NonprofitsThe Right Place Inc

The Right Place Inc

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Total revenue

$33.9M

Total expenses

$33.6M

Net assets

$6.5M

Grants received

$10.1M

22 grants

EIN

383262801

Tax year

2024

Mission

The right place is the economic development organization that drives current and long-term economic prosperity in west michigan.

Programs

2 programs

Prosperity / business development - performs economic development work for a regional collaborative of eight counties in the greater grand rapids region. The team drives strategic, long term economic prosperity for the region through business retention, expansion and attraction efforts.

Expenses: $26.0MGrants: $23.9M

Prosperity / michigan manufacturing technology center - west: through consulting, user groups, councils and training, the center - west works to assist manufacturers to improve the way they work, improve, and grow through assisting with the development of leadership, processes, systems, and the use of technology.

Expenses: $2.5MGrants: $430K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$29.4M
Program service revenue$4.3M
Investment income$211K
Other revenue$139
Total revenue$33.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$25.4M
Salaries & benefits$4.8M
Fundraising$317K
Other expenses$3.3M
Total expenses$33.6M
Total assets$36.8M
Net assets$6.5M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

RANDY THELEN

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$537K

36.5 hrs/wk

JANE TIERNEY

ASSISTANT TREASURER & SVP FINANCE

Board

$161K

36.5 hrs/wk

MATT BIERSACK MD

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LUKE CHERVENY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEFFREY L CONNOLLY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHAWN CROWLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHEAL DAVENPORT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAUREN DAVIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TINA FREESE DECKER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RONALD G DEWAARD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATIE FERRIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KYLE HANSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOI M HARRIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICK HRNYAK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSHUA HULST

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JON HUSBY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN KENNEDY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRAD KESSEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICK KEYES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BLAKE W KRUEGER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHARLES W LEPPER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLES W LOTT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PHILOMENA MANTELLA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL NELSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MEGAN P NORRIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDI OWEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD J PAPPAS EDD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIE RIETBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GARRICK J ROCHOW

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NELSON SANCHEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TONY SARSAM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICH SOROTA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ARON SOUSA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOM STRITZINGER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIES SUCHY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RENEE C TABBEN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVE VAN ANDEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AL VANDERBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MIKE VANGESSEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SOZON VATIKIOTIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK WASHINGTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK J WASSINK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

THOMAS WELCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SEAN P WELSH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BILL PINK

VICE CHAIR / TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRENT CASE

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$155K

37.5 hrs/wk

BRAD COMMENT

SVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Staff

$153K

37.5 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY MROZ

SVP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$151K

37.5 hrs/wk

TARITA JOHNSON

SVP TALENT & DIVERSITY

Staff

$144K

37.5 hrs/wk

ANDRIA ROMKEMA

SVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$142K

37.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TASSELL M

CONTRACTED CLIENT SERVICES

$797K

MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CONTRACTED CLIENT SERVICES

$247K

ENGAGE LLC

CONTRACTED CLIENT SERVICES

$112K

FUSION IT LLC

CONTRACTED TECHONOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS

$102K

Grants received

Showing 22 of 22

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.5M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2024
$1.3M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2023
$5K
LOW INCOME HOUSING
2023
$1K
GENERAL/OPERATING
2023
$966K
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2022
$15K
TO SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$3K
GENERAL/OPERATING
2022
$2K
LOW INCOME HOUSING
2022
$1.3M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2021
$30K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2021
$3K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2021
$1.6M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2020
$24K
Advancing West Michigan's Economy
2020
$5K
general contribution
2020
$1.5M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2019
$52K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2019
$10K
Project ASSIST CORE application
2019
$1.6M
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE RIGHT PLACE, INC.
2018
$25K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2018
$20K
AIDS PREVENTION/CARE
2018
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$25K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$10.1M from 10 funders · 22 grants · 2017–2024

Right Place Foundation

$9.8M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Trinity Health - Michigan

$132K · 4 grants · 2017–2021

Comerica Charitable Foundation

$24K · 1 grant · 2020

The Mac Aids Fund

$20K · 1 grant · 2018

Corewell Health

$15K · 1 grant · 2022

Lion Rock Charitable Trust

$8K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Berman Charitable Foundation Inc

$7K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN383262801
Subsection06
Ruling date1997-06
Formed1995
Employees52
Volunteers48
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