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Northwest Senior Resources

Also known as Area Agency on Aging - Northwest Mi

Traverse City, MI · EIN 38-2056710 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Northwest Senior Resources reported $20.4 million in revenue and $18.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.07 went to program services, $7.93 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. Government grants made up 99.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $82,258 (CEO). Revenue rose 19% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.9%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.1%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
99.1%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$82,258$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.46%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
Not reported6
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.46.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 82.6% of program spending · revenue $23,974

473 individuals were served via the mi choice waiver program that coordinates a plan that supports adults 18 years and older who are eligible to have medicaid pay for long term care in community setting

$1.1M expenses · 6.9% of program spending

Through the care management program, aaanm guides adults 60 years and older who have long term care needs to resources that help support care in the community. Services purchased on behalf of these individuals include adult day health, community living supports, home delivered meals, homemaking, personal care, private duty nursing, respite care and transportation. Serviced 277 participants through its care management and case coordination & support programs

$1.7M expenses · 10.5% of program spending · grants $1.7M

Contracted serviced: aaanm contacts federal americans act and state older michiganians act funding to organizations that service the 10 county region.contracted service include: adult day health, kinship caregiver supplemental services, congregate meals, home delivered meals and legal assistance. Money was distributed to all 10 counties to provide the contracted services noted above

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$82,258$0$0$82,258
FINANCE DIRE
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$64,657$0$0$64,657

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$18M92.1%$6.7M$82,258
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$18M92.5%$4.3M$130,126
FY2023 ⓘ$18M$18M89.9%$4.2M$142,807
FY2022 ⓘ$19M$20M89.8%$4.4M$129,251
FY2021 ⓘ$18M$18M95.7%$4.8M$127,356
FY2020 ⓘ$17M$16M96.9%$4.1M$110,644

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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 4No
  • 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 547

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PHOENIX HOME CARE INC
Inhome service
$875,153
ADVISACARE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Inhome service
$429,026
REAL LIFE LIVING SERVICES INC
Inhome service
$390,126
MAPLE RIDGE LIVING CENTER OF CADILL
Inhome service
$369,416

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Northwest Senior Resources's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northwest Senior Resources, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Northwest Senior Resources's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Northwest Senior Resources reported that 92.1% of its $18.0 million in expenses went to program services, 7.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Northwest Senior Resources pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Northwest Senior Resources reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $82,258, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Northwest Senior Resources get its money?

Of $20.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants (including 99.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Northwest Senior Resources a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2056710 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202621689349301507 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502029349301370 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202401909349300230 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322209349301812 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222209349301032 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349301210 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2056710: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.