The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation is a conservative foundation and grant making body formed in 1970. It is based in Grand Rapids, MI.

Richard DeVos

Richard DeVos

Richard DeVos, Sr. is an American businessman, co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel , and owner of the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team...

 is co-founder of Amway

Amway

Amway is a direct selling company and manufacturer that uses network marketing to sell a variety of products, primarily in the health, beauty, and home care markets. Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos...

 and served as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee

Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...

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With his wife, Helen, DeVos is a winner of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

The William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership is an annual award given by the William E. Simon Foundation in honor of its founder, former Secretary of the Treasury and financier William E...

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Education

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation was in part responsible for funding the creation of the Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...

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Organizations funded

• Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
  Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
  The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is a conservative research and educational institution, or think tank, in Grand Rapids, Michigan whose stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles." ...
  
  
• Alliance Defense Fund
  Alliance Defense Fund
  The Alliance Defense Fund is a conservative Christian nonprofit organization with the stated goal of "defending the right to hear and speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation." ADF was founded in 1994 by the late Bill Bright , the late Larry Burkett , James Dobson The...
  
  
• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
• Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
• Foundation for Traditional Values
• Free Congress Foundation
  Free Congress Foundation
  The Free Congress Foundation , is a conservative think tank founded by Paul Weyrich. It was based near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C...
  
  
• Heritage Foundation
  Heritage Foundation
  The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
  
  
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a free market think tank headquartered in Midland, Michigan. It is the USA’s largest state-based free market think tank...
  
  
• National Constitution Center
  National Constitution Center
  The National Constitution Center is an organization that seeks to expand awareness and understanding of the United States Constitution and operates a museum to advance those purposes....
  
  
• The Scripps Research Institute
  The Scripps Research Institute
  The Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
  
  (Florida)