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Filing year 2024

JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION

Grand Rapids, Michigan·EIN 38-2556356·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$1M
Total assets
$7.5M
Total expenses
$203k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$147k

Itemized grants

15

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COREWELL - HELEN DEVOS CHIDLREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
HOSPICE OF MICHIGANADA, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$33k
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTEGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$14k
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
CASA OF KENT COUNTY INCGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOLROCKFORD, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
YOUNGLIFEGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
SAN JUAN DIEGO ACADEMYWYOMING, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
GILDA'S CLUBGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$3k
KIWANIS OF MICHIGANMASON, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
FIRST REFORMED CHURCHGRANDVILLE, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENSGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$500
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$500
RED GLASSES MOVEMENTGRANDVILLE, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$500
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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Michigan

JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Michigan earns a median of $25,000.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$25,000
75th percentile
$65k
90th percentile
$147k

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In 2024, JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION reported $1M in total revenue and $203k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.