The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation is an American conservative non-profit organization and grant-making body formed in 1970.
[1] Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan,[2] the organization was founded by Richard DeVos Sr., co-founder of the multi-level marketing company Amway and former finance chair of the Republican National Committee,[3] and his wife Helen.
[2] In 2011, the foundation provided $3 million to Americans for Prosperity, a conservative political advocacy group.
[8] The foundation also provides funding to various local social service agencies in West Michigan, including ICCF, the Literacy Center of West Michigan, and Home Repair Services.
[7] Other organizations that have received donations from the foundation include the Scripps Research Institute,[13] the OneOrlando Fund[14] and the National Constitution Center.