2025-08-06T12:00:48-04:00 2024-12-31 382621598 MONROE SWEERIS & TROMP PC 6617 CROSSINGS DR SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 495087358 990 2024-01-01 274553768 THE COLOSSIAN FORUM COLO 6163286016 620 CENTURY AVE SW SUITE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 0061632860 2025-07-24 true true CAROLYN M VAN ALLEN P00441775 6165545800 2025-07-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL GULKER 620 CENTURY AVE SW SUITE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 2250671 false X COLOSSIANFORUM.ORG X 2011 MI THE COLOSSIAN FORUM EQUIPS CHRISTIANS TO TRANSFORM CULTURAL CONFLICT INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND WITNESS. 9 9 13 10 0 1047669 1901569 152250 266897 59235 59486 2473 10358 1261627 2238310 0 0 986849 1010807 0 315481 793673 1082903 1780522 2093710 -518895 144600 2521266 2410474 1451469 1196077 1069797 1214397 X THE COLOSSIAN FORUM EQUIPS CHRISTIANS TO TRANSFORM CULTURAL CONFLICTS INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND WITNESS. false false 1589035 266945 THE COLOSSIAN FORUM (TCF) TAKES ITS NAME AND INSPIRATION FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL'S STUNNING PROCLAMATION IN COLOSSIANS 1:17 THAT "ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER IN CHRIST." TODAY, IN A TIME OF DEEP DIVISIONS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS, ST. PAUL'S SIX WORDS CHANGE EVERYTHING. THEY REVEAL THAT ALL REALITY IS ULTIMATELY UNITED IN JESUS-AND THEREFORE ALL DIVISIONS AND ANIMOSITIES ARE RECONCILED IN HIM. TCF IS DEDICATED TO RECLAIMING THIS LIBERATING TRUTH AND PROCLAIMING IT TO ALL CHRISTIANS WHO ARE DIVIDED. SINCE TCF'S FOUNDING, WE HAVE PRIMARILY DONE THIS WORK BY INVITING PEOPLE INTO CONVERSATIONS ON CONTENTIOUS TOPICS THROUGH THE HOSTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORUMS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND OFFERING CHRISTIAN SCHOLARSHIP. IN 2022, WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT CHURCH, CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP. THIS PROGRAM, WAYFINDER LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AIMS TO EXTEND OUR MISSION INTO THE LIFE OF A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR BUSINESS. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND COACHES LEADERS IN A PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION BASED ON COVENANTAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING AN INTENTIONAL AND INVITATIONAL CULTURE AROUND CONFLICT. WE ARE FOCUSING HEAVILY ON THE EVALUATION COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT AS IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PROGRAM DELIVERS BOTH HOPE IN THE FACE OF CONFLICT AND PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT LEADERS CAN USE TO COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE CONFLICT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GROW LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR AND REDUCE MISMANAGED CONFLICT IN THE ORGANIZATION. WAYFINDER IS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO MAKE A STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL SHIFT TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES AS BOTH A MISSIONAL EFFORT AND REVENUE-GENERATING UNDERTAKING. 1589035 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 41 0 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI X REHMANN 6169754100 2330 EAST PARIS AVE SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546 GENE MIYAMOTO BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULI MORSE VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTI POTTER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM KINDER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MYCAL BRICKHOUSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA DUTHLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE METZGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PERRIN RYNDERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRU PETTIGREW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 121502 0 38081 TANNER SMITH CHIEF OF STA 40.00 X 113881 0 29299 JESSICA SHULTS CHIEF PARTNE 40.00 X 103455 0 24761 338838 92141 3 false true false CROWE LLP 320 E JEFFERSON BLVD SOUTH BEND IN 46601 CONSULTING 271648 MB CONSULTING SERVICES 6358 SCARBOROUGH DR SE ADA MI 49301 CONSULTING 110150 2 1901569 57410 1901569 TRAINING AND CONSULTING 611600 258420 258420 RESOURCE & CURRICULUM FEES 611600 8477 8477 266897 71847 71847 48 48 12361 -12361 -12361 -12361 OTHER INCOME 900099 10310 10310 10310 2238310 266945 69796 159583 111708 47875 668984 511782 83744 73458 27128 20845 4867 1416 94547 65214 11744 17589 60565 44565 6056 9944 2120 2120 36646 36646 169384 39206 3952 126226 429899 416197 13702 3882 2477 495 910 47363 38538 5174 3651 59792 44845 8969 5978 18399 8358 10041 18343 18343 37588 28191 5638 3759 5133 3850 770 513 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PILOT 249438 249438 REFERENCE BOOKS 692 692 STIPENDS/HONORARIUMS 50 50 4174 3129 626 419 2093710 1589035 189194 315481 392734 509874 1768286 1697203 125000 22824 12929 16628 16406 99856 87546 8384 12310 40674 64671 146736 97081 2521266 2410474 38633 64212 1267266 1036008 145570 95857 1451469 1196077 X 930947 1173477 138850 40920 1069797 1214397 2521266 2410474 X 144600 X false true X true X 1303795 1522853 1645507 1047669 1901569 7421393 1303795 1522853 1645507 1047669 1901569 7421393 4145130 3276263 7444 1339 10137 58935 71847 149702 689 1590 2566 2330 7175 7578270 765312 0.43230 0.51850 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 7,175 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 99856 87546 12310 12310 LEASE LIABILITY 95857 95857 X 2250671 2250671 -12361 -12361 2238310 2106071 12361 12361 2093710 2093710 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B OTHER LOSSES -12,361 false false false false false false false false false MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 121502 30833 7248 159583 X 2 57410 MARKET VALUE false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B THE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKERAGE FIRM TO LIQUIDATE (SELL) IMMEDIATELY ANY DONATED SECURITIES THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE COLOSSIAN FORUM (TCF) TAKES ITS NAME AND INSPIRATION FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL'S STUNNING PROCLAMATION IN COLOSSIANS 1:17 THAT "ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER IN CHRIST." TODAY, IN A TIME OF DEEP DIVISIONS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS, ST. PAUL'S SIX WORDS CHANGE EVERYTHING. THEY REVEAL THAT ALL REALITY IS ULTIMATELY UNITED IN JESUS-AND THEREFORE ALL DIVISIONS AND ANIMOSITIES ARE RECONCILED IN HIM. TCF IS DEDICATED TO RECLAIMING THIS LIBERATING TRUTH AND PROCLAIMING IT TO ALL CHRISTIANS WHO ARE DIVIDED. SINCE TCF'S FOUNDING, WE HAVE PRIMARILY DONE THIS WORK BY INVITING PEOPLE INTO CONVERSATIONS ON CONTENTIOUS TOPICS THROUGH THE HOSTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORUMS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND OFFERING CHRISTIAN SCHOLARSHIP. IN 2022, WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT CHURCH, CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP. THIS PROGRAM, WAYFINDER LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AIMS TO EXTEND OUR MISSION INTO THE LIFE OF A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR BUSINESS. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND COACHES LEADERS IN A PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION BASED ON COVENANTAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING AN INTENTIONAL AND INVITATIONAL CULTURE AROUND CONFLICT. WE ARE FOCUSING HEAVILY ON THE EVALUATION COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT AS IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PROGRAM DELIVERS BOTH HOPE IN THE FACE OF CONFLICT AND PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT LEADERS CAN USE TO COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE CONFLICT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GROW LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR AND REDUCE MISMANAGED CONFLICT IN THE ORGANIZATION. WAYFINDER IS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO MAKE A STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL SHIFT TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES AS BOTH A MISSIONAL EFFORT AND REVENUE-GENERATING UNDERTAKING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS CHANGED FROM 5 TO 3. STIPULATED THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENT APPLIES NOT ONLY TO DIRECTORS BUT ALSO TO ALL COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, PRESIDENT AND ACCOUNTANT REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR COMPLETENESS AND THE PRESIDENT SENDS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C PRIOR TO BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ANY RESPONSIBLE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHO ATTENDS THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PRIOR TO ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE REVIEW INVOLVES HIS PERFORMANCE TO GOALS AND COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW RESULTS AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, WHO THEN VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT-APPROVE THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE REVIEW INVOLVES HIS PERFORMANCE TO GOALS AND COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. REVIEW RESULTS AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, WHO THEN VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT-APPROVE THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 LOSSES REPORTED ON RETURN -12,361 OTHER LOSSES 12,361