EIN 38-2263817

Home Repair Services of Kent County

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
33
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Non-profit helping homeowners in Kent County with critical repairs, education and counseling, home inspections, remodeling coaching, and DIY workshops.
Total revenues
$3,569,625
2022
Total expenses
$3,619,450
2022
Total assets
$2,680,444
2022
Num. employees
33
2022

Program areas at Home Repair Services of Kent County

Repair and accessibility - the Home Repair Services Repair team completed 1525 health and safety repairs for vulnerable Kent County homeowners. Repairs included: 292 furnace repair/replacements, 171 roof repairs, 106 water heaters, 67 new toilets installed, 460 plumbing calls, & 94 electrical calls. The team also constructed 29 wheelchair access ramps and modified 32 bathrooms for homeowners with reduced mobility due to physical disabilities.
Housing counseling & education - the primary focus of this program continues to be foreclosure prevention, but financial literacy workshops continue to grow as well. Financial coaches conducted 28 one-on-one coaching sessions which resulted in 25 households being spared from a devastating foreclosure. The financial literacy workshops' topics included: debt reduction, spending plan, consumer protection, improving credit, understanding insurance, avoiding scams, reverse mortgages, avoiding identity theft, and cost realities of aging in place. Total attendance for the year was 381 students.
Self-help Home improvements - with the goal of stimulating self-directed Home improvements and repairs, Home Repair Services' instructors taught 84 Home maintenance workshops to 1122 students. The hands-on Repair workshops equipped homeowners to complete do-it-yourself projects in their homes. A total of 29 homeowners successfully completed a diy remodel of their kitchen through the support of the Home Repair Services' remodeling together program. A total of 28 free Home inspections and assessment reports were completed.

Who funds Home Repair Services of Kent County

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Network for GoodUnrestricted$49,498
The Sebastian FoundationGeneral Fund$40,000
Mojo FoundationGeneral Support$30,000
...and 18 more grants received totalling $219,887
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS$387,854
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS$350,690
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS$205,634
...and 6 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at Home Repair Services of Kent County

NameTitleCompensation
Joel RuiterExecutive Director$93,264
Melisha Reid RobertsDirector of Accounting and Finance$0
Dustie WigginsDirector of Donor Relations
Darrin LucasOffice and Human Resources Manager
Mary Jane SchroederFinance Manager
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Home Repair Services of Kent County

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,113,649
Program services$1,389,465
Investment income and dividends$22,080
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$20,381
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$41,078
Net income from fundraising events$-17,234
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$206
Total revenues$3,569,625

Form 990s for Home Repair Services of Kent County

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-08-11990View PDF
2018-062019-07-23990View PDF
2017-062018-04-10990View PDF
2016-062017-09-20990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $6,500 from NSF Foundation
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from American Endowment Foundation
May 26, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 25, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
September 28, 2021
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $7,500 from Home and Building Association Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Family service centersHousing and shelter organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHousing
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1100 S Division Ave
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Metro area
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI
County
Kent County, MI
Website URL
homerepairservices.org/ 
Phone
(616) 241-2601
Facebook page
home-repair-services-of-kent-county 
IRS details
EIN
38-2263817
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
L80: Housing Support Services
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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