Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Support, promote and fund the arts in Kalamazoo county.
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,055,234
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,348,611
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $9,730
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,475,332
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo gives
- Giving grew 172% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $231K (2020). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rootead Family Enrichment Center | — | $9,000 |
| Queer Theatre Inc | Promotion of Arts | $9,000 |
| Irving S Gilmore Int'l Key Festival | Promotion of Arts | $6,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,055,234 | $1,348,611 | $1,475,332 | — | — | $9,730 |
| 2024 | $1,174,209 | $1,544,580 | $1,450,930 | — | — | $9,991 |
| 2023 | $990,810 | $1,334,637 | $1,434,099 | — | — | $-69,803 |
| 2022 | $1,066,626 | $1,051,744 | $1,354,917 | $24,500 | 3 | $2,876 |
| 2021 | $1,347,014 | $1,153,403 | $1,075,223 | $30,554 | 4 | $10,075 |
| 2020 | $1,273,883 | $1,357,911 | $1,194,365 | $230,500 | 24 | $13,325 |
| 2019 | $1,088,744 | $1,209,314 | $1,095,153 | $9,000 | 1 | $12,548 |
About Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Based on IRS filings
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kalamazoo, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is led by Bob Miller, President on every filing since 2024; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bob Miller
President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Chesak
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$89K (2019) → $96K (2025)
Thomas Hamann
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simon A. Thalmann
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquelyn Dewaters
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Amos
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kandy Grady
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Montana Major
Finance Committee
Member → Finance Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadean Knight
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Remi Harrington
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Hartzell
Finance Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kaylynn Linsley
Finance Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Beyene
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Marques
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Nott
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shonda Buchanan
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Rebecca Hartzell (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Lauren Carney (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Angelita Aguilar (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Robert Miller (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Tim Kilmartin (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: John Oliver (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Adrian Vasquez (2023) — Member
- Former: Nolan Bergstrom (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Eric Johnson (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Marissa Harrington (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Cheryl Dickson (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Zac Bauer (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Kurt Sherwood (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Laura Latiolais (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Tavian Napier (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Nina Ruiz (2021) — Member
- Former: Rem Cabrera (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Darlene Mortimer (2019) — Member
- Former: Diane Stafford-Vandenberg (2019) — Member
- Former: John Donaldson (2019) — Member
- Former: Marlo Cookston (2019) — Member
- Former: Nan Harrison (2019) — Member
- Former: Nancy Schultz (2019) — Member
- Former: Scott Irelan (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $96K, to Kristen Chesak (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
How large is Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo?
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo?
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo operate?
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's EIN?
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6121183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
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