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Private foundation (trust)EIN 874152774Est. 2023-05

THE MERCANTILE BANK FOUNDATION

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

Total Assets

$5.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$518K

FY 2023

Grants Made

161

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$806K

Total Expenses

$554K

Qualifying Distributions

$529K

Distributable Amount

$258K

Min. Investment Return

$260K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

161 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $2K to maximum $75K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $518K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

171 grants

MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES
$75K
1 grant
HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY
$52K
2 grants
Urban League of West Michigan
$40K
1 grant
WEST MICHIGAN SPORTS COMMISSION
$30K
1 grant
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
$18K
1 grant
OPPORTUNITY RESOURCE FUND
$18K
2 grants
HISPANIC CENTER OF WESTERN MICHIGAN INC
$13K
1 grant
UM Health-West Foundation
$13K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants

<$10K
162
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Michigan
$620K
99% of total
North Carolina
$3K
0% of total
Minnesota
$2K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$1K
0% of total
Ohio
$500
0% of total
Nebraska
$500
0% of total

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