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← THE RIGHT PLACE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE RIGHT PLACE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,225,403
Total expenses
$10,225,956
Contributions and grants received
$4,571,737
Grants paid
$1,509,496
Program service revenue
$4,475,354
Investment income
$176,482
Other revenue
$1,830
Total assets, end of year
$8,171,222
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,035,601
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,135,621
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,056,980
Management and general expenses
$1,864,399
Fundraising expenses
$304,577
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,056,980

Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,331,675

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,153,106

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,086,956

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT F

    total $2,684,342 · related or exempt $2,684,342

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CLIENT CONSULTING FEES

    total $1,527,779 · related or exempt $1,527,779

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS

    total $117,728 · related or exempt $117,728

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES

    total $100,505 · related or exempt $100,505

  • 2e · Program service revenue: USER GROUPS

    total $45,000 · related or exempt $45,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $176,482 · excluded $176,482

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,830 · excluded $1,830

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,830

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,503,446 · program services $1,503,446

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,050 · program services $6,050

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $718,864 · program services $250,741 · management and general $412,598 · fundraising $55,525

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,278,376 · program services $2,565,417 · management and general $558,146 · fundraising $154,813

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $137,817 · program services $95,321 · management and general $36,805 · fundraising $5,691

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $411,348 · program services $244,639 · management and general $146,341 · fundraising $20,368

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $279,367 · program services $201,590 · management and general $63,881 · fundraising $13,896

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $80,886 · program services $73,169 · management and general $7,232 · fundraising $485

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,642 · management and general $36,220 · fundraising $2,422

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,329,399 · program services $2,171,801 · management and general $151,475 · fundraising $6,123

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $78,236 · program services $75,995 · management and general $2,241

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $396,048 · program services $290,997 · management and general $96,907 · fundraising $8,144

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,655 · program services $16,119 · management and general $13,536

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $153,610 · program services $111,458 · management and general $34,114 · fundraising $8,038

  • 17 · Travel

    total $234,799 · program services $176,597 · management and general $53,064 · fundraising $5,138

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $232,537 · program services $215,304 · management and general $16,318 · fundraising $915

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $135,557 · management and general $120,291 · fundraising $15,266

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,983 · management and general $27,262 · fundraising $2,721

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS

    total $71,807 · program services $56,002 · management and general $15,805 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

    total $38,370 · program services $30 · management and general $37,265 · fundraising $1,075

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $38,032 · program services $2,304 · management and general $32,132 · fundraising $3,596

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,127 · program services $0 · management and general $2,766 · fundraising $361

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $239,772 · end of year $119,237

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,386,089 · end of year $4,281,185

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,751,976 · end of year $2,630,083

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $773,837 · end of year $711,887

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $202,579 · end of year $84,417

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,198,837

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,063,754

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $270,641 · end of year $135,083

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $346,002 · end of year $209,330

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $861,509 · end of year $652,310

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $450,430 · end of year $1,067,700

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $522,783 · end of year $315,591

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,492,561 · end of year $4,120,945

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,643,613 · end of year $2,014,676

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE RIGHT PLACE IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES CURRENT AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN WEST MICHIGAN.

  • PEOPLE / TALENT INITIATIVES - ASPIRE TO BE A REGION WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THE RIGHT PLACE TEAM WORKS TOWARD THIS ASPIRATION BY STRATEGIZING WITH REGIONAL TALENT PARTNERS, LEVERAGING OUR BUSINESS NETWORK TO AMPLIFY BEST PRACTICES, AND BENCHMARK AREA TALENT DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, AND ATTRACTION EFFORTS. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS - COMPANIES ACROSS INDUSTRIES, COMMUNITY - BASED ORGANIZATIONS & PROGRAMS, K-12, POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHERS TO COLLARBORATE TO ATTRACT, RECRUIT, AND RETAIN TALENT IN AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL BELONG AND FLOURISH IN WEST MICHIGAN.

    Expenses $1,359,469 · Grants $490,653 · Revenue $532,407

  • PROSPERITY / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - PERFORMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE OF EIGHT COUNTIES IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS REGION. THE TEAM DRIVES STRATEGIC, LONG TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE REGION THROUGH BUSINESS RETENTION, EXPANSION AND ATTRACTION EFFORTS.

    Expenses $3,628,262 · Grants $715,759 · Revenue $1,148,554

  • PROSPERITY / MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER - WEST: THROUGH CONSULTING, USER GROUPS, COUNCILS AND TRAINING, THE CENTER - WEST WORKS TO ASSIST MANUFACTURERS TO IMPROVE THE WAY THEY WORK, IMPROVE, AND GROW THROUGH ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP, PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $2,629,096 · Grants $303,084 · Revenue $2,754,861

  • Expenses $440,153 · Revenue $39,532

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Randy Thelen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $548,667
    From this org
    $495,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,682
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $420,985
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,182
    Filer's total
    $548,667
  • Tina Freese Decker

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Bill Pink

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Steve Downing

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Stephen M Abbott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sara Armbruster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rick Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Norman J Beauchamp Jr MD Mhs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Matt Biersack MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Luke Cherveny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeffrey L Connolly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Micheal Davenport

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ronald G Dewaard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jim Dillard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Katie Ferris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joi M Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nick Hrnyak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joshua Hulst

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Blake W Krueger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Charles W Lott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Philomena Mantella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Andi Owen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Milind Pant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Richard J Pappas EdD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Julie Rietberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Garrick J Rochow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Tony Sarsam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Renee C Tabben

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Jim Teets

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • David Van Andel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Al Vanderberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mike Vangessel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mark Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mark J Wassink

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Thomas G Welch Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sean P Welsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Charles W Lepper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Megan P Norris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rich Sorota

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tom Stritzinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Julius Suchy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Shawn Crowley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lauren Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Chris Bardeggia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sozon Vatikiotis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rick Keyes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jane Tierney

    ASSISTANT TREASURER & SVP FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $170,198
    From this org
    $149,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,209
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,409
    Filer's total
    $170,198
  • Rob Llanes

    SVP OF BUSINESS DEV.

    Total calculated
    $220,849
    From this org
    $191,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,424
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,425
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,090
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,334
    Filer's total
    $220,849
  • Timothy Mroz

    SVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $168,974
    From this org
    $145,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,410
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,564
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,002
    Filer's total
    $168,974
  • Brad Comment

    SVP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $168,453
    From this org
    $143,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,841
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,612
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,452
    Filer's total
    $168,453
  • Brent Case

    VP ATTRACTION

    Total calculated
    $173,458
    From this org
    $147,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,686
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,772
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,166
    Filer's total
    $173,458
  • Tarita Johnson

    SVP TALENT INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $154,902
    From this org
    $134,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,693
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,209
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,304
    Filer's total
    $154,902
  • Twayne Howard

    FORMER COO

    Total calculated
    $136,496
    From this org
    $123,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,833
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,663
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,833
    Filer's total
    $136,496

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
COUNTRY CLUB DUES ARE PAID ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, NOT PART OF TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS CLUB IS USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
PART I, LINE 4A
TWAYNE HOWARD'S TOTAL COMPENSATION AND NONTAXABLE BENEFITS OF $136,496 WERE SEVERENCE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • BUILD READY SITE/STRATEGIC SITE READINESS GRANT

  • REGIONAL CHILDCARE GRANT

  • SJ KINGMA & ASSOCIATES LLC

    $153,525

    BUILD READY SITE/STRATEGIC SITE READINESS GRANT

  • NUVAR INC

    $25,071

    TALENT PATHWAYS GRANT

  • IMPERIAL METAL PRODUCTS

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

  • RSI OF WEST MICHIGAN

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

  • CASCADE DIE CASTING

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

  • IT DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

  • EXTOL INC

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

  • DUTCH TREAT FOODS

    $25,000

    INDUSTRY 4.0 IMPLEMTATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412489349300641

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