach

    $5,000
  49. Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family FounHolland, MI 2022

    Educational

    $2,500
  50. The Budres FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Educational

    $2,000
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $511
  53. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2022

    Support surrounding communities

    $500
  54. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Program funds

    $500
  55. The Pyle FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    General support

    $100
  56. Lamb Weston Charitable FoundationEagle, ID 2022

    Community support

    $50
  57. River City FoundationDexter, MI 2021

    Time to soar campaign

    $196,009
  58. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Time to Soar Capital Campaign

    $175,000
  59. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Time to Soar Capital Campaign

    $175,000
  60. Dick and Betsy Devos Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  61. CDV5 FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Capital campaign

    $100,000
  62. The Lileikis Family FoundationWyoming, MI 2021

    Program

    $50,000
  63. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2021

    General funds

    $24,500
  64. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Aquarium Feasibility Study

    $20,000
  65. Gillett Family FoundationAda, MI 2021

    Animal education

    $10,000
  66. William J Nicholson FoundationNew Hudson, MI 2021

    Jump program

    $10,000
  67. Louis and Helen Padnos FoundationHolland, MI 2021

    Program Service

    $10,000
  68. James and Jane Welch FoundationAda, MI 2021

    General contribution

    $7,500
  69. The Budres FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Educational

    $7,000
  70. Baldwin Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2021

    Program support

    $3,000
  71. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    General operating support

    $1,500
  72. Hunting FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2021

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $1,000
  73. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    Program funds

    $1,000
  74. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2021

    General operating support

    $600
  75. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $500
  76. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $492
  77. The Sebastian FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    General fund

    $100,000
  78. Dooge Family Foundation Co Lawrence E Dooge JrGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    General

    $50,000
  79. The Doornink FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Time to soar campaign

    $50,000
  80. Bernard J and Camille Cebelak FoundationStanwood, MI 2020

    General

    $25,000
  81. Klopcic Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Provide support to the organization

    $25,000
  82. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2020

    General funds

    $13,000
  83. The Lileikis Family FoundationWyoming, MI 2020

    Program

    $7,500
  84. The Budres FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Educational

    $5,000
  85. Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family FounHolland, MI 2020

    Educational

    $2,500
  86. The Webster FoundationAda, MI 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  87. Baldwin Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2020

    Program support

    $2,000
  88. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    General Operating Support

    $750
  89. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2020

    Suppport surrounding community

    $500
  90. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $272
  91. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $242
  92. Del and Jean Doyle Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Charitable

    $200
  93. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    General operating support

    $100
  94. Tim and Nancy Vande Bunte Family FoundationSpring Lake, MI 2020

    Educating on animals

    $50
  95. River City FoundationDexter, MI 2019

    General support

    $201,793
  96. Hunting FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2019

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $30,000
  97. William J Nicholson FoundationNew Hudson, MI 2019

    General

    $25,000
  98. The Budres FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    Educational

    $25,000
  99. Morrison Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  100. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2019

    General funds

    $10,000
  101. Baldwin Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2019

    Program support

    $3,000
  102. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    Legends of the zoo event

    $2,500
  103. Richard H Brown FoundationBelmont, MI 2019

    Support general fund

    $1,000
  104. Leslie Tassell Foundation DBA Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall FDNGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    General support

    $600
  105. Carmax FoundationRichmond, VA 2019

    Team builder volunteer grant

    $500
  106. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $225
  107. Del and Jean Doyle Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    Charitable

    $50
  108. Hunting FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2018

    Unrestricted grant to general fund

    $9,000
  109. The Hansen Charitable FoundationLuther, MI 2018

    General fund

    $5,000
  110. Bruce & Susan Neckers FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    Program funds

    $500
  111. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    2018 annual fund.

    $250
  112. The Missad FoundationNaples, FL 2018

    Support surrounding community

    $250
  113. Del and Jean Doyle Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    Charitable

    $200
  114. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $50

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other animals organizations in Grand Rapids, MI and are not among John Ball Zoo’s funders above.

  1. BISSELL Pet FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 31 grants Accepts applications $115,936 to similar organizations
  2. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 11 grants Accepts applications $2,937 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 7 grants Preselected only $926 to similar organizations
  4. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 13 grants Preselected only $13,300 to similar organizations
  5. The Mercantile Bank FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 5 grants Preselected only $2,250 to similar organizations
  6. KRW FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 7 grants Accepts applications $155,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Lebel Family FoundationMuskegon, MI 3 grants Preselected only $6,000 to similar organizations
  8. Higher Hopes Foundation IncMt Pleasant, MI 2 grants Preselected only $2,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 38-6076879 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.