We believe each child who enters the Journey Grand Rapids organization will find a calling that changes the world. These children are self-motivated, parent-supported, independent learners who find great joy in learning, within their tight knit community. At Journey Grand Rapids we are determined, with additional passionate families, to be the greatest cheerleaders of our children through a faith- based center where the educational focus is directed by the students themselves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $58K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$344K
113% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 113% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$134K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$40K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$134K
FY2023▼ -67%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$108K
Expenses
$288K
FY2023▼ -9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$244K
Net assets
−$40K
FY2023▼ -136%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$13K
FY2022$113K
FY2023−$40K
FY2024−$176K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $232K Management & general 19% · $56K Fundraising 0% · $386

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew D Roefer’s $29K as Board Member is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

See Journey Grand Rapids executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Empowers self-motivated children to discover their passions and lead their own faith-based learning.

Questions for Journey Grand Rapids

Tap to ask. Journey Grand Rapids sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Journey Grand Rapids answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To provide a place within a tight-knit community where each self- motivated child who enters journey grand rapids can find a calling that changes the world.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$140
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$386
Owns and owesPt X
−$40K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$140
Gains on assetsLn 7−$196K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Other assetsLn 15$736
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
Net assetsLn 32−$40K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$288K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$458K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K$344K
Net assetsLn 32$113K−$40K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$204K$172K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$990
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$313$219$94
Office expensesLn 13$20K$18K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$321$160$161
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$669$669
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$13K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$5K$5K$386
All other expensesLn 24e$110$5$105
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$232K$56K$386

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $108K$244K−$136K−$176K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $134K$288K−$154K−$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $403K$316K$88K$113K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $272K$304K−$32K−$13K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,410 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,393$329,894
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9−$195,484
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,402$134,410
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,796$224,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,951$64,020
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,747$288,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,655−$153,610
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,410 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$329,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$329,894
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140$140
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$195,624−$195,624
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$195,624 · Excluded from tax $140$134,410
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,020 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $171,588 · Management $32,083$203,671
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,129 · Management $990$2,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,514 · Management $2,696$18,210
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,320$6,320
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,798 · Management $2,456$5,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $219 · Management $94$313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,115 · Management $2,320$20,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $160 · Management $161$321
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $669$669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,075 · Management $1,223$14,298
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,532 · Management $3,100$6,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,737 · Management $4,545 · Fundraising $386$9,668
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5 · Management $105$110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231,541 · Management $56,093 · Fundraising $386$288,020
Part X · Balance sheet $303,710 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,760$212,308
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $287,633$83,833
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,833$6,833
X-15 Other assets$736
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $458,226$303,710
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $344,000$344,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $344,906$344,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,320−$40,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,320−$40,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $458,226$303,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$40,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,410
XI-2 Total expenses$288,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$40,290

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.