Grand Rapids Community Foundation
185 Oakes St SW, Grand Rapids, MI · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $27,259,830 | $31,738,698 | $477,270,841 |
| FY2024 | $27,886,402 | $23,754,784 | $439,897,229 |
| FY2023 | $8,730,097 | $24,643,946 | $395,708,449 |
| FY2022 | $51,066,997 | $23,362,464 | $378,084,705 |
| FY2021 | $49,247,168 | $25,153,650 | $418,107,908 |
| FY2020 | $27,302,311 | $19,728,087 | $334,846,567 |
| FY2019 | $20,780,936 | $19,901,597 | $342,311,703 |
| FY2018 | $24,258,997 | $18,815,278 | $339,847,254 |
| FY2017 | $16,323,111 | $19,695,327 | $322,103,234 |
| FY2016 | $22,361,215 | $19,376,355 | $297,143,133 |
| FY2015 | $23,895,517 | $16,046,735 | $317,365,595 |
| FY2014 | $30,070,932 | $16,160,956 | $315,624,817 |
| FY2013 | $31,550,415 | $13,035,367 | $272,975,104 |
| FY2012 | $27,171,862 | $15,550,105 | $236,767,538 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Grand Rapids Community Foundation (EIN 38-2877959), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $13,396,257 | 49% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $13,863,573 | 51% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $25,827,983 | 81% |
| Management & general | $4,395,851 | 14% |
| Fundraising | $1,514,864 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Other revenue made up 51% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 81% of functional expenses, management & general 14%, and fundraising 5%.
- 81% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 26.7% of 30 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in MI.
- Net assets covered about 180.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 71st percentile among 1607 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in MI.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.9% of 1664 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in MI.
- Total revenue rose from $27,171,862 in FY2012 to $27,259,830 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2017, FY2023, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $51,066,997 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $236,767,538 to $477,270,841 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 78% of revenue in FY2012 and 49% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INVESTS IN INNOVATIVE MODELS, PROVEN PROGRAMS, POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS THROUGHOUT KENT COUNTY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1989 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T310 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in MI) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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