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Randy Thelen

President & CEO · The Right Place INC

President & CEO at The Right Place INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 6 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
6
Roles reported
6
Reported compensation
$537K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

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The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

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Reported as President & CEO of The Right Place INC, based in Grand Rapids, MI.
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Received $537K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President of Research and Technology Institute of West Michigan, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President & CEO of Right Place Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Right Place INC President & CEO · $33.9M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITHE RIGHT PLACE IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES CURRENT AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN WEST MICHIGAN.pay $466K → $537KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$537Kreported comp
Right Place Foundation President & CEO · $3.4M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY PERFORMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR KENT COUNTY, FOR THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, AND FOR TOWNSHIPS AND…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
West Michigan Horticultural Society INC DBA Frederik Meijer Gardens Director · $38.1M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
First Steps Kent Director · $10.8M revenue · Grand Rapids, MITO CREATE A COORDINATED, INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS ALL FAMILIES IN KENT COUNTY SO EVERY YOUNG CHILD IN KENT COUNTY…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
K-Connect Trustee (ended 12/24) · $1.3M revenue · Grand Rapids, MIKCONNECT ENSURES THAT ALL CHILDREN IN KENT COUNTY HAVE A CLEAR PATH TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH FAMILY, QUALITY EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Research and Technology Institute of West Michigan President · Grand Rapids, MITO PUT LOCAL TECHNICAL TALENT TO WORK FOR THE INDUSTRIAL BASE IN WEST MICHIGAN. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Randy Thelen

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Randy Thelen 3 organizations · Denver, CODowntown Denver INC
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Randy Thelen 1 organization · Grand Rapids, MIGrand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

D
President/CEO Through Feb 2023 · FY2023
$676K
C
President/CEO · FY2024
$418K
D
Former Exec VP & CFO Ending Jan 2025 · FY2024
$314K
C
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$260K
S
Senior VP of Horticulture · FY2024
$226K
T
VP of Business Development · FY2020
$192K
R
SVP of Business Dev. · FY2023
$191K
P
VP of Strategic Initiative · FY2024
$168K
S
VP of Collections & Curato · FY2024
$166K
J
Assistant Treasurer & SVP Finance · FY2024
$161K
S
Senior Director of Talent · FY2024
$160K
B
VP Business Development · FY2024
$155K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org