Mary Free Bed Guild Fund

Tax-deductible

Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 38-2643392Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRS235 Wealthy St Se, 49503-5247 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Mar 1987Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The support of charitable healthcare, education, and research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $575K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% 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
$199K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$41.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$598K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$41.4M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.7M
FY2021$43.5M
FY2022$42.6M
FY2023$40.2M
FY2024$41.9M
FY2025$41.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1987.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.0M Management & general 16% · $381K

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

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President (beg. 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President (thru 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (beg. 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (beg. 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 09/2024)
$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

Funds healthcare, education, and research to improve lives.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide funds to mary free bed guild, mary free bed rehabilitation hospital, association for the blind an visually impaired, mary free bed foundation, and mary free bed orthotics and prosthetics (all 501(c)(3) corporations) to cover costs of medical services and programs; equipment and adaptive devices for patients; provide grants to…

$838Kprogram expense
02

To provide space, equipment, and outdoor therapy area for mary free bed rehabilitation hospital and mary free bed orthotics and prosthetics (both 501(c)(3) corporations) staff and patients.

$814Kprogram expense
03

Provide specific assistance to families and disabled family members to help cover costs of equipment, medical care, orthotic and prosthetic devices, seating systems, recreation, lodging subsidies for out-of-town families, adaptive bicycles, and scholarships to minority students.

$304Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 86 grants · $5.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,165
Renew MobilityMI · FY2024$45,000
Indian Trails Camp INCMI · FY2024$31,000
Grand Rapids Public MuseumMI · FY2024$15,000
Ms Wheelchair AmericaCA · FY2024$15,000
Once Upon a Room INCCA · FY2024$15,000
Fans of Valley FieldMI · FY2024$12,500
Paws with a CauseMI · FY2024$12,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$816K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$381K
Owns and owesPt X
$41.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K
Total assetsLn 16$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$816K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$80K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$203K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
Net assetsLn 32$41.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$290K$203K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.8M$29.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.8M$12.1M
Total assetsLn 16$42.0M$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$199K
Net assetsLn 32$41.9M$41.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$838K$838K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$304K$304K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$0$71K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$0$11K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$0$84K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$188K$0$188K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$17K$0$17K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$784K$784K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$10K$10K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.0M$381K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$2.3M−$1.1M$41.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$2.6M−$1.3M$41.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $598K$2.2M−$1.6M$40.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.2M$1.2M$42.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.4M$506K$43.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$2.8M−$1.2M$35.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,248,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,337$149,945
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $186,124$218,561
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $865,179$816,462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,629$63,746
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,268,269$1,248,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,342,352$1,142,283
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,834$71,292
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,163,557$1,123,283
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,552,743$2,336,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,284,474−$1,088,144
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $1,248,714 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,792
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,153
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149,945
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $218,561$218,561
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $736,204$736,204
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $63,746$63,746
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $80,258$80,258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,561 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $880,208$1,248,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,336,858 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $838,290$838,290
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $303,993$303,993
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $71,292 · Fundraising $0$71,292
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,652 · Fundraising $0$10,652
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $84,000 · Fundraising $0$84,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $188,371 · Fundraising $0$188,371
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,597 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,597
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $16,800 · Fundraising $0$16,800
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,516 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,516
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $783,871 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$783,871
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,593 · Management $9,883 · Fundraising $0$19,476
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,955,860 · Management $380,998 · Fundraising $0$2,336,858
Part X · Balance sheet $41,589,172 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,400$79,499
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $115,128$123,365
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,655$750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,650$1,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,800,832$12,050,738
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,834,496$29,333,570
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,951,161$41,589,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,446$142,373
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,266$56,831
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,712$199,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,739,571$41,128,686
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $111,878$261,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,851,449$41,389,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,951,161$41,589,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,389,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,248,714
XI-2 Total expenses$2,336,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,088,144
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,851,449
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$626,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,389,968

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

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