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Southwest Michigan First Corporation

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % RON KITCHENS
Community Development · KALAMAZOO, MI · EIN 38-2853785

About

The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including the making of distributions to organizations that are TAX-exempt under internal revenue code ("code") section 501 (c)(3), and within those limited purposes, to serve on a NON-profit basis as a regional economic development agency for southwest michigan. Its mission will be to build an effective partnership among business, education, foundations and the public sector, pursue new opportunities for growth and development, serve as the primary PRO-development advocate within southwest michigan, and take an active role in activities designed to develop the AREA's human, technical and capital resources.

In care of RON Kitchens

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Community Development
Employees
26
Volunteers
73

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$6.8M
Expenses
$6.0M
Assets
$9.2M
Liabilities
$4.6M

Financial history

$8.0M$4.0M$0
1718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $6.8M · Peak FY2023: $8.0M · Avg: $6.1M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$8K
Grants Given
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FIRST CORPORATION
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Address

180 E Water ST STE 2690
Kalamazoo, MI, 49007-385

Governance

Voting board members71
Independent members69
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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