Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation
The West Michigan family foundation of Doug and Maria DeVos, investing for more than thirty years in youth, families and community changemakers to help them reach their full potential and build thriving communities.
Peer societies
Five societies Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation is read alongside.
PBF
Polk Bros. Foundation
A Chicago family foundation that has poured more than half a billion dollars into the city over thirty five…
PF
Peery Foundation
A family run private foundation that proactively backs social entrepreneurs and organizations serving youth…
FF
Foellinger Foundation
A Fort Wayne foundation built from a newspaper family's fortune and devoted entirely to Allen County children…
CF
Claneil Foundation
A multigenerational family foundation founded in 1968 that supports effective individuals and organizations…
IF
Inasmuch Foundation
An Oklahoma City foundation created by journalist Edith Kinney Gaylord, distributing more than thirty million…
Who backs DMDF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
The West Michigan family foundation of Doug and Maria DeVos, investing for more than thirty years in youth, families and community changemakers to help them reach their full potential and build thriving communities.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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