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Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Also known as Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation reported $13.9 million in revenue and $11.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.67 went to program services, $9.22 to management and general costs and $5.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $335,584 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 55.8% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $335,584 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.81% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 221.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFor the competitive grant program, our program service accomplishments focus on the following priority areas: arts & culture, diversity & inclusion, environment, education, economic & community betterment, health & human services. All organizations state in writing how they will use the funds awarded. They are also required to submit an evalution report on how the funds were used. The grants committee makes recommendations to the board of trustees and the board votes on the grants for approval or denial at their quarterly meetings. For all other grant awards, a grant recommendation form is…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $279,661 | $0 | $55,923 | $335,584 |
| V.P. ADVANCEMENT & DONOR SERVICES Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $144,421 | $0 | $35,909 | $180,330 |
| V.P. FINANCE Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $140,577 | $0 | $12,860 | $153,437 |
| VP GRANTS & PROGRAMS - PART YEAR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $91,288 | $0 | $16,818 | $108,106 |
| VP GRANTS & PROGRAMS - PART YEAR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $27,167 | $0 | $10,353 | $37,520 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $336K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 518
- Volunteers Part I, line 688
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Grand Haven Area Community Foundation totaling $40,071 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Grand Haven Area Community Foundation spent in 2025, $85.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Grand Haven Area Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation reported that 85.7% of its $11.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.2% to management and general and 5.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Grand Haven Area Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Grand Haven Area Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $335,584, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Grand Haven Area Community Foundation get its money?
Of $13.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 55.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Grand Haven Area Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7108776 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632659349301148 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522529349301422 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432649349300903 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322559349301512 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212499349300881 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102569349301610 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032559349300133 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7108776: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.