TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$7,273,306
Up 30.2% from $5,585,517 in fiscal 2024.
Bay Area Community Foundation
Bay City, Michigan - EIN 38-2418086 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Bay Area Community Foundation reported $7,273,306 in revenue and $3,363,733 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $3,909,573 for the year. Program services took $2,647,644 of expenses, or 78.7%. The organization closed the year with $67,767,273 in net assets - about 241.8 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$3,363,733
Revenue minus expenses: $3,909,573 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
78.7%
$2,647,644 of $3,363,733 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$67,767,273
Total assets $70,880,384 minus total liabilities $3,113,111.
TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$127,495
Shawna Walraven, President & CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
8 Employees
Plus 291 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.05 - $84,744 in fundraising expenses divided by $1,870,335 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.05.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $1,870,335 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $1,844,977 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $25,358 |
| Fundraising Events | $23,529 |
| All Other Contributions | $1,846,806 |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 |
| Investment Income | $5,308,467 |
| Other Revenue | $94,504 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $7,273,306 |
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
241.8 Months
of reserves - $67,767,273 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $280,311 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $70,880,384 |
| Total Liabilities | $3,113,111 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 4.4% |
| Net Assets | $67,767,273 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Shawna Walraven - President & CEO | $127,495 | 3.79% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 21, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
20 voting members, 20 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Shawna Walraven | President & CEO |
| Danielle Krupp | Chair |
| Andy Dwan | Vice Chair |
| Trish Burns | Secretary |
| Laura Ebel | Treasurer |
| Carter Lijewski | Trustee Thru 5/25 |
| Darold Newton | Trustee Thru 5/25 |
| Diane M Morley | Trustee |
| Gretchen Wagner | Trustee |
| Guy Moulthrop | Trustee |
| Ian Anderson | Trustee As Of 5/25 |
| Jennifer Williams | Trustee |
| Karen Tighe | Trustee Thru 5/25 |
| Lindsay Stevens Eggers | Trustee |
| Marie Fox | Trustee As Of 5/25 |
| Matt Schmidt | Trustee |
| Matt Travis | Trustee |
| Max Holman | Trustee |
| Michael Gavin | Trustee |
| Michael Mirto | Trustee As Of 5/25 |
| Pastor Phillip Johnson | Trustee As Of 5/25 |
| Renee Gougeon Gurski | Trustee |
| Tiffany Torain | Trustee |
| Todd Clements | Trustee |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence20 voting / 20 independent
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $2,145,226 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| Adoption Option Inc HOPE FINDS A HOME: A SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN THRIVE AND SUPPORT FOR ADOPTION OPTIONS | $10,500 |
| American Cancer Society ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $5,755 |
| American Heart Association ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $5,755 |
| American Red Cross ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES | $7,755 |
| Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum REIGNITING HISTORY - THE RESTORATION OF FIRE STATION NO.3 (PHASE 2) | $19,939 |
| Arenac County Historical Society HISTORICAL LENTZ STORE PROJECT AND ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $45,250 |
| Arenac Opportunities Inc TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPPORT STAFF, AND PAES LAB- WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | $10,831 |
| Bay Area Women'S Center PROFESSIONAL SHELTER CLEANING SERVICES, SHELTER REPAIR PROJECT, AND ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $45,199 |
| Bay Arenac Intermediate School District PAES LAB SUBTASK CART, SUPPORT FOR IMAGINATION LIBRARY, CYBERSECURITY TOOLS, COLLEGE READINESS AND FUTURE PLANNING EDUCATION SUPPORT, ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $39,009 |
| Bay City In Bloom UPGRADES TO THE KANTZLER ARBORETUM INCLUDING THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. | $180,000 |
| Bay City Players Inc ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $8,752 |
| Bay City Public Schools UPDATE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN THE FOODS LAB, REFIRGERATOR FOR CAF CENTRAL'S LIFE SKILLS CLASS, SUPPORT THE DUCKLING TEACHER ASSISTANT PROJECT, AWARDS TO NUMEROUS GROUPS FROM THE DOW COMMUNITYGIVES FUND FOR VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, PURCHASE OF A ROBOT FRAME CHASSIS FOR ROBOT PROGRAM | $12,750 |
| Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center BAY COUNTY CHILD & SR CITIZEN CENTERS- PROGRAMMING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| Bay County Emergency Food Pantry Network COMMUNICATION TOOLS UPDATE, BACK TO SCHOOL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM | $15,500 |
| Bay County Fair And Youth Exposition SEATING FOR EVENTS - PHASE 2 - GRANDSTANDS | $10,000 |
| Bay County Habitat For Humanity CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, ANNUAL DISTRIBUTUION | $27,500 |
| Bay Veterans Foundation SENIOR VETERANS CONNECTION PROJECT., PURCHASE WORKSHOP STOOLS, | $9,400 |
| Baysail FUNDS FOR PREPARING FOR THE 2025 SAILING SEASON INCLUDIING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK TO TAKE PLACE ON THE APPLEDORE IV | $6,858 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The Great Lakes Bay Region SUPPORT FOR SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PINCONNING CLUB, ANNUAL DISTRIBTUION, "THE POWER OF DAD" MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | $37,870 |
| Can Council Great Lakes Bay Region CUSTOMIZATION OF CAN VEHICLE, PARENTS CAFES: AN INOVATIVE APPROACH TO PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, CASA HOLIDAY PARTY | $11,962 |
| Children'S Grief Center Of The Great Lakes Bay Region TO SUPPORT PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMMING FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN | $8,250 |
| City Of Au Gres BALLFIELD MAINTENANCE BUILDING | $10,600 |
| City Of Bay City WEDNESDAYS IN THE PARK 2025, WEDNESDAYS IN THE PARK, MAPLEWOOD PARK DEDICATION | $12,000 |
| Disability Services Resource Center TOOLS AND RAMP BUILDING SUPPLIES, UPGRADES FOR THE JIB CRANE/GATED AREA, SUMMER SPECIAL NEEDS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING | $19,900 |
| Do-All Inc LIMITLESS: STORIES THAT CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS | $6,000 |
| Dow Bay Area Family Young Men'S Christian Association ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, EMERGENCY FOOD BOX EXPANSION, CONSERVE TODAY, NOURISH TOMORROW PROGRAM, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA | $60,822 |
| Foster Families Navigation & Resource Center CONNECTED FAMILIES, THRIVING YOUTH PROGRAM, CLOTHING FOR CLOSET, SUPPORT IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, AND KINSHIP FAMILIES | $53,396 |
| Frankenlust Township NATURE PARK ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT BOARDWALK EXTENSION | $16,000 |
| Friends Of Bay City State Park SUPPORT PHASE 3 OF THE ANDERSEN TRAIL REPAIRS, ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY SOUND SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS, MUSIC FRON THE MARSH CULTURAL PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM | $47,325 |
| Girl Scouts Heart Of Michigan SUPPORT FOR GIRL SCOUTING IN BAY AND ARENAC COUNTIES | $16,000 |
| Good Samaritan Rescue Mission WALK-IN-REFRIGERATOR PROJECT , ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $15,836 |
| Great Lakes Bay Foundation EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GRANT FOR GREAT LAKES BAY REGIONAL ALLIANCE STRATEGIC PLAN TO SUPPORT REGIONAL GROWTH | $7,500 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Centers BAYSIDE HEALTH CENTER | $14,825 |
| Hidden Harvest BAY COUNTY RAPID-RESPONSE FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM, A BIGGER TRUCK FOR HUNGER RELIEF IN BAY COUNTY | $72,805 |
| Humane Society Of Bay County ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $17,243 |
| Interlochen Center For The Arts INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY TUITION | $21,600 |
| It Takes A Village - Arenac NEW BUILDING RENOVATIONS & EQUIPMENT, CLOHING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS | $9,300 |
| Michigan Health Improvement Alliance Inc SCRC FIELDSIDE SUPPLIES AND REFRESHMENT CENTER | $7,150 |
| Midland Area Community Foundation CATCHAFIRE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR 30 BAY COUNTY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | $11,000 |
| Monitor Township MIDLAND RD/I75 OVERPASS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT | $7,500 |
| Northeast Michigan Arts Council LED ROADSIDE SIGN & LETTERS, AUDITORIUM REPLACEMENTS & INTERIOR CEILING REPAIRS, YOUTH FINE ARTS CAMP | $18,316 |
| Northern Bay Ambulance And Rescue Service PURCHASE OF EMS EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR EMS CLASSES . | $14,235 |
| Partnershift Network THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD | $12,000 |
| Phoenix Valley Recovery LLC FIND YOUR ECONOMIC ENGINE AND RECLAIM YOUR INDEPENDENCE | $20,000 |
| Pinconning Area School District SOCCER FIELD PRESS BOX, PHS LIBRARY BOOK UPGRADE, DOW COMMUNITYGIVES VOLUNTEER SUPPORT | $14,500 |
| Pinconning Township TRAINING FACILITY EQUIPMENT | $11,695 |
| Rayola Inc BAY AND ARENAC COUNTY CARE PACKAGES | $13,500 |
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan SUSTAINABILITY TEACHER FELLOWSHIP: BAY COUNTY K-12 STUDENT WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS | $10,000 |
| Safe Harbor Community Center PANTRY SUPPORT AND THE CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE | $38,789 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy TREES FOR TOMORROW, ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $48,391 |
| Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $6,596 |
| Sleep In Heavenly Peace NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN! MI-AUBURN 2025 | $10,000 |
| Standish Sterling Youth Sports Organization SSYSO BALLFIELD BLEACHER AND FIELD EQUIPMENT PROJECT | $6,415 |
| Studio 23The Arts Center ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, SUPPORT AN ART AROUND THE CITY ART PIECE | $79,148 |
| The Arc Of Bay County ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $16,622 |
| The Breaking Bread Village SHARING OUR STORIES- COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS | $15,320 |
| The Conservation Fund SMALLMOUTH BASS IN SAGINAW BAY: STOCK STRUCTURE, SEASONAL MOVEMENTS, AND EFFECT OF RECREATIONAL TOURNAMENT DISPLACEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MI DNR | $27,250 |
| The Jefferson Project SCULPTURE PARK AND GARDEN; THE ROCK CENTER FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - DISCOVER YOU BAY-ARENAC ISD | $25,000 |
| The Rock Center For Youth Development DISCOVER YOU BAY-ARENAC ISD PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| Thumb Land Conservancy MORLEY LAKEPLAIN PRAIRIE PARK | $20,000 |
| Toni And Trish House For The Care Of The Terminally Ill THE TONI AND TRISH HOUSE BUILDING ENHANCEMENT PROJECT | $44,500 |
| United Way Of Bay County ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, FOOD FORWARD EXPANSION, DEI CONSUMERS GRANT FOR YEARS 2 AND 3 | $134,041 |
| United We Go 2025 CITY OF MURAL COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, VOICE OF YOUTH PROGRAM | $15,000 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church GLUTEN-FREE EXPANSION OF FOOD BANK, CHRISTMAS FOOD BOX PROGRAM, END OF SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY | $18,927 |
| YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region PROGRAM OPERATIONS, THE DIGNITY PROJECT, ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION | $8,981 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $5,585,517 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $7,273,306 | +30.2% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 21, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.