The Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization serving as a strategic fundraising partner of the Grand Rapids Public Schools. Our purpose is to raise, grow and steward funds and other community resources to support the Grand Rapids Public Schools for the benefit of its students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $195K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$122K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$660K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$660K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$894K
FY2024$692K
FY2025$660K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1994.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.0M Management & general 12% · $166K Fundraising 13% · $175K

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; $122K 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
President/CEO
$121,550Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Andrews’s $122K as President/CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stephanie Andrews$121,550$121,800$121,013——
Sally Andreatta 7120-63021————$84,356
Sally Andreatta 621———$61,921—
Stephanie Andrews 1221———$5,604—

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

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Raises and manages funds and resources to support Grand Rapids Public Schools students.

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2 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

GRPS students and educators remain at the heart of our mission, ensuring equitable access to resources that foster success inside and outside the classroom. We fund essential programs in sports, arts, music, and experiential learning, as well as critical resources for students and teachers.

$799Kprogram expense
02

Elementary and middle school sports for physical wellness and social-emotional health remain a vital focus of the foundation's support for GRPS scholars. This program provides funding for after-school sports, ensuring that all students from kindergarten to 8TH grade can participate at no cost.

$216Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $9.4M · 2020–2024
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsFY2024$900,761
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsFY2023$971,040
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsFY2022$1,650,312
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsFY2021$1,907,714
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsFY2020$3,969,344

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$660K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$138K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$254K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$138K
Total revenueLn 12$660K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$841K
SavingsLn 2$319K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 660
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$946K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$901K$901K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$16K$16K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$55K$28K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$695$702$364−$371
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$784$266
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$5K$4K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$5K$9K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$30K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$22
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$1K$22K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$690$30$20$640
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$166K$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $660K$1.4M−$696K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $692K$1.5M−$767K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $894K$2.3M−$1.4M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$2.3M$2.6M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$4.6M−$742K$3.5M 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 $660,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $647,099$653,147
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,623$146,625
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,250$138,400
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,240−$277,820
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $691,732$660,352
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $971,040$900,761
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $325,094$285,951
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,168$169,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,458,302$1,356,627
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$766,570−$696,275
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $660,352 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$254,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$398,909
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,147
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $146,625$146,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $138,400$138,400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,020−$19,020
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$258,800−$258,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,625 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$139,420$660,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,356,627 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $900,761$900,761
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,224 · Management $16,224 · Fundraising $97,343$129,791
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,756 · Management $28,423 · Fundraising $49,782$132,961
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $702 · Management $364 · Fundraising −$371$695
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,370 · Management $784 · Fundraising $266$2,420
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,386 · Management $3,806 · Fundraising $10,892$20,084
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,058$26,058
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,290$11,290
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,651 · Management $8,715 · Fundraising $4,860$18,226
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,098 · Management $4,816 · Fundraising $5,217$40,131
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,884 · Fundraising $2,824$12,708
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,279$7,279
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,373$18,373
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,783$3,783
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,226$2,226
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,282 · Fundraising $22$2,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,357 · Management $21,853 · Fundraising $3,637$26,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30 · Management $20 · Fundraising $640$690
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,015,335 · Management $166,180 · Fundraising $175,112$1,356,627
Part X · Balance sheet $3,569,793 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $673,029$840,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $273,273$319,176
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,390,448$939,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $193,562$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,304$8,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,602$3,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,436,890$1,430,297
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,404$6,862
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,786$21,201
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,002,298$3,569,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,414$297,182
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,971$21,201
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,385$318,383
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,016,529$736,207
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,926,384$2,515,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,942,913$3,251,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,002,298$3,569,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,251,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$660,352
XI-2 Total expenses$1,356,627
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$696,275
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,942,913
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,772
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,251,410

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