Nonprofit · EIN 38-2673588
VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS
Tax-exempt · WYOMING, MI 49519
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $247,353 | $231,628 | $15,725 | $213,555 | $1,291 | $212,264 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $232,012 | $214,209 | $17,803 | $197,996 | $1,457 | $196,539 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $201,970 | $178,394 | $23,576 | $183,891 | $5,155 | $178,736 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $246,221
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,132
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $98,582
- Other salaries and wages
- $84,792
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $203,575
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,040
- Occupancy
- $4,953
- Travel
- $506
- Program services (functional)
- $156,387
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,741
- Fundraising (functional)
- $40,500
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $197,996
- Total assets, end of year
- $213,555
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,291
- Net assets, end of year
- $212,264
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $212,264
- Gross receipts
- $247,353
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 1,346
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORI SCHOLTENS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $59,234 | $1,777 |
| BERNITA TUINENGA | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 25 | $39,348 | $1,140 |
| REBECCA GATES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN ROELOFS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUKE GRAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN LEAMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE SIENKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNITA TUINENGA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 25 | $45,561 | $1,366 |
| REBECCA GATES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN ROELOFS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK HEKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BUTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUKE GRAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN LEAMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEZIA PHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCHAT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE SIENKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNITA TUINENGA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 25 | $41,561 | $1,247 |
| REBECCA GATES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BASSFORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI VANDERLAAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BUTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUKE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN LEAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEZIA PHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCHAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE SIENKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3500 BYRON CENTER AVE SW, WYOMING, MI 49519-3260
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- REBECCA GATES, 7730 EASTERN AVENUE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49518
- Signed the 990
- CORI SCHOLTENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (616) 459-7500
- Website
- WWW.VISGR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MEYAARD TOLMAN & VENLET PC
Mission
EMPOWERING CHRISTIANS TO JOIN CHRIST'S WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING GOD'S KINGDOM.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE IS TO EMPOWER CHRISTIANS TO JOIN CHRIST'S WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY 1) CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND 2) COACHING AND TRAINING CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY EQUIP GOD'S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE. WHY? TO WITNESS CHRIST'S LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILD THE KINGDOM OF GOD CONNECTING MINISTRY: IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE (VIS) RECEIVED 1,775 REQUESTS FOR SERVICE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION, SERVICE PROJECTS, BENEVOLENCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT. THIS WAS UP 23% FROM 2024. VIS CONNECTED VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH 1,457 OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE (UP 19% FROM 2024). THESE VOLUNTEERS MET 1,211 NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY (UP 19% FROM 2024) AND SERVED 422 COMMMUNITY MEMBERS (UNDUPLICATED). 1,300 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING 74 DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ACROSS MULTIPLE DENOMINATIONS IN KENT COUNTY CONNECTED WITH THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND WITNESSED CHRIST'S LOVE. THE LARGEST TYPES OF SUPPORT PROVIDED WERE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE PROJECTS. TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND FOR FOOD RELATED NEEDS (TO GROCERY STORES AND LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES) CONTINUED TO BE THE MOST REQUESTED SERVICE OF VIS. IN 2025, VIS CONECTED VOLUNTEERS WITH 1,181 OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RIDES (UP 26% FROM 2024). FOR MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VIS PROVIDED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE RECEIVED. VIS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE ARE THE ONLY FREE SERVICE IN THE COUNTY THAT PROVIDES RIDES TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE A PATIENT SITTER, MEANING THE VOLUNTEER IS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO STAY IN THE WAITING ROOM THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE, OFTEN TAKING AS LONG AS 3 TO 4+ HOURS. VIS HAS FOUND THAT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND WITNESSING CHRIST'S LOVE AS THE VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER SIT SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER IN THE VEHICLE, SHARING THEIR STORIES, JOYS, AND STRUGGLES, OFTEN PRAYING WITH AND FOR EACH OTHER. SERVICE PROJECTS: IN 2025, VIS RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR HELP WITH 228 SERVICE PROJECTS (DOWN 2.5% FROM 2024). THESE SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDED ASSISTANCE WITH YARD WORK, SMALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HOME REPAIR PROJECTS, ORGANIZING, PACKING/UNPACKING AND MORE. MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WERE CONNECTED WITH GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. 33 SERVICE PROJECT GROUPS VOLUNTEERED 4,973 HOURS IN 2025 WORKING ON LARGER SCALE PROJECTS SUCH AS LOCAL AGENCY CLEAN-UP, MORE EXTENSIVE YARD WORK, ALLEY CLEAN UP, LARGER PAINTING PROJECTS AND SMALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUCH AS BUILDING A RAISED GARDEN OR REPAIRING A DECK. VIS EXPERIENCED A 27% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT SERVED IN 2025 COMPARED TO THE YEAR PRIOR. WHILE SERVICE PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY COMPLETED IN 1-2 DAYS, VOLUNTEERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPEND TIME WITH AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE THEY ARE SERVING. IN THIS WAY, THEY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH THE WORK THEY DO AS THEY SHARE JOY, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND HOPE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. TRAINING AND EQUIPPING MINISTRY: VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE HOSTED TWO DEACON TRAININGS IN THE FALL OF 2025 IN WHICH 32 CHURCH DEACONS REGISTERED TO ATTEND, REPRESENTING 19 DIFFERENT CHURCHES IN KENT COUNTY. DEACON TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND MERCY IN THE CHURCH AND TRAINS DEACONS TO LEAD THROUGH SERVICE AS THEY BUILD GOD'S KINGDOM. IN ADDITION, VIS LED TWO BENEVOLENCE WORKSHOPS IN 2025 IN WHICH 30 INDIVIDUALS FROM 16 CHURCHES REGISTERED TO ATTEND. BENEVOLENCE TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF BENEVOLENCE, UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CARE RECEIVERS, AND PRACTICING POSTURES OF RESPONSE THAT LEAD WITH COMPASSION, KNOWLEDGE, AND PROCESSES THAT WITNESS CHRIST'S LOVE. IN 2025, PARTICIPATION IN BOTH THE DEACON TRAININGS AND BENEVOLENCE WORKSHOPS DOUBLED COMPARED TO THE YEAR PRIOR. THESE EQUIPPING SERVICES WERE REIGNITED IN 2024 AFTER A MUTLI-YEAR PAUSE DUE TO COVID. THE TRAINING MINISTRIES OF VIS EQUIP CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY MOBILIZE GOD'S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE SO THAT CHRIST'S LOVE CAN BE WITNESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CHRISTIANS CAN BE EMPOWERED TO JOIN CHRIST WHERE HE IS ALREADY WORKING TO BUILD HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.Expenses $156,387
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2673588
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $213,555
- Income (IRS master file)
- $247,353
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $247,353 | $231,628 | $213,555 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $232,012 | $214,209 | $197,996 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $201,970 | $178,394 | $183,891 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $230,757 | $214,615 | $161,532 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-2673588).
Questions about VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS
- What is the EIN of VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS is 38-2673588.
- Is VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names REBECCA GATES.
- Who are the officers and directors of VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,234 (CORI SCHOLTENS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE VIS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $247,353, expenses of $231,628 and total assets of $213,555 at year end.
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