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Nonprofit · EIN 38-3262801

THE RIGHT PLACE INC

Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

Financials

$9.2M$10.2M2023$33.9M$33.6M2024$14.5M$13.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE RIGHT PLACE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$14,514,652$13,923,261$591,391$39,545,502$32,479,754$7,065,748
December 31, 2024990$33,920,441$33,581,705$338,736$36,829,217$30,354,860$6,474,357
December 31, 2023990$9,225,403$10,225,956-$1,000,553$8,171,222$2,035,601$6,135,621
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$10,221,728
of which government grants
$6,671,816
Program service revenue
$4,086,264
Investment income
$206,660
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,555
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,944,815
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$840,365
Other salaries and wages
$3,228,941
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,919,145
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$30,616
Accounting fees
$40,160
Occupancy
$170,474
Travel
$166,977
Depreciation
$82,489
Program services (functional)
$11,893,319
Management and general (functional)
$1,725,352
Fundraising (functional)
$304,590

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$36,829,217
Total assets, end of year
$39,545,502
Total liabilities, end of year
$32,479,754
Net assets, end of year
$7,065,748
Land, buildings and equipment
$462,539
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,592,616
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,473,132
Gross receipts
$14,514,652
Employees
47
Volunteers
48
Year formed
1995
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RANDY THELENPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
36.4$579,914$57,132
JANE TIERNEYASSISTANT TREASURER & SVP FINANCE
Officer
36.4$180,648$22,671
ANDRIA ROMKEMASVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
36.5$176,241$27,054
BRAD COMMENTSVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
36.5$171,084$28,825
TIMOTHY MROZSVP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
36.5$167,070$26,669
BRENT CASEVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
36.5$163,968$29,383
TARITA JOHNSONSVP OF TALENT & DIVERSITY
Highest-paid employee
36.5$152,201$23,732
TINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
BILL PINKVICE CHAIR / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
STEVE DOWNINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
SARA ARMBRUSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
RICK BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MATT BIERSACK MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
LUKE CHERVENYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MICHAEL DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
40 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RONALD G DEWAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
KATIE FERRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
NICK HRNYAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JOSHUA HULSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JOHN KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
CHARLES W LOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
PHILOMENA MANTELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
ANDI OWENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
RICHARD J PAPPAS EDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JULIE RIETBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
GARRICK J ROCHOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
TONY SARSAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
RENEE C TABBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
DAVID VAN ANDELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
AL VANDERBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
MIKE VANGESSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
MARK WASHINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
MARK J WASSINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
SEAN P WELSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
CHARLES W LEPPERDIRECTOR THROUGH 4/14/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0
RICH SOROTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
TOM STRITZINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
LAUREN DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JOHN TUTTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
RICK KEYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
TRIONA SCHMELTERDIRECTOR THROUGH 7/1/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JON HUSBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
WILLIAM KESSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
MICHAEL NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
NELSON SANCHEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
ARON SOUSADIRECTOR THROUGH 9/30/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0
CHRISTOPHER HUFNAGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JOE HUNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JAMES KOLODZIEJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
MICHAEL PALIZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
STACY PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
ROBERT RICHARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JOHN SHAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
DAN WATTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
THOMAS WELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RANDY THELENPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
36.5$537,018$55,815
JANE TIERNEYASSISTANT TREASURER & SVP FINANCE
Officer
36.5$160,681$21,262
BRENT CASEVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$154,569$26,969
BRAD COMMENTSVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
37.5$152,892$26,680
TIMOTHY MROZSVP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$150,681$24,247
ANDRIA ROMKEMASVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$141,932$24,378
TARITA JOHNSONSVP TALENT & DIVERSITY
Highest-paid employee
37.5$143,733$22,099
BILL PINKVICE CHAIR / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVE DOWNINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SARA ARMBRUSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS BARDEGGIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN J BEAUCHAMP JR MD MHSFORMER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT BIERSACK MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LUKE CHERVENYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFFREY L CONNOLLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN CROWLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHEAL DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TINA FREESE DECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RONALD G DEWAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE FERRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KYLE HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOI M HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK HRNYAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA HULSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JON HUSBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD KESSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK KEYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BLAKE W KRUEGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES W LEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES W LOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILOMENA MANTELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN P NORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDI OWENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD J PAPPAS EDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE RIETBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARRICK J ROCHOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NELSON SANCHEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY SARSAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICH SOROTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARON SOUSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM STRITZINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIES SUCHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENEE C TABBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVE VAN ANDELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL VANDERBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE VANGESSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOZON VATIKIOTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK WASHINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK J WASSINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS WELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN P WELSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RANDY THELENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
36.5$495,985$52,682
ROB LLANESSVP OF BUSINESS DEV.
Highest-paid employee
37.5$191,425$29,424
BRENT CASEVP ATTRACTION
Highest-paid employee
37.5$147,772$25,686
JANE TIERNEYASSISTANT TREASURER & SVP FINANCE
Officer
36.5$149,989$20,209
TIMOTHY MROZSVP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
37.5$145,564$23,410
BRAD COMMENTSVP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
36.5$143,612$24,841
TARITA JOHNSONSVP TALENT INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
37.5$134,209$20,693
TWAYNE HOWARDFORMER COO
Former
0$123,663$12,833
TINA FREESE DECKERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BILL PINKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVE DOWNINGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEPHEN M ABBOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA ARMBRUSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN J BEAUCHAMP JR MD MHSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT BIERSACK MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUKE CHERVENYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY L CONNOLLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHEAL DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD G DEWAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM DILLARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE FERRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOI M HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK HRNYAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA HULSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLAKE W KRUEGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES W LOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILOMENA MANTELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDI OWENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MILIND PANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD J PAPPAS EDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE RIETBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARRICK J ROCHOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY SARSAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENEE C TABBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM TEETSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID VAN ANDELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL VANDERBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE VANGESSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK WASHINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK J WASSINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS G WELCH JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN P WELSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES W LEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN P NORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICH SOROTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM STRITZINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIUS SUCHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN CROWLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS BARDEGGIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOZON VATIKIOTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK KEYESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
25 OTTAWA AVE SW STE 400, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-4052
In care of
% RANDY THELEN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
RANDY THELEN, 25 OTTAWA AVE SW STE 400, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Signed the 990
RANDY THELEN, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(616) 771-0325
Return prepared by
DOEREN MAYHEW

Mission

THE RIGHT PLACE IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES CURRENT AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN WEST MICHIGAN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PLACE - ASPIRE TO BE A REGION OF CHOICE, WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO VISIT, LOCATE, AND STAY. THE RIGHT PLACE TEAM WORKS TOWARD THIS ASPIRATION BY FOCUSING ON STRATEGIES RELATED TO PLACEMAKING, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, CATALYZING DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCING OUTDOOR SPACES.
    Expenses $6,775,643 · grants $5,491,802 · revenue $921,699
  • 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 $2,173,236 · revenue $681,899
  • 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 $2,120,264 · grants $313,013 · revenue $2,086,701
  • PEOPLE - ASPIRE TO BE A REGION WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THE RIGHT PLACE TEAM WORKS TOWARD THIS ASPIRATION BY STRATEGIZING WITH REGIONAL TALENT PARTNERS, LEVERAGING OUR BUSINESS NETWORK TO AMPLIFY BEST PRACTICES, AND BENCHMARK AREA TALENT DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, AND ATTRACTION EFFORTS.
    Expenses $824,176 · grants $140,000 · revenue $395,965

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-3262801
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$39,545,502
Income (IRS master file)
$14,514,652

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$14,514,652$13,923,261$39,545,502XML
990December 2024$33,920,441$33,581,705$36,829,217XML
990December 2023$9,225,403$10,225,956$8,171,222XML
990December 2022$6,457,185$8,304,149$8,970,896IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 38-3262801).

Questions about THE RIGHT PLACE INC

What is the EIN of THE RIGHT PLACE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE RIGHT PLACE INC is 38-3262801.
Is THE RIGHT PLACE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1997.
Are donations to THE RIGHT PLACE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does THE RIGHT PLACE INC 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 THE RIGHT PLACE INC 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 THE RIGHT PLACE INC 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 THE RIGHT PLACE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RANDY THELEN.
Who are the officers and directors of THE RIGHT PLACE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 55 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $579,914 (RANDY THELEN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does THE RIGHT PLACE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,514,652, expenses of $13,923,261 and total assets of $39,545,502 at year end.

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