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GOOD FOOD SYSTEMS REMAINED THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMRY AREA OF ACTIVITY IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $574,000 IN SUPPORT FOR FOOD SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND PASSED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY $456,000 TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE ACCROSS WEST MICHIGAN. FUNDING INCLUDING RAPID RELIEF RESOURCES AND STABILIZATION GRANTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FROM THE WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND CDV5. RESOURCES WERE DIRECTED TOWARD FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES AND LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY PARTNERS, REINFORCING COMMUNITY BASED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS AND ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN ALSO RAISED APPROXIMATELY $48,000 THROUGH THE WALK FOR GOOD FOOD FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. IN A YEAR MARKED BY LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, GOOD FOOD SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED, ENSURING THAT COMMITTED FUNDS WERE RESPONSIBILY STEWARDED AND DISBURSED TO PARTNERS. 413539 CONGREGATION CONNECTION PROGRAM. CONGREGATIONS CONNECTIONS MAINTAINED ACTIVE COLLABORATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 CONGREGATIONS ACROSS KENT COUNTY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN CONTINUED TO COORDINATE AND DIRECTLY MOVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS FACING HOUSING AND UTILITY INSTABILITY. THE PROGRAM SUSTAINED CROSS DENOMINATIONAL COORDINATION DURING A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION PERIOD, MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FLOWS AND REDUCING DUPLICATION AMONG CONGREGATIONAL EFFORTS. 68603 POVERTY EDUCATION PROGRAM. POVERTY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONTINUED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, THOUGH DELIVERY VOLUME DECREASED MODESTLY COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR DUE TO LEADERSHIP RESTRUCTURING AND THE ABSENCE OF A PERMANENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR A PART OF THE YEAR. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONTRACT STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY AND DELIVERED WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SYSTEMS LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC INSTABILITY. ACCESS OF WEST MICHIGAN INTENTIONALLY PRESERVED CURRICULUM INTEGRIY AND STAFFING CONTINUITY WHILE STABILIZING ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. 50156 DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, ACCESS OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS UNDER INTERIM LEADERSHIP FOLLOWING A MAJOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT STRUCTURES WERE STRENGTHENED DURING THIS PERIOD, RESULTING IN IMPROVED FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINED STEWARDSHIP OF RESTRICTED AND PASS-THROUGH FUNDS. 50156 1101513 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true false false false false MI X TINLEY KINDY 6167742175 PO BOX 6974 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49516 X TINLEY KINDY CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 59260 0 0 GRATIA LEE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 0.00 X 55460 0 0 VICTORIA GIBBS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEE MOYER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA BRADSHAW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMARI FULLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERIN SCHULTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY HETHERINGTON CO-CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS LITTLE TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY GROSS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KHARA DEWITT TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 114720 0 0 0 false false false 1382481 1382481 POVERTY SIMULATION FEE 611600 30745 30745 30745 49 49 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 89 89 89 1413364 30883 0 0 114720 66607 48113 130002 75479 54523 3850 3850 15370 13526 1844 12810 11273 1537 18577 15976 2601 1546 1391 155 4038 4038 DIRECT ASSISTANCE 333505 333505 FOOD EXPENSE SUPPLY 506080 485837 20243 CONTRACT SERVICES 87638 64852 22786 REIMBURSEMENTS -15585 -15585 61168 48652 12516 1273719 1101513 172206 0 121382 247342 304170 151683 13809 12161 5686 1648 11889 431238 412562 37306 37282 388194 218008 11889 425500 267179 X 5738 145383 5738 145383 431238 412562 139645 0 X false true X true false X 1071247 784633 906886 775773 1426376 4964915 1071247 784633 906886 775773 1426376 4964915 262851 4702064 4964915 0.94710 0.33330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false false 13809 12161 1648 1648 LEASE LIABILITY 11889 11889 1457258 1457258 1457258 1267304 1267304 1267304 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III TRAINING PROGRAMS - SPONSORSHIP OF BUDGET CLASSES, HUNGER EDUCATION SEMINARS, VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND NETWORK MEETINGS.