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Herm and Shirley Geers Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 46-1534415 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.1M
- Grants reported
- 43
- Median grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | $506K |
| 2024 | 19 | $547.8K |
Where Herm and Shirley Geers Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION INDIA | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | TO EQUIP INDIA'S CHRISTIANS TO SHARE THEIR FAITH, MENTOR NEW DISCIPLES, AND PLANT REPRODUCING CHURCHES. | 2024 | $102K |
| MISSION INDIA | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | TO EQUIP INDIA'S CHRISTIANS TO SHARE THEIR FAITH, MENTOR NEW DISCIPLES, AND PLANT REPRODUCING CHURCHES. | 2025 | $75K |
| FRIENDS OF AGAPE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | TO HELP CHRISTIANS SERVING IN CHALLENGING PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. | 2024 | $56.5K |
| SISTER INDIA FUND | TULSA, OK | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN READING, WRITING, AND MATH TO INDIAN WOMEN. | 2024 | $56.5K |
| DWELLINGSNOW | BOTHELL, WA | TO HELP AS MANY FAMILIES IN ROATAN, HONDURAS MAKE THE DREAM OF OWNING A HOME A REALITY. | 2025 | $51.4K |
| THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | NASHVILLE, TN | TO WIN OTHERS FOR THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN FOR SERVICE, THE PERSONAL TESTIMONY AND PERSONAL WORK BY INDIVIDUAL GIDEONS, AND THE PLACING OF THE BIBLE OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN HOTELS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ALSO THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAME FOR PERSONAL USE. | 2024 | $45K |
| WORLD RENEW | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | TO ENGAGE GOD'S PEOPLE IN REDEEMING RESOURCES AND DEVELOPING GIFTS IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES OF LOVE, MERCY, JUSTICE, AND COMPASSION. | 2024 | $40K |
| GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY | WESTERN SPRINGS, IL | FRB RAISES MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 200 U.S. GROWING PROJECTS, VOLUNTEERS, COMPANIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS RAISE $3.5-4 MILLION TO SUPPORT 50-60 OVERSEAS PROGRAMS. TO ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS, FRB WORKS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 16 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE THAN 29 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. | 2024 | $35K |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLEVUE | BELLEVUE, WA | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH | 2024 | $35K |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLEVUE | BELLEVUE, WA | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH | 2025 | $35K |
| EASTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | BELLEVUE, MI | ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $35K |
| THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | NASHVILLE, TN | TO WIN OTHERS FOR THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN FOR SERVICE, THE PERSONAL TESTIMONY AND PERSONAL WORK BY INDIVIDUAL GIDEONS, AND THE PLACING OF THE BIBLE OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN HOTELS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ALSO THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAME FOR PERSONAL USE. | 2025 | $30K |
| WORLD RENEW | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | TO ENGAGE GOD'S PEOPLE IN REDEEMING RESOURCES AND DEVELOPING GIFTS IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES OF LOVE, MERCY, JUSTICE, AND COMPASSION. | 2025 | $30K |
| GREATER LANSING FOOD BANK | LANSING, MI | PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED IN INGHAM, EATON, CLINTON, SHIAWASSEE, CLARE, ISABELLA AND GRATIOT COUNTIES. | 2025 | $30K |
| GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY | WESTERN SPRINGS, IL | FRB RAISES MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 200 U.S. GROWING PROJECTS, VOLUNTEERS, COMPANIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS RAISE $3.5-4 MILLION TO SUPPORT 50-60 OVERSEAS PROGRAMS. TO ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS, FRB WORKS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 16 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE THAN 29 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. | 2025 | $30K |
| CONGO PEACE | ISSAQUAH, WA | TO BREAK THE CRONIC CYCLE OF POVERTY, VIOLENCE AND TRIBAL ANIMOSITY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OF CONGO. | 2025 | $25K |
| SISTER INDIA FUND | TULSA, OK | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN READING, WRITING, AND MATH TO INDIAN WOMEN. | 2025 | $25K |
| RIVER TERRACE CHURCH | EAST LANSING, MI | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH | 2025 | $25K |
| GREATER LANSING FOOD BANK | LANSING, MI | PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED IN INGHAM, EATON, CLINTON, SHIAWASSEE, CLARE, ISABELLA AND GRATIOT COUNTIES | 2024 | $25K |
| DWELLINGSNOW | BOTHELL, WA | TO HELP AS MANY FAMILIES IN ROATAN, HONDURAS MAKE THE DREAM OF OWNING A HOME A REALITY. | 2024 | $20.3K |
| HIAWATHA YOUTH CAMP | SOUTHGATE, MI | HYC IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN CAMP COMMITTED TO INTRODUCING CHRIST TO THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO KNOW HIM | 2024 | $20K |
| HIAWATHA YOUTH CAMP | SOUTHGATE, MI | HYC IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN CAMP COMMITTED TO INTRODUCING CHRIST TO THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO KNOW HIM. | 2025 | $20K |
| CHOSEN VISION | GRAND LEDGE, MI | TO EMPOWER DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS TO LIVE LIFE AS IT SHOULD BE. | 2025 | $16K |
| SET FREE CHURCH | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | TO HELP THE DOWNTRODDEN WITH FOOD, SHELTER AND THE GOSPEL | 2025 | $15K |
| HEARTLAND BAPTIST MISSIONS | PENSACOLA, FL | ROATAN EDUCATION FUND | 2024 | $15K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Herm and Shirley Geers Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.