FWG Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- FWG Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so an organisation it has not already invited should not apply.
- Its recipients are mostly Christian organisations, a pattern drawn from its grants rather than stated by the foundation, and the filing sets out no subject area or geographic limit.
- If you are invited, a request around $15,000, the median grant, sits within the range where about 8 in 10 of its grants fall, roughly $4,500 to $25,000, though its largest grant was about $94,500.
- Repeat giving is strong, since every grant dollar it paid to organisations in its latest filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so new organisations are unlikely to be added to that group.
- The filing gives no account of how grantees are chosen, so a warm personal connection is the only route the filings support.
Overview
FWG Foundation is a US private foundation based in Rothbury, MI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants as general-fund support and do not state a formal subject area. The recipients show support for Christian organisations, including Christian schools and churches, ministries, Christian radio and teaching bodies, and faith-based relief and community services. The grants go to organisations rather than named individuals, and the recipient list includes organisations in Michigan as well as many other states. Contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations, but the filing gives no account of how they are chosen. It does not state an eligibility rule, geographic limit or grant-size range.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Christian organisations
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan, Virginia, District of Columbia, Colorado, Texas and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 219 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 22%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations FWG Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 70 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New Era Christian School · General fund$94,4502025 tax year
- Leadership Institute · General fund$75,0002025 tax year
- Living on the Edge · General fund$55,0002025 tax year
- American Center For Law & · General fund$50,0002025 tax year
- Samaritan's Purse · General fund$35,0002025 tax year
- Heritage Foundation · General fund$25,0002025 tax year
- Muskegon Rescue Mission · General fund$25,0002025 tax year
- Moody Bible Institute · General fund$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jim Eppink — Director
- Nancy Termer — Director
- Mike Termer — Director
- Brent Desarmo — Director
- Laurie Eppink — Director
- Rebekah Desarmo — Director
- Wendy L Grice — VP And Sec T
- Frederick F Grice JR — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,103,055 | $1,055,145 | $9,058,768 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,269,292 | $1,221,400 | $9,735,919 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,247,906 | $1,188,450 | $11,782,850 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Rothbury, MI
Applying to FWG Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Rothbury, MI