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Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Kalamazoo, MI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-5093471Revenue $164K in FY2020

On file with the IRSexperientiallearningcenter.org1417 S Burdick St, 49001-2701 · Kalamazoo, MITax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of the Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center is to provide an onsite workplace for college interns that strategically place students in placemaking initiatives that foster best practices and create educational opportunities for practical experience in marketing, public relations and event management. As a placemaking change agent, the Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center is dedicated to the promise of connecting interns with nonprofit organizations through a consulting management network.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$164K
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$164K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$393K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$176K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$433K
Net assets
$3K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$48K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$16K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Becca Shemberger
Program Dire
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deborah Droppers
President &
$19,231Pt VII · Sec A
Jacob Droppers
Treasurer/Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erica Mokay
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Ayers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Miller
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Kelly
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Terrell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Droppers’s $52K as President & is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Droppers$51,731$50,000$50,000$42,308$19,231
Becca Shemberger——$22,500$45,000$45,000

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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Programs and updates

Connects college interns with nonprofits for practical marketing, PR, and event management experience.

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Irving S Gilmore FoundationFY2024$62K
Kalamazoo Community FoundationFY2024$10K
Baird Foundation INCFY2024$700
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$72K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

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1The main four
Money in
$164K
Other income$164K
Owns and owes
$3K
net assets
Liabilities$37K
People
8
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$164K
Total revenue$164K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$37K
Net assets$3K
Operations
Employees3
Volunteers9
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $393K$433K−$41K$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$231K$13K$57K 990 PDF
FY2022 $213K$222K−$10K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$176K$46K$48K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $164K$3K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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