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West Michigan Partnership for Children

Dorr, MI · EIN 81-0800301 · 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

West Michigan Partnership for Children reported $29.6 million in revenue and $34.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.00 went to program services, $8.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. Government grants made up 98.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $209,484 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 17% 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 $34M

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 $30M

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)
92.0%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.0%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
99.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
98.8%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$209,484$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.61%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.36.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 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
$32M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $27M

Wmpc operates the first performance based contracting and funding modelin michigan designed to improve outcomes for children & families whileeffectively managing funds. The wmpc is a network of five affiliatedchild welfare service providers who accept and comprehensively assessreferred youth, assign cases to members of its continuum or leverageservices from other entities, and make appropriate case managementdecisions during the duration of a case. The wmpc serves asignificant quality improvement function through the use of advancedtechnology for data driven decision making that positively…

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
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$195,785$0$13,699$209,484
CFO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$133,687$0$26,080$159,767
COO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$122,639$0$30,995$153,634

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from West Michigan Partnership for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $556K (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$30M$34M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$34M92.0%$9.6M$209,484
FY2024 ⓘ$30M$29M97.0%$14M$244,398
FY2023 ⓘ$31M$28M96.6%$13M$172,031
FY2022 ⓘ$27M$28M95.7%$10.0M$156,759
FY2021 ⓘ$40M$29M97.9%$12M$120,743
FY2020 ⓘ$36M$37M98.2%$1.1M$126,521

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 · 7 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 528
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
FIVE POINTS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Software development
$218,896

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to West Michigan Partnership for Children totaling $54 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 West Michigan Partnership for Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for West Michigan Partnership for Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of West Michigan Partnership for Children's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, West Michigan Partnership for Children reported that 92.0% of its $34.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does West Michigan Partnership for Children pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation West Michigan Partnership for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $209,484, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does West Michigan Partnership for Children get its money?

Of $29.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.0% came from contributions and grants (including 98.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is West Michigan Partnership for Children a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-0800301 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 202632239349300913 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532249349300843 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402289349301110 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202321079349300437 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202200889349300915 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142149349301084 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-0800301: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.