INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $48K · expenses $110K · assets $235K
- EIN
- 82-3779409
- Address
- PO BOX 19223, KALAMAZOO, MI 49019-0223
- Website
- ICYFC.ORG
- NTEE code
- O50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2018 (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 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Laura Jager (its 2019 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE TEENS TO SERVE AND LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela D Anderson | EXECUTIVE DI | 2025 | $36,500 | $36,500 | 1 |
| Jeaninne Systema (former) | EXECUTIVE DI | 2018-2024 | $0 | $119,158 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Philbert Aponte | PRESIDENT | 2018-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amber Bunce | BOARD MEMBER | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Javon Dobbs | BOARD MEMBER | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Janene Pirbhai | SECRETARY | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matthew Rzepka | TREASURER | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cheree Thomsa | VICE PRESIDE | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ja'Nequa Walker | BOARD MEMBER | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marvin Veltkamp (former) | TREASURER | 2018-2024 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura Jager (former) | PRESIDENT | 2018 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Culhane (former) | SECRETARY | 2018 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $36K · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA D ANDERSON | EXECUTIVE DI | 20 | $36,500 | $0 | $0 | $36,500 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT APONTE | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER BUNCE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAVON DOBBS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JANENE PIRBHAI | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATTHEW RZEPKA | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHEREE THOMSA | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JA'NEQUA WALKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER PHILBERT APONTE | PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $21K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | 20 | $21,139 | - | - | $21,139 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT APONTE | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | 25 | $30,000 | - | - | $30,000 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT-APONTE | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | 25 | $24,519 | - | - | $24,519 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT-APONTE | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $23,500 | - | - | $23,500 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT-APONTE | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANINNE SYSTEMA | EXECUTIVE DI | 10 | $20,000 | - | - | $20,000 | 1 |
| LAURA JAGER | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN CULHANE | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| HEATHER PHILBERT-APONTE | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARVIN VELTKAMP | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $47,931 | $109,603 | $234,829 | $234,795 | $45,114 | $0 | $36,500 | 2 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $235,996 | $76,430 | $296,599 | $296,467 | $228,178 | $0 | - | 2 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $108,617 | $126,102 | $136,901 | $136,901 | $108,617 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,318 | $58,439 | $154,385 | $154,385 | $131,318 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,245 | $68,981 | $81,506 | $81,506 | $57,218 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $114,852 | $35,335 | $92,242 | $92,242 | $114,852 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $50,861 | $38,841 | $31,975 | $30,320 | $50,609 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $479,240 in all, tax years 2018 to 2025. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RONDA E STRYKER & WILLIAM D JOHNSTON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2019, 2021-2025 | 7 | $395,250 | 2025 | $250 | show |
| KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2021 | 2 | $50,500 | 2021 | $25,000 | show |
| The John and Phyllis Groot Foundation | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $15,000 | 2023 | $2,500 | show |
| HAROLD AND GRACE UPJOHN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER-CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2018 | 1 | $11,500 | 2018 | $11,500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $2,640 | 2023 | $497 | show |
| W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2020-2021, 2023-2024 | 4 | $2,350 | 2024 | $450 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2022 | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 | $1,000 | show |
| CINNAIRE CORPORATION CINNAIRE | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “INNER CITY YOUTH FOR CHANGE” | 2019 | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 | $1,000 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990 · $109,603 spent · pay $49,368 · grants $0 · events $5,369
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | $45,631 | $22,815 | $22,816 | - | 41.6% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $36,500 | $36,500 | - | - | 33.3% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $9,360 | $9,360 | - | - | 8.5% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS | $6,793 | - | $6,793 | - | 6.2% |
| Payroll taxes | $3,508 | $3,508 | - | - | 3.2% | |
| Insurance | $1,850 | - | $1,850 | - | 1.7% | |
| Office expenses | $1,185 | - | $1,185 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) Event | TEAM RETREAT EXPENSE | $1,100 | - | $1,100 | - | 1.0% |
| Fees: accounting | $1,086 | - | $1,086 | - | 1.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $949 | - | $949 | - | 0.9% | |
| All other expenses | $686 | $371 | $315 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | EDUCATION EXPENSE | $468 | - | $468 | - | 0.4% |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $319 | - | $319 | - | 0.3% |
| Information technology | $168 | - | $168 | - | 0.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $6,118 | $3,320 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $109,603 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $76,430 spent · pay $47,754 · grants $0 · events $7,198
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $44,360 | $44,360 | - | - | 58.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $13,804 | $13,804 | - | - | 18.1% | |
| Travel | $4,773 | $2,386 | $2,387 | - | 6.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,394 | $3,394 | - | - | 4.4% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS | $2,790 | - | $2,790 | - | 3.7% |
| Insurance | $1,340 | - | $1,340 | - | 1.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,121 | - | $1,121 | - | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) Event | TEAM RETREAT EXPENSE | $1,045 | - | $1,045 | - | 1.4% |
| Office expenses | $998 | - | $998 | - | 1.3% | |
| Other (as described) | GIFTS | $757 | $757 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $650 | - | $650 | - | 0.9% | |
| Information technology | $598 | - | $598 | - | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $507 | - | $507 | - | 0.7% |
| All other expenses | $293 | $288 | $5 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $13,321 | $5,503 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $76,430 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $126,102 spent · pay $47,323 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $78,282 | 62.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $47,323 | 37.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $253 | 0.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $244 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $126,102 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,439 spent · pay $33,845 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $33,845 | 57.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $24,403 | 41.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $166 | 0.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $58,439 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $68,981 spent · pay $26,395 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,008 | 60.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $26,395 | 38.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $496 | 0.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $82 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $68,981 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $35,335 spent · pay $25,298 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,298 | 71.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $8,756 | 24.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,115 | 3.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $166 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $35,335 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $38,841 spent · pay $27,518 · grants $0 · events $525
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $27,518 | 70.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,608 | 17.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,483 | 11.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $232 | 0.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $525 | reported apart |
| Total | $38,841 | 100% |
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