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Region 3B Area Agency on Aging

Also known as Carewell Services Southwest

Battle Creek, MI · EIN 38-3013931 · 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

Region 3B Area Agency on Aging reported $26.0 million in revenue and $24.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 83.2% of the total. Government grants made up 9.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $160,960 (CHIEF EXECUT). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% 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 $25M

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 $26M

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)
100.0%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%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
15.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
9.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
83.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$160,960$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.65%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.16.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$17M expenses · 69.4% of program spending · grants $14M · revenue $19M

Provided care management and in-home services to support older adults and individuals with disabilities in their goal of remaining or returning to their own home through home and community based services. Assisted older adults and individuals with disabilities previously instituitionalized with transition support to allow them to return to a community setting (their home, home of caregiver, afc, home for the aged). Provided 183,833 days of care serving 806 clients purchasing services valued at 14,002,187

— expenses

Provided medicare/medicaid beneficiaries with free, one-on-one counseling related to their benefits and available public benefits in barry & calhoun counties through 1390 hours of time spent by 15 trained counselors/volunteers

$7.6M expenses · 30.6% of program spending · revenue $2.2M

Funding of other community based services to older adults serviced by area agencies

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
CHIEF EXECUT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,932$0$16,028$160,960
CHEIF OPERAT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$123,438$0$13,693$137,131
CHIEF CLINIC
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$104,467$0$26,951$131,418
DIRECTOR OF
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,614$0$18,258$120,872
CHIEF FINANC
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$22,881$0$593$23,474

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Region 3B Area Agency on Aging (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $396K (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$26M$25M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$26M$25M100.0%$8.4M$160,960
FY2024 ⓘ$24M$24M98.4%$7.2M$142,460
FY2023 ⓘ$22M$23M98.5%$7.9M$155,227
FY2022 ⓘ$20M$22M98.5%$9.0M$111,237
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$20M98.5%$11M$129,773
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$20M98.6%$9.2M$115,419

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–1b13 · 13 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 564
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GT FINANCIAL
Service to seni
$2,756,118
HOME SWEET HOME IN-HOME CARE
Service to sen
$1,203,479
SENIOR SERVICES
Service to seni
$1,191,879
QUALITY NURSING SERVICES
Service to sen
$960,369
HOME CARE TRANSITIONS
Service to sen
$858,083

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 36 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Region 3B 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 Region 3B 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 Region 3B Area Agency on Aging's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Region 3B Area Agency on Aging reported that 100.0% of its $24.8 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Region 3B Area Agency on Aging pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Region 3B Area Agency on Aging reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $160,960, for the role of CHIEF EXECUT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Region 3B Area Agency on Aging get its money?

Of $26.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 15.6% came from contributions and grants (including 9.9% from government grants) and 83.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Region 3B Area Agency on Aging a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-3013931 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 202612299349300606 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522259349302457 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402279349300615 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342269349301724 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349303519 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132459349301043 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-3013931: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.