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Community House Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Birmingham, MI EIN: 82-1068586 Website

Secure philanthropic funds that are critical in our ability to deliver a variety of quality programs and services to the community as well as raise funds and awareness for the preservation of the Community House and its historic building.

Community House Foundation at a glance

In short: Community House Foundation gave $261K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $261K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$261,315
-80.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$261,315
-80.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$261,315
Total assets
$25,060
-89.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Community House Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Community House Association: $261KThe Community HouseAssociation$261K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Community House Association ($261K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Birmingham

How Community House Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $261K (2025) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $261K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Community House Association Birmingham, MIProgram Services$261,315
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$25,060$181,176$460,681$261,3151$1,556
2024$244,796$509,421$1,958,461$1,338,1501$27,241
2023$2,157,727$569,791$1,361,200$348,8551$51,452
2022$2,790,745$734,707$1,195,675$793,0011$64,069
2021$3,491,572$1,051,578$960,083$561,6711$62,649
2020$2,669,425$859,559$976,096$540,8731$65,608

About Community House Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Community House Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Birmingham, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $261K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community House Foundation is led by William D Seklat, President & CEO - July since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William D Seklat

    President & CEO - July

    President & CEO → President & CEO - July, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Taylor

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mallory Kallabat

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jess Berline

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Smude

    Executive Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $55K (2025)

  • Brad Wolf

    Past Chair

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt McCormick

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Deric Righter (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Barbara Hertzler (2020–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jordan Ingram (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stacey Gray (2022–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Chris Smude — Executive Vice President: $55KChris SmudeExecutive Vice President$55K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $55K, to Chris Smude (Executive Vice President).

Frequently asked questions about Community House Foundation

How much does Community House Foundation give each year?

Community House Foundation gave $261K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Community House Foundation?

Community House Foundation reported $25K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $181K.

What is Community House Foundation?

Community House Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Birmingham, MI. It holds $25K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community House Foundation operate?

Community House Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Community House Foundation's EIN?

Community House Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1068586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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