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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,413,364
Total expenses
$1,273,719
Contributions and grants received
$1,382,481
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$30,745
Investment income
$49
Other revenue
$89
Total assets, end of year
$412,562
Total liabilities, end of year
$267,179
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$145,383
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,101,513
Management and general expenses
$172,206
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,101,513

Program services were 86.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,382,481

  • 2a · Program service revenue: POVERTY SIMULATION FEE

    total $30,745 · related or exempt $30,745

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49 · related or exempt $49

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $89 · related or exempt $89

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $89

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $114,720 · program services $66,607 · management and general $48,113

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $130,002 · program services $75,479 · management and general $54,523

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,850 · management and general $3,850

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,370 · program services $13,526 · management and general $1,844

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,810 · program services $11,273 · management and general $1,537

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,577 · program services $15,976 · management and general $2,601

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,546 · program services $1,391 · management and general $155

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,038 · management and general $4,038

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT ASSISTANCE

    total $333,505 · program services $333,505

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSE SUPPLY

    total $506,080 · program services $485,837 · management and general $20,243

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $87,638 · program services $64,852 · management and general $22,786

  • 24d · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total -$15,585 · program services -$15,585

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $61,168 · program services $48,652 · management and general $12,516

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $121,382 · end of year $247,342

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $304,170 · end of year $151,683

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

    $13,809

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

    $12,161

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,686 · end of year $1,648

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $11,889

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,306 · end of year $37,282

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $388,194 · end of year $218,008

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $11,889

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,738 · end of year $145,383

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN STRENGTHENS EQUITABLE SYSTEMS BY COORDINATING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INVESTING IN LOCAL FOOD ACCESS AND EQUIPPING INSTITUTIONS TO RESPOND TO POVERTY WITH INFORMED AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES.

  • GOOD FOOD SYSTEM. GOOD FOOD SYSTEMS REMAINED THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMRY AREA OF ACTIVITY IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $574,000 IN SUPPORT FOR FOOD SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND PASSED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY $456,000 TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE ACCROSS WEST MICHIGAN. FUNDING INCLUDING RAPID RELIEF RESOURCES AND STABILIZATION GRANTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FROM THE WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND CDV5. RESOURCES WERE DIRECTED TOWARD FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES AND LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY PARTNERS, REINFORCING COMMUNITY BASED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS AND ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN ALSO RAISED APPROXIMATELY $48,000 THROUGH THE WALK FOR GOOD FOOD FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. IN A YEAR MARKED BY LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, GOOD FOOD SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED, ENSURING THAT COMMITTED FUNDS WERE RESPONSIBILY STEWARDED AND DISBURSED TO PARTNERS.

    Expenses $569,215

  • CONGREGATION CONNECTION PROGRAM. CONGREGATIONS CONNECTIONS MAINTAINED ACTIVE COLLABORATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 CONGREGATIONS ACROSS KENT COUNTY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN CONTINUED TO COORDINATE AND DIRECTLY MOVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS FACING HOUSING AND UTILITY INSTABILITY. THE PROGRAM SUSTAINED CROSS DENOMINATIONAL COORDINATION DURING A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION PERIOD, MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FLOWS AND REDUCING DUPLICATION AMONG CONGREGATIONAL EFFORTS.

    Expenses $413,539

  • POVERTY EDUCATION PROGRAM. POVERTY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONTINUED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, THOUGH DELIVERY VOLUME DECREASED MODESTLY COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR DUE TO LEADERSHIP RESTRUCTURING AND THE ABSENCE OF A PERMANENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR A PART OF THE YEAR. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONTRACT STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY AND DELIVERED WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SYSTEMS LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC INSTABILITY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN INTENTIONALLY PRESERVED CURRICULUM INTEGRIY AND STAFFING CONTINUITY WHILE STABILIZING ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

    Expenses $68,603

  • DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, ACCESS OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS UNDER INTERIM LEADERSHIP FOLLOWING A MAJOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT STRUCTURES WERE STRENGTHENED DURING THIS PERIOD, RESULTING IN IMPROVED FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINED STEWARDSHIP OF RESTRICTED AND PASS-THROUGH FUNDS.

    Expenses $50,156

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tinley Kindy

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $59,260
    From this org
    $59,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gratia Lee

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $55,460
    From this org
    $55,460
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Victoria Gibbs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee Moyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Bradshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amari Fuller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherin Schultz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Holly Hetherington

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcus Little

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Gross

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Khara Dewitt

    TREASURER

    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
2024
Filed
2 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202600489349300605

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