Gratiot County Community Foundation EIN 38-3087756 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Awards grants and scholarships to support local education, health, human services, arts, and community development projects for the residents of Gratiot County. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $979K in expenses, and $18.9M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Ithaca, MI
Website
www.gratiotfoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.2MFY2025
Expenses
$979K
Net assets
$18.9M
People
19
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  38-3087756 Public foundation / grantmaker Ithaca, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Awards grants and scholarships to support local education, health, human services, arts, and community development projects for the residents of Gratiot County.
Leadership
Chelsea Holmes · Executive Director · $95K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $979K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$979K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $219K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
248.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -23% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses
$979K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$20.3M
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$979K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$219K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$20.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGratiot County Community Foundation
EINHdr · item D38-3087756
Principal addressHdr · item CIthaca, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gratiotfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chelsea Holmes’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chelsea Holmes$95,000
Chelsea Holmes$83,633$86,750$69,064
Tina Travis$61,500$61,500

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 $730K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Grants and scholarships awarded for community projects and programs in fields of education, health, human services, arts, culture and community service.

$730Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$846K · 71%
Contributions & grants$333K · 28%
Program service revenue$16K · 1%
Investment income71%$846K
Contributions & grants28%$333K
Program service revenue1%$16K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.02
Program services75%$730K
Management & general23%$225K
Fundraising2%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$979K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$338K
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$18.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $19.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $979K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $961K
248.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $730K · Total expenses $979K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $225K · Total expenses $979K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $979K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $21K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $319K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $333K · Total revenue $1.2M
28%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $1.2M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $846K · Total revenue $1.2M
+71%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $979K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $1.3M
-10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.2M · FY2024 $1.2M
-0.3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $18.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $979K
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $20.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $18.9M · Total assets $20.3M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $19.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $20.3M
96%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chelsea Holmes · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $979K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $203K · Total expenses $979K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 3 funders$43K
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Grants paid · 167 grants · $3.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$235,535
Eugene M Nikkari ElementaryFY2024$15,050
Ithaca South Elementary SchoolFY2024$15,050
Ithaca North Elementary SchoolFY2024$15,050
Fulton ElementaryFY2024$15,050
Carrie Knause ElementaryFY2024$15,050
Breckenridge Elementary SchoolFY2024$15,050
Ashley Community SchoolsFY2024$15,050
Heroes CenterMI · FY2024$15,000
Gratiot County Hope HouseFY2024$15,000
Alma Police DepartmentFY2024$12,000
Village of BreckenridgeFY2024$10,000
Commission on AgingFY2024$10,000
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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)$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$853K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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