Michigan · Nonprofit
CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN
CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN (Michigan) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,670,395 to it, the largest being Fremont Area Community Foundation ($822,428). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 66
- Grants received
- $4.7M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Catholic Charities West Michigan does
Mission
Inspired by the church's social teachings, Catholic Charities West Michigan fosters individuals and families to flourish by providing help and creating hope.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Child welfare - our child welfare programs ensure that all children, regardless of their background, race or religion, have a safe place to call home.
$7,403,488 spentof which $2,560,712 as grants$8,895,705 earned by the program46% of program spendingFamily preservation - our family preservation programs are designed with the goal of keeping families together whenever possible.
$4,109,508 spentof which $71,049 as grants$5,005,640 earned by the program25% of program spendingCommunity outreach- our community outreach programs support individuals and families in west michigan in times of need. Programs consist of baby pantries, senior programs, a food program, and in-home family services.
$3,312,358 spentof which $41,776 as grants$1,898,120 earned by the program21% of program spendingBehavioral health - our behavior health and counseling programs help individuals face the challenges of everyday life by providing counseling and treatment for parenting issues, substance abuse, family issues and individual issues such as depression, anxiety and other mental health issues.
$1,319,367 spent$1,471,803 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,144,721.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $8.7M to $13M (+49%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
David Bellamy
CEO
Board chair
Dan Lupo
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 19 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $457k → $815k.
18 of 66 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $28M from one payer (an institutional transfer, not a grant programme, largest West Michigan Partnership for Children). These are real filings, and they are not money CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN raised.
From the IRS filings of CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 66 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
82% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 32% · 2018 32% · 2019 32% · 2020 30% · 2021 26% · 2022 19% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
92% of CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $6.6M on record.
- Corporation for National and Community Service$4.4M
- Department of Health and Human Services$2.2M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Diocese of Grand Rapids Cathedral Square Center · exempt
- Catholic Foundation of West Michigan · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN?
- CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN (Michigan) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,670,395 to it, the largest being Fremont Area Community Foundation ($822,428). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN have?
- IRS filings report 66 organizations giving $4,670,395 in grants to CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN, 38 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN?
- Fremont Area Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $822,428 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 66 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing