2026-08-12T13:08:54-04:00 2025-12-31 382621598 MONROE SWEERIS & TROMP PC 6617 CROSSINGS DR SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 495087358 990 2025-01-01 274553768 THE COLOSSIAN FORUM COLO 6163286016 620 CENTURY AVE SW SUITE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 0061632860 2026-08-11 true CAROLYN M VAN ALLEN P00441775 6165545800 2026-08-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL GULKER 620 CENTURY AVE SW SUITE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 6667533 false X COLOSSIANFORUM.ORG X 2011 MI THE COLOSSIAN FORUM GIVES CHRISTIANS HOPE AND A PLAN TO NAVIGATE CONFLICT WITH COURAGE AND LOVE. 8 8 12 10 0 1901569 6347720 266897 247901 59486 65920 10358 5992 2238310 6667533 0 0 1010807 1093543 0 266080 1082903 777401 2093710 1870944 144600 4796589 2410474 6525579 1196077 514593 1214397 6010986 X WE GIVE CHRISTIANS HOPE AND A PLAN TO NAVIGATE CONFLICT WITH COURAGE AND LOVE. false false 1385747 247942 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, CALLED WAYFINDER, AIMS TO EXTEND OUR MISSION INTO THE LIFE OF A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR BUSINESS. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND COACHES LEADERS IN PRACTICES OF CHRISTIAN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING AN INTENTIONAL AND INVITATIONAL CULTURE AROUND CONFLICT. WAYFINDER DELIVERS BOTH HOPE IN THE FACE OF CONFICT AND PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT LEADERS CAN USE TO COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE CONFLICT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN WAYS THAT GROW LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR. 1385747 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 33 0 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false 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 PERRIN RYNDERS 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 JULI MORSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA DUTHLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE METZGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN TAMELING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 132280 0 19328 TANNER SMITH CHIEF OF STA 40.00 X 120858 0 15193 JESSICA SHULTS CHIEF PARTNE 40.00 X 113948 0 12169 367086 46690 3 false true false OX CREATIVE INC 33W490 THORNCROFT DRIVE WAYNE IL 60184 CONSULTING 107606 1 6347720 38965 6347720 TRAINING AND CONSULTING 611600 243700 243700 RESOURCE & CURRICULUM FEES 611600 4201 4201 247901 65920 65920 41 41 OTHER INCOME 5951 5951 5951 6667533 247942 71871 151608 106126 45482 725388 545703 102742 76943 37415 26144 6119 5152 111264 88359 12990 9915 67868 51063 7615 9190 187 187 42854 42854 96975 30022 545 66408 229224 207174 22050 4258 2279 456 1523 62543 51457 6352 4734 59298 44474 8895 5929 22235 7244 14991 24717 24717 27821 20866 4173 2782 6580 4935 987 658 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PILOT 196885 196885 REFERENCE BOOKS 592 592 3232 2424 485 323 1870944 1385747 219117 266080 509874 474715 1697203 5792581 125000 12929 8762 16406 28715 99856 91215 12310 8641 64671 40519 97081 46646 2410474 6525579 64212 85646 1036008 384653 95857 44294 1196077 514593 X 1173477 874479 40920 5136507 1214397 6010986 2410474 6525579 4796589 X false true X true X 1522853 1645507 1047669 1901569 1351862 7469460 1522853 1645507 1047669 1901569 1351862 7469460 4383494 3085966 1339 10137 58935 71847 65920 208178 1590 2566 2330 10310 5951 22747 7700385 979861 0.40080 0.43230 X SUPPORTING SCHEDULE CHURCH RESILIENCY GRANT 4,995,858 PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 22,747 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL GRANT IN 2025 OF 4,995,858 FOR A SPECIFIC EXEMPT-PURPOSE PROJECT COVERING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 2030. THE GRANT WAS EXCLUDED FROM SCHEDULE A, PART II PUBLIC SUPPORT AND TOTAL SUPPORT UNDER THE UNUSUAL-GRANT RULES. THE GRANT WAS SEPARATELY SOLICITED AND AWARDED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND IS NOT DISCLOSED WITH DONOR-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION BECAUSE SCHEDULE A IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 99856 91215 8641 8641 LEASE LIABILITY 44294 44294 X 6667533 6667533 6667533 1870944 1870944 1870944 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. X X X X false false false false false false false false false MICHAEL GULKER PRESIDENT 128422 3858 8250 11078 151608 X 2 38965 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, CALLED WAYFINDER, AIMS TO EXTEND OUR MISSION INTO THE LIFE OF A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR BUSINESS. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND COACHES LEADERS IN PRACTICES OF CHRISTIAN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING AN INTENTIONAL AND INVITATIONAL CULTURE AROUND CONFLICT. WAYFINDER DELIVERS BOTH HOPE IN THE FACE OF CONFICT AND PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT LEADERS CAN USE TO COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE CONFLICT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN WAYS THAT GROW LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR. 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.