THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
EIN: 38-2899657
Mission
The mission of the Greenville Area Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the Greenville area.
Ruling year
1989
Executive Director and CEO
Ms. Alison Barberi
Main address
225 N Lafayette St
Greenville, MI 48838 USA
EIN
38-2899657
Arts and culture
Education
Foundations
Community and economic development
Human services
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
NTEE code
Community Foundations (T31)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
We aim to improve the quality of life for those people living in the greater Greenville area. This goal is inclusive of all area residents.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grants
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHARITABLE, PHILANTHROPIC, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC UNDERTAKINGS IN THE GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN AREA THE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY THROUGH DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS
Catchafire
A collaborative initiative with regional community foundations and the Michigan Health Endowment to bring the Catchafire program to local nonprofits. We enrolled 20 community nonprofits in 2021.
Where we work
Accreditations
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR U.S. COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS 2020
Affiliations & memberships
Council of Michigan Foundations 2022
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To be more impactful in the area through our grantmaking. We hope to increase access for funds for area nonprofits and support organizations serving all residents in our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We have developed strategies to help us respond through our competitive grantmaking cycles, as well as, for proactive grantmaking. We are growing our unrestricted funds to be flexible in our grantmaking. We are having more conversations with community organizations about community needs and opportunities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Growth of our unrestricted funds has allowed us the opportunity to pursue this objective as well as increased community involvement to collaborate with those organizations doing important work in our community. We are also embracing proactive grantmaking.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over the last 5 years we have increased proactive grantmaking and increased flexibility with our competitive grant cycles. In 2020, we made our largest proactive grants to date. Our hope is to reduce barriers and increase access to funding for area nonprofits.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
The greater Greenville community. We aim to be inclusive with our grantmaking.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We have made changes to our scholarship application and our website based on feedback about it not being as accessible as it could be.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
The feedback from community organizations, grantees, and scholarship recipients has made our organization more aware of the power dynamic between funder and grantee. We have opened up our grants to more operational requests and multi-year funding to better support local nonprofits.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback,
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2020 info
20.83
Months of cash in 2020 info
2
Fringe rate in 2020 info
9%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $4,432,150 | $5,298,006 | -$3,612,228 | $7,120,897 | $4,688,918 |
| As % of expenses | 284.8% | 333.7% | -203.5% | 491.7% | 250.1% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $4,424,021 | $5,289,698 | -$3,620,736 | $7,112,255 | $4,679,763 |
| As % of expenses | 282.8% | 331.5% | -203.0% | 488.2% | 248.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $3,755,814 | $2,293,200 | $1,579,968 | $1,977,550 | $1,746,259 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 139.7% | -38.9% | -31.1% | 25.2% | -11.7% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 16.8% | 31.8% | 50.1% | 44.7% | 46.8% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 76.0% | 63.0% | 39.5% | 48.2% | 23.3% |
| Other revenue | 7.2% | 5.3% | 10.1% | 6.8% | 29.6% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
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| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,556,485 | $1,587,523 | $1,774,828 | $1,448,227 | $1,874,587 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -3.3% | 2.0% | 11.8% | -18.4% | 29.4% |
| Personnel | 11.0% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 13.1% |
| Professional fees | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| Occupancy | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 69.2% | 83.9% | 82.5% | 76.8% | 81.9% |
| All other expenses | 18.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,564,614 | $1,595,831 | $1,783,336 | $1,456,869 | $1,883,742 |
| One month of savings | $129,707 | $132,294 | $147,902 | $120,686 | $156,216 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $10,444 | $0 | $8,510 | $9,213 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $1,704,765 | $1,728,125 | $1,939,748 | $1,586,768 | $2,039,958 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| Months of cash | 4.3 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Months of cash and investments | 221.4 | 262.0 | 214.8 | 325.2 | 279.4 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 216.5 | 252.3 | 201.2 | 305.5 | 266.0 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| Cash | $555,502 | $1,294,935 | $417,212 | $364,511 | $318,975 |
| Investments | $28,164,403 | $33,366,308 | $31,346,385 | $38,887,109 | $43,333,746 |
| Receivables | $907,123 | $569,588 | $521,547 | $155,000 | $100,000 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $205,460 | $205,460 | $212,478 | $216,026 | $216,026 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 14.4% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 26.4% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 4.9% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $28,255,414 | $33,545,112 | $29,924,376 | $37,036,631 | $41,716,394 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $673,171 | $690,303 | $839,778 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $673,171 | $690,303 | $839,778 | $274,181 | $230,636 |
| Total net assets | $28,928,585 | $34,235,415 | $30,764,154 | $37,310,812 | $41,947,030 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director and CEO
Ms. Alison Barberi
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 02/09/2023
Board of directors data
Dr. Peter Blinkilde
Community at Large
Kris Stevens-Berry
Community at Large
Peter Blinkilde
Community at Large
Eric Januzelli
Community Volunteer
Susan Ayres
Cultural Community
Mary Beth Taylor
Education Community
Dick Ellafrits
Community at Large
Doug Hinken
City of Greenville
Amy Homich
Eureka Township
Charles McNinch
Business Community
John Hoppough
City of Greenville
John O'Donald
Business Community
Phil Tower
Business Community
David Seppala
Community at Large
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 02/10/2021GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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