DeVos family
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The DeVos family is a wealthy American family known for its leadership of the Amway corporation, major political donations, and ownership of the NBA’s Orlando Magic.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American family → |
| acquired | Orlando Magic in 1991 → |
| associatedWith |
Alltrista Corporation
→
surface form: "Alticor"
Amway → Christian conservative politics → Orlando Magic → Republican Party →
surface form: "Republican Party (United States)"
education reform advocacy → |
| basedIn |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
→
Michigan → |
| coFounderOf | Amway → |
| controls |
Alticor through family ownership
→
Amway through family ownership → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| donatesTo |
Christian organizations
→
Republican National Committee →
surface form: "Republican Party committees"
Republican candidates → conservative advocacy groups → education reform organizations → |
| economicInfluence | significant in West Michigan → |
| foundedBy |
Jay Van Andel
→
Richard DeVos → |
| hasPhilanthropicArm |
DeVos Foundation
→
surface form: "Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation"
DeVos Foundation → DeVos Foundation →
surface form: "Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation"
Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation → DeVos Foundation →
surface form: "Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation"
|
| industry |
multi-level marketing
→
philanthropy → politics → |
| member |
Betsy DeVos
→
Betsy DeVos →
surface form: "Cheri DeVos"
Dan DeVos → Richard DeVos →
surface form: "Dick DeVos"
Doug DeVos → Helen DeVos → Richard DeVos → |
| notableFor |
leadership of Amway
→
ownership of the Orlando Magic → political donations → |
| owns | Orlando Magic → |
| politicalInfluence | significant in Michigan politics → |
| politicalOrientation |
Republican-leaning
→
conservative → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| religiousBackground | Reformed Christian → |
| supportsPolicy |
charter schools
→
school choice → school vouchers → |
| wealthStatus | billionaire family → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "DeVos family foundations"
this entity surface form: "DeVos"
this entity surface form: "DeVos"