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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,086,387
Total expenses
$3,989,013
Contributions and grants received
$7,137,454
Grants paid
$1,123,251
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$30,639
Other revenue
-$81,706
Total assets, end of year
$3,727,997
Total liabilities, end of year
$178,682
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,549,315
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,264,272
Management and general expenses
$683,156
Fundraising expenses
$41,585
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,264,272

Program services were 81.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $5,913

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $376,039

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,480,123

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,275,379

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,639 · excluded $30,639

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $500

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $500 · related or exempt $500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $376,039

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $82,994

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$82,994 · excluded -$82,994

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $788 · related or exempt $788

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $788

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,123,251 · program services $1,123,251

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $134,915 · program services $94,441 · management and general $13,491 · fundraising $26,983

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,572,309 · program services $1,334,144 · management and general $227,176 · fundraising $10,989

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,983 · program services $125,631 · management and general $8,649 · fundraising $703

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $132,326 · program services $111,247 · management and general $18,169 · fundraising $2,910

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,013 · program services $26,013

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,527 · program services $47,683 · management and general $24,844

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $116,357 · program services $69,414 · management and general $46,943

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $65,919 · program services $5,237 · management and general $60,682

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $133,135 · program services $89,517 · management and general $43,618

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $81,626 · program services $34,105 · management and general $47,521

  • 17 · Travel

    total $65,868 · program services $28,846 · management and general $37,022

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $98,289 · program services $75,312 · management and general $22,977

  • 20 · Interest

    total $25,402 · program services $115 · management and general $25,287

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,416 · management and general $28,416

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,483 · program services $18,080 · management and general $17,403

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $38,839 · program services $13,248 · management and general $25,591

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $38,534 · program services $30,404 · management and general $8,130

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $27,401 · program services $24,318 · management and general $3,083

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $22,566 · program services $6,692 · management and general $15,874

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,354 · program services $6,574 · management and general $5,780

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $411,659 · end of year $3,371,651

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $29,417 · end of year $131,712

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,321 · end of year $8,525

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

    $904,536

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

    $701,060

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $213,141 · end of year $203,476

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,164 · end of year $12,633

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $139,115 · end of year $91,631

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $95,437 · end of year $86,016

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $678 · end of year $1,035

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $312,879 · end of year $449,102

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,593 · end of year $3,100,213

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ADVOCATE FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

  • CDFI - CREATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERSERVED MARKETS BY SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ("MBES") OPERATING IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA, AND TO OFFER SMALL DOLLAR LOAN PROGRAM AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED FOR MBES THAT ARE READY TO EXPAND.

    Expenses $1,036,524 · Grants $972,500

  • HEALTH - PROGRAM FOR SMOKE FREE HOMES, OTHER ADVOCACY TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUNG CHILDREN, AND INTERRUPTION OF VIOLENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (APPROXIMATELY 2,700 SERVED IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, APPROXIMATELY 18,000 SERVED VIA VACCINE CLINICS, HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS FAIRS AND RALLIES, AND BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS).

    Expenses $987,719

  • HOUSING ASSISTANCE - PROVIDED ASSISTANCE RELATING TO LANDLORD/TENANT AFFAIRS, ONE-TIME HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS, HOUSING COUNSELING (APPROXIMATELY 4,700 PEOPLE SERVED).

    Expenses $545,196 · Grants $150,751

  • EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE - PROVIDES AREA EMPLOYERS WITH ASSISTANCE IN THE COST OF TRAINING FUTURE EMPLOYEES (APPROXIMATELY 1,300 SERVED). EDUCATION SERVICES - PROVIDE STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO COMPETE ACADEMICALLY WHILE EXPOSING THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. (APPROXIMATELY 1,200 STUDENTS SERVED). RACIAL EQUITY - THE CENTER FOR RACIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOCUSES ON THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL EQUITY, SECURE JUSTICE AND SUPPORT INCLUSION FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR THROUGH: PUBLIC EDUCATION; COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING; LEGAL REFORM AND ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY; AND COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL ACTION.

    Expenses $694,833

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Brown

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $134,915
    From this org
    $134,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rev Doug Van Doren

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynne Jarman-Johnson

    PAST CHAIRPE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rev Howard C Earle Jr

    VICE-CHAIRPE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Lowery MD

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joann Mann-Beattie CPA MBA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sister Mary Kay Oosdyke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gordon Oosting

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kimberly Slaikeu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Dr Fred Wooden

    DIRECTOR

    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
18 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202541699349301219

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