[143] In 2015, the DeVos Foundation made $11.6million in charitable contributions, bringing the couple's lifetime charitable giving to $139million. "If the lawmakers later found themselves facing recalls or tough re-election fights, Mr. DeVos told them, he would be there to help. Bray's conclusion was that "the DeVos ads are striking home with their message: that the Michigan economy is in a shambles, that Granholm has failed to develop a strategy to resurrect the state and that a hard-nosed businessman who owes nothing to anybody is just the guy to sort things out. Dick and Betsy were early investors in home goods retailer At Home and own as much as $5 million worth of stock in Elon Musks privately held SpaceX. The book was a New York Times best seller.[45]. It's how the DeVos family climbed from the working-class Dutch neighborhoods of Grand Rapids to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in American life, with the current. [12], DeVos also formerly owned the Orlando Solar Bears, Grand Rapids Griffins, and the Kansas City Blades, three International Hockey League franchises before that league folded;[13] the Solar Bears and Blades were closed as a result of the league folding, while the Griffins moved to the American Hockey League, and are now under the ownership of Dan DeVos, one of Richard's sons. Ponnuru pointed out that the study says "some 47 percent of charter schools in Detroit significantly outperform[ed] traditional public schools in reading and 49 percent of charters significantly outperforming traditionals on math. I have decided to stop taking offense at the suggestion that we are buying influence," she wrote. When he left the position six years later, they had grown to 50 percent of annual sales. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system[6][7] and she is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. [148] Specific donations included $2.39million to the Grand Rapids Christian High School Association, $652,000 to the Ada Christian School, and $458,000 to Holland Christian Schools. [169][170] DeVos was not named in the case. DeVos planned to create "a pro-jobs tax structure while supporting small business growth to increase jobs," and described his credentials as follows: "I've made tough decisions, I've turned around a struggling business, and I've helped an entire city turn around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTaXg5BwtxA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q3JLIFRjT0. He attended Calvin College and upon graduating, served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War. ", In answer to the question of why it was a charter school, DeVos explained that "Charter schools are available to everyone. A charter school is a public school and therefore there's no tuition. They further expanded into Ukraine (2003), Russia (2005) and Vietnam (2008). In other polls, the two candidates were "in a dead heat," and, to some observers' surprise, DeVos was leading "4840 among union households." He along with his wife, created a foundation for philanthropic causes and they donated heavily to the US Republican partys conservative causes as well. She went to the Calvin College and graduated with a bachelors degree in Art. [26][160] Rick works for the Windquest Group[193] as a consultant on urban development, and is the founder of Grand Rapids' ArtPrize festival. Daniel was born in 1959 and is a businessman and sports executive. [4] He was educated at Grand Rapids Christian School,[5] and at Calvin College, and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Helen June (Van Wesep) and Richard Marvin DeVos. He and his high school friend Jay Van Andel (d. 2004) started Amway (short for "American Way") in 1959, selling. The Griffins are a part of American Hockey League now and are owned by Richards son Dan. [24], He died at his home in Ada, Michigan on September 6, 2018, at the age of 92.[9][33]. He served in the military in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps.[6]. In June 2022, the Supreme Court righted a grave wrong when it . [120] The organization held a meeting on March 28 and a gathering of school shooting survivors and families on April 17. Richard M. Devos worked on several business ideas with Jay Van Andel after they returned to civilian life post the war. Plans were made "for an entertainment and sports arena and the expansion of local convention facilities." [166] Until November 2016,[167] she headed the All Children Matter PAC which she and her husband founded in 2003 to promote school vouchers, tax credits to businesses that give private school scholarships, and candidates who support these causes. American businessman, co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel. [161] DeVos is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd),[162] an education think tank founded by Jeb Bush, the chairman since 2015 of which has been former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and which has received donations from Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Eli Broad. Meanwhile, Amway had bought Nutrilites controlling shares in 1972 and full ownership of the company by 1994. Dan DeVos, chairman of the Orlando Magic NBA franchise and vice chairman of RDV, the family's investment wing, also heads his own firm, DP Fox Ventures. American businessman, co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel, Born on March 04, 1926 I have been a fighter for the grassroots, and following is admittedly not my strong suit. They built Amway. ", The article also pointed out that "newspapers have divided their support along party lines, with the Detroit Free Press endorsing Granholm and The Grand Rapids Press siding with DeVos." "I . [135], On January 7, 2021, DeVos resigned from her position as Secretary of Education after the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots. [152] During her tenure, she reportedly donated $431,000 to the church between 2002 and 2004 and $453,349 to Flannel, producer of the NOOMA video series. But for more than two years, the extent of her finances has been a mystery. This was to be Amways first product. [47], DeVos and her husband were producers for a Broadway run of the stage play Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson, in 2012, based on the life of the famous evangelist and featuring a book and lyrics written by Kathie Lee Gifford. In September 2010, the Spectrum Health Foundation presented DeVos with its Art of Giving Award at its annual celebration of philanthropy. They reportedly own at least ten yachts, including the 164-foot Seaquest. [37] DeVos resigned the position in 2000. "It's fascinating how many aviators there are who have already expressed a desire to be involved with this program and to bring the aviation component to it. As of 2015, Richard DeVos net worth is US $6.2 billion. Under the leadership of Jay and Richard, Amway expanded into international markets such as Australia and Europe and some parts in Asia in the 1970s. He was 92. [158], In 2009, Betsy DeVos's son Rick DeVos founded ArtPrize, an international art competition held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [11] He became interested in the team after an unsuccessful effort to acquire a Major League Baseball expansion franchise for Orlando. Richard DeVos cofounded direct-selling giant Amway. 24 on its 2015 list of America's top givers. Richard M. DeVos was born on the 4 March 1926, to Dutch immigrants Simon C. DeVos, an electrician and Ethel Ruth, in a city called Grand Rapids in Michigan. When the Children's Scholarship Fund provided $7.5 million to the Education Freedom Fund, the DeVos matched the grant, and their foundation covers all of the administrative costs of the organization. In a 1997 op-ed for Roll Call, defending unlimited donations of "soft money" in political spending, DeVos compared government limits to Big Brother of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. [15] Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway who used his business determination to build his fortune and reshape Grand Rapids, has died at the age of 92. My own particular thing has always been salesmanship, DeVos, who died in September at the age of 92, wrote in Believe!, his 1975 combination self-help book, ideological treatise and memoir. [27] She graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics in 1979. They've got to go if we want to help manufacturing and bring jobs back to Michigan." DETROIT . Bush. Learn More. They bought Gurwitch Products, a cosmetics and skincare manufacturer & marketer from Neiman Marcus in 2006 and owned it till 2016. [110], On June 2, 2017, DeVos announced her support of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement the prior day. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His grandparents were Dutch immigrants. DeVos was the co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway and father-in-law of Education . Granholm was quoted as saying she "admired his tenacity and his passion for Michigan". "[27], In October 2008, DeVos donated $200,000 to the PAC opposing Michigan State Proposal 08-2 (2008). [121], In late May 2018, Devos said that she believed it was "a school decision" on whether to report a student's family to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if the student or their family are undocumented immigrants. In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then-incumbent Democrat Jennifer Granholm. She declined to comment on the owners or describe the interior. The gift was the largest private donation in the Kennedy Center's history and part was to be spent on arts groups in Michigan hit hard by the recession. Salesmanship is how DeVos grew Amway, the company he cofounded in 1959, from a meager soap business into a multibillion-dollar worldwide conglomerate. [114][115][116][117], In October 2017, DeVos revoked 72 guidance documents of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services which outlined the rights of disabled students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act. She currently is the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and an ex-Policy Board Member of Amway Corporation. Another entity, Windquest Group, manages Dick and Betsys personal investments from a few blocks away. After her television appearance, the Department of Education promoted her Fox News interview. An unrelenting optimist, DeVos is convinced that people can solve most of their problems by taking personal responsibility." DeVos and his entire family are known for ardently supporting the Republicans and have regularly donated to the Republican causes. [65][66] On January 17, 2017, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held the hearing, which lasted three-and-one-half hours and "quickly became a heated and partisan debate". On October 21, 2005, it was announced that DeVos would become part owner as his father split ownership evenly between his children. Doug was born in 1964 and is a businessman and President of Amway since 2002. [55] In addition, they have a vacation home in Holland, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Macatawa. They worked on an airplane charter business, a sailing venture and even tried to run a hamburger stand, before they were introduced to Nutrilite. [129] She also received an honorary doctorate from the university. [98] In her first official appearance as Secretary on February 10, 2017, dozens of protesters showed up to prevent her appearance. [41], The DeVoses have also established an annual scholarship, called the Betsy and Dick DeVos Scholars for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Scholarship, which is awarded to students who wish to earn a BBA or combined BBA/MBA at Northwood University.[42]. [62][63] Republican senator Ben Sasse said DeVos "has made a career out of standing up to powerful and connected special interests on behalf of poor kids who are too often forgotten by Washington". Please try again. We have the lowest personal income growth, the lowest business start-ups in the country. [178], DeVos has been an advocate for the Detroit charter school system. [1][2][3] In 2012, Forbes magazine listed his father as the No. The greatest salesman in the country had an in at the White House; he even visited Ford in the Oval Office, where the president asked him to deliver one of his motivational speeches, for an audience of one. Given Amways profitability and her own likely inheritance, thats a reasonable, and perhaps conservative, estimateeven after factoring in the DeVos familys exorbitant political spending (which has been roughly estimated at $200 million) and generous charitable giving (more than $1.6 billion, according to the family spokesperson). Associated Press. By the 1970s, DeVos company had grown to a point that he could put real resources behind his beliefs. In response, AFT noted that in the same survey of around 5,000 educators, 86% felt that Devos had disrespected them. [17] On January 31, following strong opposition to the nomination from Democrats, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved her nomination on a party-line vote, sending her nomination to the Senate floor. "[90], In April 2017, DeVos praised the president's nomination of Carlos G. Muiz as the department's general counsel. Click below to see everything we have to offer. "[46], During the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2016 election, DeVos initially donated to Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina before eventually supporting Marco Rubio. In 1982, during a recession in the middle of Reagans first term, DeVos, always one to speak his mind, told an assembled group of Republican bigwigs that this recession has been a beneficial thing and a cleansing thing for society. As the RNC attempted to court support from organized labor, their efforts were undercut by their own finance chair, who called unions a negative wind and said that they had no place in the Republican Party: If they want to be represented by somebody else, good for them.. DeVos was depicted by drag queen Scarlet Envy on the March 21, 2019 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 titled "Trump: The Rusical." I'm not a control-oriented individual, but I expect results and I expect meticulous, detailed management."[14]. Suzanne, also known as Cheri is the only daughter of Richard DeVos. Loving father of Rick, Julia, Duke, and. DeVos and his school friend Jay Van Andel founded Amway in 1959 as a multi-level marketing business to distribute cleaning products, following the business model they had observed in a previous venture together. They now have a compound consisting of two houses, plus another house elsewhere in Windsor, where they spend several weeks a year. [165] According to The New York Times, it "is hard to find anyone more passionate about the idea of steering public dollars away from traditional public schools than Betsy DeVos". They are right. He is also the majority owner of AHLs Grand Rapids Griffins. [20][21] DeVos has served as a finance chairman for the Republican National Committee. It was impossible. The Education Department has hired more ex-employees and people affiliated with those institutions, such as Robert S. Eitel, senior counselor to DeVos, Diane Auer Jones, an advisor to the department, and Carlos G. Muiz, the department's general counsel. He had also received endorsements from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Farm Bureau.[26]. Since losing his 2006 run for governor, he had "worked to exert influence from the outside."[33]. Dick was born on 21 October, 1955. DeVos began working with Amway Corporation in 1974, holding positions in various divisions, including research and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and finance. Family tree . [73][74][75], Prior to DeVos's confirmation, numerous U.S. senators from both parties reported tens of thousands of their constituents having contacted their offices in opposition to the confirmation of DeVos. [2][3][4][5] She was Republican national committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2005. Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the direct selling product empire, Amway, along with his school-time buddy, Jay Van Andel. [51][54][55] In November 2019, Truth In Advertising filed complaints[56] against Neurocore with the Food and Drug Administration for unapproved medical devices[57] and the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive marketing. Public records show it's owned by an entity connected to members of the billionaire Michigan-based DeVos family, whose patriarch, Richard DeVos, is a co-founder of Amway. He later paid to attend, but did not complete, the Harvard Business School and the Wharton School's Executive Study Programs. [4], DeVos believes education in the United States should encourage the proliferation of charter schools and open up private schools to more students via financial assistance programs, often called vouchers. It makes him the 259th richest in the world and 91th in the United States. His father, Richard DeVos Sr., cofounded Amway in 1959 alongside his high school friend, Jay Van Andel. In the 1960s and '70s, DeVos believed that those values were under threatfrom the rise of the welfare state and the decline of religion to the Soviet threat and the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. [42], Rick and Betsy DeVos married in 1979, and have four grown children: Rick, Elissa, Andrea, and Ryan. [108], DeVos pushed for schools to re-open while coronavirus cases were still surging in large parts of the country. [14], DeVos asked Orange County, Florida, to help pay for the Orlando Magic's new arena using county funds and Dema Stobell's Corporation money. Among Donald Trumps historically rich cabinet members, Betsy DeVos is the richest. [171] The fine remained unpaid as of 2017[update], prompting calls by Democratic Party lawmakers for DeVos to settle the debt. [62], DeVos served as chairwoman of the board of Alliance for School Choice. [7] This was preceded by two heart-bypass operations in 1983 and 1992. According to Harris, she designed a system with no oversight in which schools that do poorly can continue to enroll students. [25], He co-founded the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, an American conservative foundation and grant-making body in 1970. [130], According to DeVos's 2018 financial disclosure form certified by the Office of Government Ethics on December 3, 2018,[131] she had not divested from twenty-four assets required under her signed ethics agreement[132] nearly 22 months after being confirmed in February 2017. [194][195][196], Betsy DeVos's brother, Erik Prince, a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, is the founder of Blackwater USA, a private military services contractor.[23][197][198]. [58], On November 23, 2016, Trump's transition team announced DeVos as the nominee to be the next secretary of education. DeVos Children - Dick DeVos, Daniel DeVos, Doug DeVos and Suzanne DeVos The couple had a total of four children, three sons and a daughter. His first book Believe, published in 1975 which was co-written by Charles Paul Conn, documents his journey of becoming a successful businessman. Zack Stanton is digital editor of Politico Magazine. He also owned three International Hockey League (IHL) franchises: Kansas City Blades, Orlando Solar Bears and Grand Rapids Griffins, till the league dissolved in 2001, and two of the team shut down. Their slice of the familys portfolio of commercial real estate, private equity investments, mansions and yachts makes up the rest of the education secretarys net worth. RICHARD DEVOS OBITUARY age 88, of Bay Village, OH passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 14, 2021. [92] Botel, a registered Democrat who supported President Obama and the Black Lives Matter movement, founded the KIPP Ujima Village Academy in Baltimore, after working for Teach For America. [157] The DeVoses' gift, part of which would be spent on arts groups in Michigan that had been hit hard by the recession, was the largest private donation in the Kennedy Center's history. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA , United States (96 years), This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Richard DEVOS (1926), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. DeVos responded: "I believe states should continue to have flexibility in putting together programs "[101], CBS reporter Lesley Stahl questioned DeVos, in a March 2018 60 Minutes interview, about the documented failure of the DeVos programs to demonstrate a positive result, in Michigan, her home state: "Your argument that if you take funds away that the schools will get better is not working in Michigan where you had a huge impact and influence over the direction of the school system." Also Known As: Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. Died At Age: 92 Family: Spouse/Ex-: Helen Van Wesep (m. 1953) father: Simon Cornelius DeVos mother: Ethel Ruth DeVos children: Cheri, Dan, Dick, Doug Born Country: United States Billionaires CEOs Died on: September 6, 2018 place of death: Ada Township, Michigan, United States Notable Alumni: Calvin University [86] He cast his tie-breaking vote in favor of DeVos to officially confirm her as education secretary. Marshals Service said after a threat evaluation was conducted in February that DeVos would be given additional security, projecting a cost of $7.8million between February and September 2017. He is married to Pamella Roland DeVos and the couple has three children together, Casey, Sydney and Cole. His wealthand his willingness to spend itmade DeVos, and the rest of his family, impossible to ignore. [8] In 1975, DeVos published a book about his success, co-authored with Charles Paul Conn, titled Believe!. [159][160], The DeVoses provide an annual scholarship to students at Northwood University. [5] Donations [ edit] She said that the Trump administration was considering pulling funding from public schools unless they provided full-time in person learning during the pandemic. He was a heart-transplant survivor and authored several books that explain his work philosophy, life-journey and his memoirs. In 2000, DeVos was the co-chairman of the "Kids First! By contrast, "big union bosses have engaged in cozy deals and political backroom dealings in order to advance their personal agendas, not those of their members," They focused especially on Michigan's Proposition 2, which would protect collective bargaining. [42] Betsy DeVos's husband, Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr., is a multi-billionaire heir to the Amway fortune who ran Amway's parent company, Alticor, from 1993 to 2002. On January 7, 2021, DeVos tendered her resignation as education secretary as a result of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, saying to President Trump in her resignation letter, "There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation. The actual total may be considerably higher, as permits typically don't include such costs as kitchen cabinets and decorative finishes. January 31, 2023. Betsy, the daughter of auto parts magnate Edgar Prince and sister of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, owes the vast majority of her fortune to her marriage to Dick DeVos. [138] Hours after her resignation, Senator Elizabeth Warren later called her the worst Secretary of Education on Twitter, saying she never done anything to help students, and saying she would rather quit than invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. [122], In 2019, DeVos unsuccessfully attempted to cut federal funding for the Special Olympics from her department's budget, which she had also attempted to cut in her previous two annual budgets. He became a billionaire who was listed as the 60th wealthiest person in the United States by Forbes magazine in 2012, with a net worth estimate of $5.4 billion as of 2018. What began as two buddies selling an all-purpose cleaner door-to-door quickly grew into an army of independent salespeople hawking vitamins, soaps and other household goods to friends and familyand, controversially, earning money by signing others up as distributors too. [31] 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.[32]. DeVos served as an Honorary Pallbearer at Gerald R. Ford's State Funeral. The couple had a total of four children, three sons and a daughter. Richard Marvin DeVos is born March 4, 1926, into a proud, hardworking Dutch-American, Christian household and close community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [168] DeVos and her husband gave millions of dollars to the organization. [8][9][10], His wife, Betsy DeVos, is the former chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party and the former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump. [19], On June 2, 2005, at Mackinac Island, DeVos announced his candidacy for governor of Michigan. Marshals Service, "2 Education Dept. On November 7, 2006, DeVos was defeated by Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm by a 14-point margin. 130 E. Randolph St. He was involved in the family business, Amway, even as a child. "[23], Thomas Bray of RealClearPolitics reported on June 21, 2006, that incumbent Jennifer Granholm was "in deep trouble," with DeVos surging "to a 4840 leadin a Detroit News/WXYZ-TV poll." [51][52][53] The therapy consists of showing movies to patients and interrupting them when they become distracted, in an effort to retrain their brains. DeVos and his wife have four children: Richard Marvin (Rick) III, Elisabeth (Elissa), Andrea, and Ryan, and eight grandchildren. Publishers Weekly described it as follows: "Drawing on inspirational anecdotes taken from a cross section of the population, he describes how people have bettered themselves both morally and in their careers by practicing such values as honesty, compassion, self-discipline, initiative, hard work, charity and forgiveness. This is a BETA experience. DeVos later said that "It was kind of like a Junior Achievement atmosphere contained inside of Amway. 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