UFP Industries Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Check first that your work fits one of the foundation's stated themes: skilled trades training, economic policy, community problem-solving, environmental care, disaster recovery or veteran wellbeing.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so rather than sending a proposal cold, email or write to ask about the application process, which it invites organisations to do.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,250 and $21,500, and the median is $3,000, so a request near that level fits the typical pattern, although its largest grant was about $1,050,000.
- In its most recent filing, 38% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so an existing connection is likely to matter.
- No geographic focus is stated, so do not rule yourself out by location, though the filings show grants mainly in Michigan, Georgia and Texas.
Overview
UFP Industries Foundation is a US private foundation based in Grand Rapids, MI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The UFP Industries Foundation focuses its giving on addressing problems at their roots and helping communities grow stronger. It partners with nonprofits that help people gain self-confidence, dignity and resilience by teaching them to overcome their own obstacles. Its stated causes include skilled trades training, sound economic policy, community-based problem-solving, environmental care, disaster recovery and improving the lives of U.S. veterans. The Foundation presents its approach as helping people reach their potential and supporting communities through strategic giving, volunteerism and partnerships with nonprofit organisations. It also says it comes alongside employees in the ways they give back.
Themes
- Skilled trades training
- Economic policy
- Community problem-solving
- Environmental care
- Disaster recovery
- Veteran wellbeing
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan, Georgia and Texas.
How to apply
Organisations can email or mail correspondence to request more information about the application process.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 38% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 275 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation focuses its giving on solving problems at their roots so communities can grow stronger.
- It partners with nonprofits that help people gain self-confidence, dignity and resilience by teaching them how to overcome their own obstacles.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 38% of grant dollars went to organisations UFP Industries Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 98 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $3,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Home Depot Foundation · Outreach$225,0002024 tax year
- Job Creators Network · Outreach$60,0002024 tax year
- Able to Serve · Outreach$50,0002024 tax year
- Feeding America Tampa Bay · Outreach$40,0002024 tax year
- Joan Secchia Childrens Rehabilitation Hospital · Outreach$35,0002024 tax year
- Gildas Club Grand Rapids · Outreach$33,0002024 tax year
- Home Repair Services · Outreach$28,0002024 tax year
- Wedgewood Christian Services · Outreach$28,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Matthew J Missad — President Director
- Heather A Plain — Treasurer Director
- Michael R Cole — Director
- Brandon H Froysland — Director
- David A Tutas — Secretary Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $710,980 | $635,200 | $14,915,846 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,784,707 | $1,681,553 | $18,486,720 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,185,129 | $1,034,750 | $21,185,481 | Filing for 2024 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.
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