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Artprize Grand Rapids EIN 26-4571560

Artprize Grand Rapids

EIN  26-4571560 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Grand Rapids, MI Founded 2009
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Produces open citywide art experiences, encouraging discourse and celebrating artists.
Leadership
Daryn Kuipers · Treasurer
Money in and out
$85K revenue, $12K expenses
Bottom line
0% program efficiency

Produces open citywide art experiences, encouraging discourse and celebrating artists. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $85K in revenue, $12K in expenses, and $764K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$85K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$764K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $73K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Management & general $1.00
Program efficiency
0%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
792.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+86%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +82% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$85K
FY2025▲ +258%
Expenses
$12K
FY2025▼ -7%
Total assets
$767K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▼ -29%
Total revenue
$85K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$764K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$73K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$767K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

There was no ArtPrize event in 2024.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArtprize Grand Rapids
EINHdr · item D26-4571560
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Rapids, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Daryn Kuipers
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard M Devos III
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Zwiers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Searer’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Craig Searer$130,598$76,546
Chandra Pearson$102,502—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$65K · 77%
Investment income$19K · 22%
Other revenue$588 · 1%
Contributions & grants77%$65K
Investment income22%$19K
Other revenue1%$588
— government grantsLn 1e$65K
Total revenueLn 12$85K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Management & general $1.00
Management & general100%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$767K
Total assetsLn 16$767K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$764K
Months of cash on handcomputed792.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $767K · Operating expenses/yr $12K
792.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $12K
0%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $12K
100%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $12K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $65K · Total revenue $85K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $65K · Total revenue $85K
77%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $85K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $85K
+22%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $12K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $85K · Prior year $24K
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $621K · FY2025 $85K
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $764K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $85K · Expenses $12K
+86%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $767K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $764K · Total assets $767K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $767K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daryn Kuipers · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $12K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $12K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 100%——
Revenue growth 258%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Jerry L and Marcia D Tubergen FoundationFY2023$5K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$24
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $379K · 2021–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$158,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,950
Site Lab INCMI · FY2022$50,000
CultureverseMI · FY2022$50,000
Lions & Rabbits Center for the ArtsMI · FY2022$13,305
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Celebration CinemaFY2021$13,000
Lions and Rabbits Center for ArtsFY2021$9,000
Muse GrFY2021$8,000
Aggregate Design LLCFY2021$8,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$85K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$24K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$621K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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