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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 2009Human ServicesEIN 27-1858238Revenue $487K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1806 Bridge St Nw, 49504-4921 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Apr 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide children, adults, families, and friends a way to learn, share, and laugh together in the midst of Living with disease, disability, and death.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$254K
377% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 377% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$487K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$490K
To programs
92%
Net assets
−$187K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$487K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$957K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$487K
Expenses
$490K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$912K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$490K
Net assets
−$187K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$64K
FY2021−$130K
FY2022−$158K
FY2023−$179K
FY2024−$191K
FY2025−$187K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $451K Management & general 8% · $37K Fundraising 0% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Wendy J Wigger
President &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bradley Comment
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people facing illness, disability, or loss for shared learning, laughter, and support.

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1 program · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Living with communities provides free emotional health support through education, group support, and social activities. For fiscal year 2025, we also provided indirect education, awareness, and emotional health experience to approximately 7,900 individuals through a community-wide festival.

$451Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2024
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2024$180,531
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2023$210,634
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2022$183,509
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2021$222,399
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2020$217,954
Gilda's Club Grand RapidsMI · FY2019$75,400

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$187K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
Net assetsLn 32−$187K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K$254K
Net assetsLn 32−$191K−$187K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$181K$181K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170K$132K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$34$34
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$98K$493
All other expensesLn 24e$20$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$451K$37K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $487K$490K−$3K−$187K 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$525K−$19K−$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 $450K$471K−$21K−$179K 990 PDF
FY2022 $509K$538K−$28K−$158K 990 PDF
FY2021 $271K$344K−$73K−$130K 990 PDF
FY2020 $957K$912K$45K−$64K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $486,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $296,415$264,132
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $209,398$222,556
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,813$486,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $210,634$180,531
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,639$309,419
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,273$489,950
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,460−$3,262
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $486,688 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,119
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,013
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,132
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $222,556$222,556
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,556$486,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,950 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $180,531$180,531
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $132,437 · Management $37,300$169,737
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,366$16,366
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,030 · Fundraising $1,250$14,280
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34$34
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,269$2,269
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,178$2,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,042 · Fundraising $493$98,535
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $20$20
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,887 · Management $37,320 · Fundraising $1,743$489,950
Part X · Balance sheet $67,256 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,020$39,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,762$5,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,740$11
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,151$2,151
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,000$21,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,673$67,256
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,071$390
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $235,936$253,462
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $256,507$253,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$200,596−$191,596
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,762$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$190,834−$186,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,673$67,256
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$186,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$486,688
XI-2 Total expenses$489,950
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$190,834
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$7,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$186,596

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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