GRACE 4 GR

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2015 · Form 990EZ · revenue $118K · expenses $113K · assets $49K

EIN
92-0180436
Address
2141 NEWPORT ST SW, WYOMING, MI 49519-2363
Website
WWW.COMPASSIONTHISWAY.ORG
NTEE code
P30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (association)
Ruling date
June 1993 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes, according to the Business Master File
Foundation status
Church
Principal officer
Brian Patterson (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

COMPASSION THIS WAY SERVES ITS' COMMUNITY BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND MEETING THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES RESULTING IN TRANSFORMED LIVES AND RESTORED NEIGHBORHOODS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brian Patterson EXECUTIVE DI2010-2015 $0$45,940 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Bette Vander Kolk TREASURER2010-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Mark Macfayden SECRETARY2010-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Oogie Lamar TRUSTEE2010-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Josh Baumbach TRUSTEE2012-2015 0 $0 reported 1
John Postma TRUSTEE2015 0 $0 reported 1
Herb Start (former) PRESIDENT2010-2014 0 $0 reported 1
Jan Ellis (former) SECRETARY2010-2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2015 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOSH BAUMBACH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN POSTMA TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2014 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI0 $13,640-- $13,6401
HERB START PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JAN ELLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOSH BAUMBACH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2013 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI20 $20,400-- $20,4001
HERB START PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JAN ELLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOSH BAUMBACH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2012 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
HERB START PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JAN ELLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOSH BAUMBACH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2011 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
HERB START PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JAN ELLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2010 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI25 $11,900-- $11,9001
HERB START PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JAN ELLIS SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
BETTE VANDER KOLK TREASURER5 $0-- $01
MARK MACFAYDEN TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01
OOGIE LAMAR TRUSTEE5 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,894$113,027 $49,455$49,455 $117,894- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,640$75,653 $44,588$44,588 $70,640- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,068$78,587 $49,600$49,600 $78,068- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,771$82,517 $50,119$50,119 $92,771- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,185$55,774 $39,865$39,865 $59,185- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,851$34,934 $37,033$36,454 $54,851- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $408,992 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN Public charity Exact 2011-2014, 2016, 2018 9$408,921 2018$26,821
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRACE 4 GR” 2022-2023 2$71 2023$31
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ST JUDE IRAQMIP30 $73,082$57,912 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
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DETROIT MAGIC CHILD DEVELOPMENTMIP30 $139,009$113,369 MEMBER$26,566 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
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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.

2015 · Form 990EZ · $113,027 spent · pay $57,031 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,031 50.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,074 36.3%
Fees to independent contractors $10,122 9.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,800 4.2%
Total$113,027100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $75,653 spent · pay $19,900 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,866 43.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,900 26.3%
Fees to independent contractors $17,687 23.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,200 6.9%
Total$75,653100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $78,587 spent · pay $27,410 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,760 57.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,410 34.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,925 6.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,492 1.9%
Total$78,587100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $82,517 spent · pay $24,616 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,899 39.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $24,616 29.8%
Fees to independent contractors $20,202 24.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,800 5.8%
Total$82,517100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $55,774 spent · pay $13,850 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $34,121 61.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,850 24.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,003 9.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,800 5.0%
Total$55,774100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $34,934 spent · pay $25,349 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,349 72.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,585 27.4%
Total$34,934100%

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