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THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK

THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $195,000 to it, the largest being WK Kellogg Foundation ($195,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$110k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$195k
Net assets
$37k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 48%
01What it does

What The Art and Culture Collective of Battle Creek does

Mission

The art and cultural collective of battle creek supports artists and creators of historically underserved and underrepresented communities by nurturing a thriving creative economy and bridging the gap between the business, nonprofit, and creator communities.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Creation of an open and affirming community center for arts and culture and its operations supporting artists creative, professional and spiritual growth.

  2. Event creation and execution: 5 collaborative art gallery events, and 6 live shows.

    $110,666 spent
    100% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $110,666.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($103k) Expenses 100 ($103k) Net assets 0 ($0)2023 Revenue 292 ($300k) Expenses 254 ($261k) Net assets 100 ($39k)2024 Revenue 107 ($110k) Expenses 110 ($113k) Net assets 96 ($37k)
202220232024
Revenue (107)Expenses (110)Net assets (96)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $41k to $37k (−10%).

$0
$41k
$37k
202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2023 98% · 2024 80%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.

$0
’22
$39k
’23
−$4k
’24
3.9
months of
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.

20232024
Listed55
Joined·+1
No longer listed·1
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.

Where its funders are

100% of THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK's grant income comes from Michigan funders.

MI

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $195k to it.

Operating margin−3% · below the median
Months of reserve3.9mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)3% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

98% of spending goes to programs.

Program 98%Management 2%Fundraising 0%

Governance

5
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK?
THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $195,000 to it, the largest being WK Kellogg Foundation ($195,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $195,000 in grants to THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK?
WK Kellogg Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $195,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE ART AND CULTURE COLLECTIVE OF BATTLE CREEK 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 FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), and the filings of 1 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing