Nonprofit · EIN 38-6085929
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $937,821 | $332,894 | $604,927 | $8,970,210 | $57,796 | $8,912,414 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,422,044 | $714,923 | $1,707,121 | $8,092,027 | $31,321 | $8,060,706 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $550,689 | $364,868 | $185,821 | $5,691,515 | $13,100 | $5,678,415 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $195,505
- Program service revenue
- $8,680
- Investment income
- $731,903
- Other revenue
- $1,733
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $165,914
- Other salaries and wages
- $60,758
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $67,291
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,734
- Occupancy
- $12,000
- Program services (functional)
- $308,903
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,991
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,092,027
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,970,210
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,912,414
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,681,665
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,230,749
- Gross receipts
- $937,821
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL J POORTENGA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FREEBURG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE SCHUTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA A BATES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GERLING-SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMARI FULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISA FAHNENSTIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DEVILBISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCANTLEBURY PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAYLE KESSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MISSAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DERETHER GREER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN F COMBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL J POORTENGA | CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK BURPEE | VICE CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHANE RIDER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DERETHER GREER | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATE AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA A BATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISA FAHNENSTIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DEVILBISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY L FREEBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCANTLEBURY PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAYL KESSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MISSAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAYLIE PEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN F COMBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMARI FULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL J POORTENGA | CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK BURPEE | VICE CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHANE RIDER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DERETHER GREER | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLA A GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA A BATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARISA FAHNENSTIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DEVILBISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY L FREEBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCANTLEBURY PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAYL KESSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MISSAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAYLIE PEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN F COMBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 111 LIBRARY ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-3268
- In care of
- % SHIRLEY GAGNON ALLEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANIEL J POORTENGA, 1307 BENJAMIN AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
- Signed the 990
- LAURIE SCHUTTER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (616) 988-5400
- Website
- WWW.GRPLFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MORGAN & ASSOCIATES PC CPAS
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FUND RAISING AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT FOR THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ASSISTS THE BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS IN PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA.
Program accomplishments
- GRANTS TO THE GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BUDGET. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON YOUTH LITERACY (SUMMER READING PROGRAM), COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT (CENTER FOR THE BOOK, DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING, BUSINESS REFERENCE DATABASES), STEM TRAINING (YOUTH TECHNOLOGY CAMP) AND PRESERVATION OF RARE AND HISTORIC LIBRARY MATERIALS.Expenses $308,903
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-6085929
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,970,210
- Income (IRS master file)
- $937,821
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $937,821 | $332,894 | $8,970,210 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,422,044 | $714,923 | $8,092,027 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $550,689 | $364,868 | $5,691,515 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $504,023 | $369,335 | $5,261,818 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-6085929).
Questions about GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION is 38-6085929.
- Is GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
- Are donations to GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DANIEL J POORTENGA.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $937,821, expenses of $332,894 and total assets of $8,970,210 at year end.
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