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← GENESEE AREA FOCUS FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by GENESEE AREA FOCUS FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,085,772
Total expenses
$3,415,333
Contributions and grants received
$3,079,304
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,468
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$361,888
Total liabilities, end of year
$97,138
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$264,750
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,409,692
Management and general expenses
$5,641
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,409,692

Program services were 99.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $90,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,989,304

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,468 · excluded $6,468

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,932,530 · program services $1,932,530

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,722 · program services $41,722

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $114,729 · program services $114,729

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,626 · program services $143,626

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $18,126 · program services $12,688 · management and general $5,438

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $115,011 · program services $115,011

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,513 · program services $28,485 · management and general $28

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,074 · program services $110,074

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,786 · program services $46,786

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,957 · program services $8,957

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $111,500 · program services $111,500

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,807 · program services $11,807

  • 24a · Other expenses: Contracted services

    total $478,126 · program services $478,126

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program expense

    total $212,078 · program services $212,078

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $30,196 · program services $30,196

  • 24d · Other expenses: Equipment expenses

    total $7,485 · program services $7,485

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,067 · program services $3,892 · management and general $175

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $80,296 · end of year $205,762

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $175,592 · end of year $147,653

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $278,575 · end of year $3,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $30

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $173,677 · end of year $4,943

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,572 · end of year $1,330

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $52,257 · end of year $95,808

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,457 · end of year $61,687

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $529,854 · end of year $203,063

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Genesee Area Focus Fund's purpose is to receive and administer funds dedicated to improving the economy and quality of life of the people of Genesee County, Michigan. The Focus Fund provides support to publicly supported organizations that share this objective.

  • Talent Development: Support regional economic development through programs and services that attract and retain talent, prepare the emerging workforce for high-demand career opportunities, and address systemic issues that serve as a barrier to maintaining a strong talent pipeline.

    Expenses $427

  • Economic Development: Advance regional growth by strengthening partnerships with businesses, state agencies, and financial institutions; attracting new businesses, jobs, and investment; retaining and supporting the growth of existing businesses; and fostering small business and entrepreneurial development.

    Expenses $1,977,141

  • Talent Retention: Encourage individuals to stay, work, and contribute to the local economy by expanding access to post-secondary education through initiatives like the Flint Promise, partnering with employers to create meaningful internship opportunities, and providing training that helps community members develop new skills and advance their careers.

    Expenses $438,640

  • Educational program that facilitates various employment preparation and training activities. The program infuses curriculum with workplace context and supplements the academic program with work based experiences.

    Expenses $993,484

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leanne Panduren

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle McCree

    Chair-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Serra

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Shade

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Worthing

    Past-Chair/Chair-Elect & RLC Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clarence Pierce

    Government Com Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Avery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luther Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Glazier

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neal Hegarty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Hurand

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theo Lavergne

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diana Allard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheldon Neeley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marissa Pierce

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Pung

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina Staudacher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Viener

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurence Alexander

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy Herman

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $386,340
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $368,518
    Other
    $17,822
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $368,518 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,123 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,699 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $386,340 related
  • Stephanie Fenton

    COO Uptown

    Total calculated
    $244,849
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $237,624
    Other
    $7,225
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $237,624 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,659 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $566 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $244,849 related
  • Kristina Johnston

    COO

    Total calculated
    $258,279
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $245,611
    Other
    $12,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $245,611 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $5,966 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,702 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $258,279 related
  • Jennifer Cramer

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $153,439
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $149,130
    Other
    $4,309
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $149,130 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $3,743 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $566 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $153,439 related

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

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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
2025
Filed
17 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642309349303114

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