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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2026 Expires: February 2028

Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(616) 301-6697
Post Office Box 7865
Grand Rapids, MI, 49510
http://www.grileadership.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide leadership training and ministry to the inner-city community"

Year, State Incorporated:
2008, MI

Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders (GRIL) reports it is a faith-based organization that provides leadership development. The organization's leadership programs last nine months and include adult leadership programs (Breakthrough and Emerge) and teen leadership program (GRIL U), as well as other community leadership trainings and alumni programming. The Breakthrough program is for those with at least three years of leadership in a church or company, while Emerge is aimed at those who want to grow personally as leaders within their community. The goal of GRIL U is for teens to become cross-cultural, servant leaders and create a positive impact in their homes, schools, churches, and cities. GRIL U participants must be at least 15 years old and able to commit 2-5 hours per week for trainings and leadership.

For the year ended August 30, 2024, Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders's program expenses were:

Programs services $189,845
Total Program Expenses $189,845

Chief Executive
Tyreece Guyton, Director

Compensation*
$80,469

Chair of the Board
Benjamin Brewer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
CPA

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
2

*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

 

Note: Former Chief Executive Officer, Denise Fase, was the highest paid employee with total compensation of $58,500 for the year ended August 31, 2024.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Membership appeals

Fundraising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $148,093, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders's IRS Form 990 for the year ended August 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $148,093
Fiduciary fees $30,983
Program fees $16,370
Unrealized gains on investments, net $13,221
Investment income, net $5,600
Gain on sales of assets $1,107
Miscellaneous income $870
Total Income $216,244

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 22%

Total Income $216,244
Total expenses: $270,323
  Program expenses $189,845
  Fundraising expenses $21,715
  Administrative expenses $58,763
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-54,079
Beginning Net Assets $197,672
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $143,503
Total Liabilities $35,796
Total Assets $179,299

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