Private Foundation

JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION

JAMES AND SHIRLEY BALK FOUNDATION, of GRAND RAPIDS, MI, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.0M in revenue, $203K in expenses, $7.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 191 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.0M.

EIN: 382556356 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.0M

Total Expenses$203K

Total Assets$7.5M

Grants Given191

Grant Total$4.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

COREWELL - HELEN DEVOS CHIDLREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

GRAND RAPIDS, MI · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$60,000

HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN

ADA, MI · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$32,500

VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$14,200

GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

GRAND RAPIDS, MI · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

CASA OF KENT COUNTY INC

GRAND RAPIDS, MI · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 191 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE James Balk Ii

TRUSTEE James H Balk

TRUSTEE Martin A Balk

TRUSTEE Shirley Balk

TRUSTEE Steven J Balk

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT

$3,724,867 161 grants

GENERAL OPERATION

$301,305 30 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.0M	$203K	$7.5M
2023	$-1.1M	$156K	$6.7M
2022	$-903K	$1.8M	$7.9M
2021	$1.8M	$139K	$10.6M
2020	$772K	$461K	$9.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $772K to $1.0M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, FL, MI, NJ, NY, PA, and 2 other states.

DCFLMINJNYPAVTWI

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