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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LOCAL FIRST WEST MICHIGAN INC ELIZABETH S HILLARY.

Totals

Total revenue
$395,072
Total expenses
$407,010
Contributions and grants received
$23,120
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$371,952
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$43,785
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,602
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$15,817
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $23,120

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

    total $324,892 · related or exempt $324,892

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $47,060 · related or exempt $47,060

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $98,247

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $228,260

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,593

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,456

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,298

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $167

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $956

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,086

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,645

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $396

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $967

  • 24a · Other expenses: MARKETING AND DESIGN

    total $5,162

  • 24b · Other expenses: SERVICE CHARGES

    total $3,230

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $737

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $735

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,075

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $44,520 · end of year $27,815

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,110 · end of year $15,245

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,121 · end of year $725

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,716 · end of year $8,542

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,917 · end of year $6,546

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $50,997 · end of year $44,514

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$3,879 · end of year -$15,817

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WE LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECONOMY GROUNDED IN LOCAL OWNERSHIP THAT MEETS THE BASIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE, BUILDS LOCAL WEALTH AND SOCIAL CAPITAL, FUNCTIONS IN HARMONY WITH OUR ECOSYSTEM, AND ENCOURAGES JOYFUL COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE BUSINESS EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND NETWORKING

  • CONDUCT MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR BUSINESS MEMBERS TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES.

  • PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF SUPPORTING LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES.

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • TAMMY KARAS

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CARLOS MARTINEZ

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,411
    From this org
    $98,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,164
    Hours/week
    40
  • PABLO GARCIA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KAYLEE MORENO BURKE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAITLYN MEYERS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL VANDERMOLEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BENJAMIN COCHRAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
1 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202641549349300624

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