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Private foundation (trust)EIN 270769508Est. 2010-04

MERLE & SHERI DEWITT FOUNDATION

HOLLAND, MI 49422

Total Assets

$3.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$150K

FY 2023

Grants Made

28

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$150–$35K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$462K

Total Expenses

$208K

Qualifying Distributions

$179K

Distributable Amount

$118K

Min. Investment Return

$122K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $2K to maximum $35K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $208K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

160 grants

MISSION INDIA
$126K
4 grants
BORCULO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$120K
5 grants
OTTAWA REFORMED CHURCH
$79K
5 grants
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
$65K
5 grants
FRIENDS OF AMERICAN MISSION HOSPITAL
$50K
1 grant
ZEELAND CHRISTIAN
$47K
4 grants
WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$45K
2 grants
NORTH HOLLAND CRC
$37K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

160 grants

<$10K
143
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Michigan
$633K
75% of total
Iowa
$65K
8% of total
New Jersey
$50K
6% of total
Colorado
$31K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$30K
4% of total
Illinois
$16K
2% of total
Georgia
$8K
1% of total
New York
$6K
1% of total
Florida
$3K
0% of total

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