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Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence
Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence reported $60.2 million in revenue and $22.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.02 went to program services, $4.73 to management and general costs and $0.25 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 70.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $184,845 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 27% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 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 $60MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.0% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 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 | 29.4% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $184,845 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.84% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 308.1 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseSpurred the continuation and expansion of successful youth programs, city sidewalk and infrastructure repair and replacement, affordable housing, small business supports, and community outreach for city planning and development.to reduce city of kalamazoo real estate and personal property taxes to 12.0000 mills, and provide funding to the city of kalamazoo to address the structural revenue imbalance to the city finances due to the shortcoming of michigan's municipal finance system
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,828 | $0 | $24,017 | $184,845 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $185K (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b14 · 14 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 51
- Volunteers Part I, line 618
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence totaling $29 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 Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence spent in 2025, $95.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence reported that 95.0% of its $22.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.7% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $184,845, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence get its money?
Of $60.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 29.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 82-2587771 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type iii functionally integrated), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202632089349300118 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532769349300533 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411359349310746 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331239349302368 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203189349303715 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111189349300136 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 82-2587771: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.