Greater Gratiot Development INC EIN 38-2221284 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Greater Gratiot Development INC

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Attracts and expands businesses to improve the local economy. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $717K in revenue, $548K in expenses, and $3.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Ithaca, MI
Website
www.gratiot.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$717KFY2025
Expenses
$548K
Net assets
$3.0M
People
33
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  38-2221284 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ithaca, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Attracts and expands businesses to improve the local economy.
Leadership
Jim Wheeler · President · $152K
Money in and out
$717K revenue, $548K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$717K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $169K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs-0.07% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
58.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +116% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$717K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$548K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$57K
FY2025▲ +13%
Total revenue
$717K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$169K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGreater Gratiot Development INC
EINHdr · item D38-2221284
Principal addressHdr · item CIthaca, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gratiot.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S31Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$152,493Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Official
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Official
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Wheeler’s $152K as President is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1710 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Wheeler$152,493
Jim Wheeler$137,041$134,406$129,103$118,330$118,793

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $428K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Organization services various loans which assist in a start up company or company expansion. Community economic development services are provided including small business consulting, industry retention, expansion and attraction efforts as well as community promotion and interaction among various types of state and local groups.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$630K · 88%
Investment income$71K · 10%
Program service revenue$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants88%$630K
Investment income10%$71K
Program service revenue2%$15K
Other revenue$526
— government grantsLn 1e$619K
Total revenueLn 12$717K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program services78%$428K
Management & general22%$120K
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$57K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed58.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.6M · Operating expenses/yr $548K
58.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $428K · Total expenses $548K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $120K · Total expenses $548K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $548K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $10K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $630K · Total revenue $717K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $619K · Total revenue $717K
86%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $15K · Total revenue $717K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $71K · Total revenue $717K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $15K · Total expenses $548K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $717K · Prior year $635K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $486K · FY2024 $717K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $717K · Expenses $548K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.0M · Total assets $3.0M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jim Wheeler · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $152K · Total expenses $548K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $409K · Total expenses $548K
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 13%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2019–2019

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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)$717K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$635K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$576K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$532K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$498K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$486K 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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