Grants paid by The Way Foundation
EIN 38-3374797 · Grand Rapids, MI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
The Way Foundation of Grand Rapids, MI (EIN 38-3374797) reported 17 grants paid totaling $518,000 to 3 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$518,000
17 grants
Recipients
3
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $78,000 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | $76,000 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $61,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $76,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $69,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $52,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $52,000 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $54,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 3 recipients receiving the most from The Way Foundation, by grants paid, out of 3 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church | U | Grand Rapids, MI | 8 | $488,000 | 2025 |
| Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan | U | Comstock Park, MI | 8 | $28,000 | 2025 |
| Mel Trotter Ministries Mel Trotter Ministries | U | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $2,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202601269349103470 |
| 2025 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202601269349103470 |
| 2024 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $48,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202511339349104261 |
| 2024 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202511339349104261 |
| 2023 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $50,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202441369349101809 |
| 2023 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $2,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202441369349101809 |
| 2022 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $66,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202321359349104462 |
| 2022 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $3,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202321359349104462 |
| 2021 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $70,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202221369349103972 |
| 2021 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202221369349103972 |
| 2021 | Mel Trotter Ministries Mel Trotter Ministries Grand Rapids, MI | U | $2,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202221369349103972 |
| 2020 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $57,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202101549349100315 |
| 2020 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202101549349100315 |
| 2019 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $72,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202011959349102091 |
| 2019 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202011959349102091 |
| 2018 | Seventh Reformed Church Seventh Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI | U | $75,000 | paid | RELIGION | 201941349349102439 |
| 2018 | Feeding America West Michigan Feeding America West Michigan Comstock Park, MI | U | $3,000 | paid | RELIGION | 201941349349102439 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202601269349103470 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202511339349104261 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441369349101809 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321359349104462 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202221369349103972 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202101549349100315 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202011959349102091 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201941349349102439 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/383374797.json.
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