DE VOS URBAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $2.4M · expenses $2.4M · assets $102K

EIN
23-7066873
Address
200 MONROE AVENUE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-2213
NTEE code
X99 Religion Related N.E.C. (Religion-Related) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
FURP topic
women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 1970 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert H Schierbeek COO/VP2020-2024 0 $0 reported 11
Jeffrey S Bowerman VP OF TAX2020-2024 0 $0 reported 10
Susan E Valcq TREASURER AND SECRETARY2021-2024 0 $0 reported 10
Jason L Zylstra VP/ FOUNDATION MANAGER2022-2024 4 $0 reported 11
Richard M Devos Jr DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 4
Douglas L Devos PRESIDENT2020-2024 0 $0 reported 5
Suzanne C Devos DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 4
Daniel G Devos DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 5
Eileen Kooreman FOUNDATION MANAGER2022-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Shannon Pothoven FOUNDATION MANAGER2024 40 $0 reported 1
Nicholas J Thole (former) VICE PRESIDENT2022 0 $0 reported 10
Virginia Vanderhart (former) VICE PRESIDENT2020-2021 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS L DEVOS PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $05
ROBERT H SCHIERBEEK COO/VP0 $0-$0 $011
JEFFREY S BOWERMAN VP OF TAX0 $0-$0 $010
SUSAN E VALCQ TREASURER AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $010
JASON L ZYLSTRA VP/ FOUNDATION MANAGER4 $0-$0 $011
RICHARD M DEVOS JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
DANIEL G DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
SUZANNE C DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
EILEEN KOOREMAN FOUNDATION MANAGER40 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON POTHOVEN FOUNDATION MANAGER40 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS L DEVOS PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $05
ROBERT H SCHIERBEEK COO/VP0 $0-$0 $011
JEFFREY S BOWERMAN VP OF TAX0 $0-$0 $010
SUSAN E VALCQ TREASURER AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $010
JASON L ZYLSTRA VICE PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $011
RICHARD M DEVOS JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
DANIEL G DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
SUZANNE C DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
EILEEN KOOREMAN FOUNDATION MANAGER40 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS L DEVOS PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $05
ROBERT H SCHIERBEEK COO/VP0 $0-$0 $011
JEFFREY S BOWERMAN VP OF TAX0 $0-$0 $010
SUSAN E VALCQ TREASURER AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $010
NICHOLAS J THOLE VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $010
JASON ZYLSTRA FOUNDATION MANAGER4 $0-$0 $011
EILEEN KOOREMAN FOUNDATION MANAGER40 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD M DEVOS JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
DANIEL G DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
SUZANNE C DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS L DEVOS PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
ROBERT H SCHIERBEEK COO/VP0 $0-$0 $011
JEFFREY S BOWERMAN VP OF TAX0 $0-$0 $010
VIRGINIA VANDERHART VICE PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN E VALCQ TREASURER AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $010
RICHARD M DEVOS JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
DANIEL G DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
SUZANNE C DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUGLAS L DEVOS PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
ROBERT H SCHIERBEEK COO/VP/TREASURER/SEC0 $0-$0 $011
JEFFREY S BOWERMAN VP OF TAX AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $010
VIRGINIA VANDERHART VICE PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD M DEVOS JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
DANIEL G DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $05
SUZANNE C DEVOS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $383K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDV CORPORATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIMANAGEMENT FEE$382,974
2023 · 1 contractor · $405K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDV CORPORATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIMANAGEMENT FEE$405,000
2022 · 1 contractor · $412K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDV CORPORATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIMANAGEMENT FEE$412,389
2021 · 1 contractor · $1.9M
NameLocationServicePaid
RDV CORPORATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIMANAGEMENT FEE$1,886,400
2020 · 1 contractor · $1.7M
NameLocationServicePaid
RDV CORPORATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIMANAGEMENT FEE$1,670,500

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 19 grants to organizations · $270K
2023 · 18 grants to organizations · $340K
2022 · 13 grants to organizations · $210K
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $239K
2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $354K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 4 contributors · $2.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RICHARD M JR ELISABETH P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $588,648- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 DANIEL G PAMELLA G DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $588,648- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
3 SUZANNE C DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $588,648- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
4 DOUGLAS L MARIA P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $588,648- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 4 contributors · $3.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RICHARD M JR ELISABETH P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $862,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 DANIEL G PAMELLA G DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $862,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
3 SUZANNE C DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $862,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
4 DOUGLAS L MARIA P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $862,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 4 contributors · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RICHARD M JR ELISABETH P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $502,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 DANIEL G PAMELLA G DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $502,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
3 SUZANNE C DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $502,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
4 DOUGLAS L MARIA P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $502,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 4 contributors · $3.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RICHARD M ELISABETH P DEVOS JR Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $805,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 DANIEL G PAMELLA G DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $805,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 SUZANNE C DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $805,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
4 DOUGLAS L MARIA P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $805,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 4 contributors · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RICHARD M ELISABETH P DEVOS JR Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $670,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 DANIEL G PAMELLA G DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $670,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 SUZANNE C DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $670,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
4 DOUGLAS L MARIA P DEVOS Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $670,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,355,449$2,391,977 $101,936$101,936 $2,354,590- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,540,521$3,362,700 $138,464$138,464 $3,450,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,045,894$2,201,711 $95,398-$39,357 $2,010,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,220,005$3,208,024 $120,666$113,460 $3,220,000- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,680,505$2,666,363 $137,537$101,479 $2,680,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $18,750 in all, tax years 2013 to 2013. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
IMPROVECARENOW INC $18,7501 $18,7502013 2013 Public charity Exact
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
LEADERSHIP INITIATIVESDCW70 $4,915,088$5,252,517 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$148,642 Similar name, revenue within 5x
VANTAGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEALX20 $486,624$474,762 DTR OF COMM$123,600 Similar name, revenue within 5x
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEMNO50 $423,405$382,287 Co- Executive Director$75,927 Similar name, revenue within 10x
CONGO LEADERSHIP INITIATIVENYQ30 $394,026$308,678 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
INVEST LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INCFLX90 $278,680$291,334 PRESIDENT$150,940 Similar name, revenue within 10x
LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEILO50 $5,031$14,515 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVESCX20 $34,722$60,512 PRESIDENT$15,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
EXPAND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVECOW70 $112,263$40,897 Executive Director$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
RABA LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INCMDX20 $87,828$100,786 President CEO$21,894 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
FAMILY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVENVNot reported $8,185$20,555 Executive Director$6,125 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
MINISTRY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEKSX20 $44,536$100,309 Executive Director$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
Sankofa Leadership InitiativeMONot reported $33,361$46,599 Executive Dir.$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
ANGLICAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INCMDX99 $65,724$47,614 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
EMERGING LEADERSHIP INITIATIVECAX20 $223,668$253,861 MEMBER$56,560 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVENCX20 $172,166$181,910 Executive Director$27,500 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVESOKX20 $153,528$153,528 Co-Director$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
RX ABUSE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEDCNot reported $5,000$441,346 PRESIDENT$60,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 17 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,694,79611 1DAF sponsor2014–2024 LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $378,47517 4DAF sponsor2013–2024 CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; CONGO LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; VANTAGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $208,0008 5DAF sponsor2017–2024 EMERGING LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; VANTAGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; EXPAND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; HISPANIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE and 1 more
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION $161,5004 1DAF sponsor2022–2025 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
GEISSE FOUNDATION $150,0005 1Private foundation2019–2025 CONGO LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
FORGOOD INC $95,6206 1DAF sponsor2012–2018 LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE $63,5004 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 VANTAGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $63,3004 3DAF sponsor2023–2024 CONGO LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; VANTAGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE; HISPANIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 $60,0002 1Private foundation2022–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $58,5002 1DAF sponsor2021–2022 CONGO LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION $50,0002 1DAF sponsor2022–2023 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION $47,7002 1Private foundation2023–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION $30,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION $30,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 Sankofa Leadership Initiative
MARBROOK CORPORATE FOUNDATION $30,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,391,977 spent · pay $0 · grants $269,980 · events $354,489
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $1,026,339 42.9%
Fees: other professional $700,619 29.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $354,489 14.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $269,980 11.3%
Printing and publications $37,290 1.6%
Taxes $2,560 0.1%
Fees: accounting $700 0.0%
Total$2,391,977100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $3,362,700 spent · pay $0 · grants $340,198 · events $261,331
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $1,807,721 53.8%
Fees: other professional $681,622 20.3%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $340,198 10.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $261,331 7.8%
Taxes $237,947 7.1%
Printing and publications $33,881 1.0%
Total$3,362,700100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,201,711 spent · pay $0 · grants $210,500 · events $261,890
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $1,058,196 48.1%
Fees: other professional $619,838 28.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $261,890 11.9%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $210,500 9.6%
Printing and publications $51,287 2.3%
Total$2,201,711100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $3,208,024 spent · pay $0 · grants $239,000 · events $132,914
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $2,035,841 63.5%
Other expenses $755,357 23.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $239,000 7.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $132,914 4.1%
Printing and publications $43,737 1.4%
Fees: accounting $965 0.0%
Fees: legal $210 0.0%
Total$3,208,024100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,666,363 spent · pay $0 · grants $353,800 · events $30,014
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $1,818,513 68.2%
Other expenses $413,825 15.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $353,800 13.3%
Printing and publications $50,081 1.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $30,014 1.1%
Fees: accounting $130 0.0%
Total$2,666,363100%

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