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Valley Area Agency on Aging

Flint, MI · EIN 38-2121108 · 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

Valley Area Agency on Aging reported $25.3 million in revenue and $22.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.98 went to program services, $7.02 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.6% of the total. Government grants made up 97.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $268,779 (President, CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% 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 $23M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $25M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.0%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.0%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.6%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
97.6%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$268,779$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.19%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.76.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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
$21M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Agency contracts with service providers to provide direct services as well as planning and coordinating the delivery of the direct services to elderly persons in Genesee, Shiawassee, and Lapeer counties

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
President, CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$217,902$0$50,877$268,779
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$138,240$0$20,164$158,404

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Valley Area Agency on Aging (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $425K (Part IX, line 5).

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$25M$23M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$25M$23M93.0%$20M$268,779
FY2024 ⓘ$24M$23M93.1%$17M$250,063
FY2023 ⓘ$22M$22M91.7%$15M$238,058
FY2022 ⓘ$22M$20M93.3%$15M$194,435
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$20M94.4%$14M$182,409
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$19M93.2%$12M$154,179

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–1b12 · 12 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 15aNo
  • 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 590
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6129

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Lajoy FI LLC
Intermediary
$2,072,805
Tender Care Home Healthcare LLC
Home care
$1,480,298
GCCARD
Meals
$1,225,389
Trusted Home Care Services LLC
Home care
$1,053,654
GT Independence
Home care
$923,477

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 28 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Valley Area Agency on Aging totaling $161 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Valley Area Agency on Aging's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Valley Area Agency on Aging reported that 93.0% of its $22.6 million in expenses went to program services, 7.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Valley Area Agency on Aging pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Valley Area Agency on Aging reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $268,779, for the role of President, CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Valley Area Agency on Aging get its money?

Of $25.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.6% came from contributions and grants (including 97.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Valley Area Agency on Aging a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2121108 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 202601049349300830 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202531209349302858 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202400889349300030 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332269349301128 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222039349300447 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130859349300903 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2121108: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.