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Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation: 51 grants to organizations, $499,068 (tax year ended December 2024)
Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation, a private foundation in Kalamazoo, MI, paid 51 grants to organizations totaling $499,068 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 25, 2025. The largest was $53,000 to Ascension Borgess Foundation in Kalamazoo, MI for tree of love/emergency dept.
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- EIN
- 363584018
- Based in
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Assets
- $16,244,807
- Grants paid
- $499,068
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202512379349100006. It reported $499,068 in grants paid; 51 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Borgess Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | Tree of love/emergency dept | $53,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bronson Health Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | Emergency/urgent care support | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition | Kalamazoo, MI | Capital | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Healing Center | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $29,239 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | Hvac upgrades | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | Asl programming | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gryphon Place | Kalamazoo, MI | Capital | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Days Camps | Ann Arbor, MI | Operations | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Farmers Alley Theatre | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Schools of GRTR Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Public Justice | Washington, DC | Operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Congregational Church | Kalamazoo, MI | Nature playscape | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo Cultural Center | Kalamazoo, MI | Security upgrade | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kalamazoo Nature Center | Kalamazoo, MI | Alarm system | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lending Hands of Michigan | Portage, MI | Electrical improvements | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| VFW Post 827 | Kalamazoo, MI | Renovations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries | Kalamazoo, MI | Snow plow | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra | Kalamazoo, MI | Patriotic pops concert | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA | Kalamazoo, MI | Kitchen upgrades | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crescendo Academy of Music | Kalamazoo, MI | Furniture | $7,529 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc | Boulder, CO | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bright Promise Fund for Urban Christian Education | Chicago, IL | Operations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | Operations | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bike Friendly Kalamazoo | Portage, MI | Mural | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Foundation | Detroit, MI | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guardian Finance & Advocacy Services | Battle Creek, MI | Server upgrades | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KVCC Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo in Bloom | Kalamazoo, MI | Bronson park | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Place | Battle Creek, MI | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Michigan Law SCHL | Ann Arbor, MI | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The William George Agency | Springfield, MI | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center | Augusta, MI | Operations | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missional Chaplains | Kalamazoo, MI | Materials | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Wind Cottages | Newfield, NY | Operations | Housing and shelter | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sciencenter | Ithaca, NY | Operations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilmore Car Museum | Hickory Corners, MI | Operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peo International | Des Moines, IA | Scholarship | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tko Premier SC | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Place in Paradise | Tavernier, FL | Operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outfront Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calvary Baptist Church | Ithaca, NY | Annual fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities of Tompkins Cty | Ithaca, NY | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Without Cancer | Detroit, MI | Operations | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence Academy | Groton, MA | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paul Smith's College | Paul Smiths, NY | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Joseph Catholic Church | Kalamazoo, MI | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ithaca Community Recovery | Ithaca, NY | Operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bapist Church of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | Memorial | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First United Methodist Church | Kalamazoo, MI | Memorial | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Kalamazoo, MI | Memorial | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $49,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $38,500 |
| Education | $25,000 |
| Environment | $21,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
| Human services | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $456,068 |
| District of Columbia | $15,000 |
| New York | $9,500 |
| Colorado | $7,000 |
| Illinois | $6,000 |
| Iowa | $2,500 |
| Florida | $2,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000 |
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Updated August 25, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.