Gratiot County Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Ithaca, MI501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 38-3087756

To receive and accept property that will be exclusively used for charitable purposes, primarily for the benefit of gratiot county residents and institutions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 7 employees.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $271K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
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Revenue
$1.2M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$979K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$18.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$853K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$979K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$791K
FY2022$998K
FY2023$999K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$979K
Net assets
$18.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.7M
FY2021$16.9M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$17.8M
FY2025$18.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $730K Management & general 23% · $225K Fundraising 2% · $24K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Awards grants and scholarships to support local education, health, human services, arts, and community development projects for the residents of Gratiot County.

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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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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

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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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$846K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$979K
Ln 25
Programscol B$730K
Managementcol C$225K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$846K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$431K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$338K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K
Other assetsLn 15$164K
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$18.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$277K$338K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.4M$19.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K$206K
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M$20.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$17.8M$18.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$375K$375K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$236K$236K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$26K$66K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$22K$56K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$4K$9K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$9K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$979K$730K$225K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$979K$219K$18.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.0M$317K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $853K$999K−$146K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$998K$184K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$791K$635K$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$798K$419K$14.7M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,198,376 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$332,766
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,712
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,787$15,787
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $415,531$415,531
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $430,692$430,692
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,600$3,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $865,610 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,198,376
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $979,290 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $374,559$374,559
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $235,535$235,535
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,500 · Management $66,300 · Fundraising $10,200$102,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,646 · Management $56,282 · Fundraising $8,659$86,587
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,607 · Management $9,377 · Fundraising $1,443$14,427
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,443$13,443
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $60,242$60,242
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,897$1,897
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,243$1,243
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,211$10,211
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $35,381$35,381
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $3,845$3,845
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,588$4,588
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,324$4,324
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,864 · Management $16,926$25,790
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,018$4,018
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $729,953 · Management $225,190 · Fundraising $24,147$979,290
Part X · Balance sheet $20,286,147 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,355$98,830
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $213,889$239,476
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $750$250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,095$5,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $210,719$206,131
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,375,171$19,571,582
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $160,221$164,262
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,029,200$20,286,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,021$10,513
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $176,207$136,887
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,242,295$1,347,350
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,625,934$18,774,285
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $160,971$164,512
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,786,905$18,938,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,029,200$20,286,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,938,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,198,376
XI-2 Total expenses$979,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$219,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,786,905
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$928,765
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,938,797

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