Grand Rapids Nehemiah Project seeks to join in the work of rebuilding and restoring the city so all people will flourish.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 32 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$228K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $442K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$586K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+119% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +119%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$5.6M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$6.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.4M Management & general 11% · $329K Fundraising 5% · $143K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $228K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$114,155Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$65,730Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$48,324Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Beene’s $114K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nathan Beene$114,155$89,000$79,384——
Lynne Heyne—$83,000$67,231——
Scott Mackey$65,730————
Melita Powell——$33,654$50,000$51,731
Amanda Afman$48,324————

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 15aNo

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Rebuilding and restoring the city so all people can flourish.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Building bridges professional services creates opportunities for year round and seasonal employment for youth working with mentors and the community doing property maintenance and lawn service, construction, landscape design and installation, for residential and commercial customers.

$936Kprogram expense
02

Grand rapids nehemiah project received grants to fund and support youth and community employment through education, vocational training, and barrier elimination.

$804Kprogram expense
03

The center at 1530 madison acts as a physical environment for wedding's, banquet's, corporate events, while hiring employees who can work together in order to accomplish their social and community development mission. The center at 1530 seeks to create a transfmorational workplace where everyone belongs, devlops, & innovates.

$628Kprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$980K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$329K
Fundraisingcol D$143K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$586K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$980K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$405
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$586K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$757K$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649K$586K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$228K$114K$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$121K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$148K$16K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$94K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$233K$114K$119K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$17K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$27K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$108K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$59K$59K
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$142K$137K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$69K$68K$732$366
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$402K$402K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$24K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.4M$329K$143K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.6M$2.9M$2.7M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.7M−$167K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.0M$846K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$495K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$1.4M$1.5M$2.3M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,581,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,602,746$4,364,624
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $743,342$980,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,932$48,841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $182,035$187,672
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,545,055$5,581,437
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,628,778$1,703,219
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,083,305$1,177,293
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,712,083$2,880,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$167,028$2,700,925
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
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 $5,581,437 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,919,132
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,445,492
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,364,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $980,300$980,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $49,246$49,246
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $172,500$172,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$405−$405
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,172$15,172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,216,813 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,581,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,880,512 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,105 · Management $57,052 · Fundraising $57,052$228,209
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,018,601 · Management $121,475 · Fundraising $61,966$1,202,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $148,472 · Management $15,735 · Fundraising $7,868$172,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,304 · Management $4,393 · Fundraising $2,196$100,893
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $57,936$57,936
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,350 · Management $118,957$233,307
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,697 · Fundraising $5,438$22,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,849 · Management $1,441$28,290
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,515 · Management $5,226 · Fundraising $2,613$115,354
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $59,106$59,106
IX-20 InterestPrograms $20,379$20,379
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $137,027 · Management $3,561 · Fundraising $1,780$142,368
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,713 · Management $732 · Fundraising $366$68,811
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,502$401,502
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,280 · Fundraising $3,825$28,105
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,408,836 · Management $328,572 · Fundraising $143,104$2,880,512
Part X · Balance sheet $6,959,937 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $447,149$1,540,117
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $309,923$402,564
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,092,497$2,667,005
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $233,285$199,081
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,081$13,380
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,236,567$2,137,790
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,322,502$6,959,937
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $199,262$153,039
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,859$58,384
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $649,076$585,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,403,854$3,299,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,269,572$3,075,107
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,673,426$6,374,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,322,502$6,959,937
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,374,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,581,437
XI-2 Total expenses$2,880,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,700,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,673,426
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,374,351

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