Public Charity

DRIVE FOR LIFE

DRIVE FOR LIFE is a Public Charity headquartered in KALAMAZOO, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.1M revenue, $1.1M expenses, $846K total assets. IRS filings disclose 81 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.7M.

EIN: 823209896 KALAMAZOO, MI Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$846K
Grants Given81
Grant Total$4.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

DRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS IN ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGION.

Where $100 goes at Drive for Life

How Drive for Life divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$99
Support of various charitable organizations primarily in the southwest michigan region
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Drive for Life

Often funds new orgs 43% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Aaron J Zeigler
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Bonnie A Zeigler
TREASURER/DIRECTOR Harold J Zeigler

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Sports & Recreation
$2,518,000 14 grants
General Support
$2,116,140 61 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$35,000 1 grant
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$20,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$58,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.1M $1.1M $846K
2023 $1.0M $998K $909K
2022 $1.9M $1.7M $828K
2020 $247K $176K $130K
2019 $522K $514K $57K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $522K to $1.1M (+104%), with total assets most recently reported at $846K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, FL, IL, IN, MI, OK, and 1 other state.

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