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Community Rebuilders

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Rapids, MI EIN: 38-3094108 Website

Rebuilding hope through housing opportunities for families and individuals with support services during transitions.

Community Rebuilders at a glance

In short: Community Rebuilders gave $161K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $80K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$160,755
+24.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$80,378
+24.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$80,378
Total assets
$4,017,168
-6.0% 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 Rebuilders funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Hope Network Housing Development Corporation: $109KHope Network HousingDevelopment Corporation$109KArbor Circle Corporation: $51KArbor Circle Corporation$51K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Network Housing Development Corporation ($109K). Together the top 2 received $161K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K4$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 15 (27%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Grand Rapids

How Community Rebuilders gives

  • Giving fell 84% 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$1.5M3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $129K (2024) to $1.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $161K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Network Housing Development Corporation Grand Rapids, MIPass-through grant to sub-recipient to provide housing and supportive services for eligible participants.$109,377
Arbor Circle Corporation Grand Rapids, MIPass-through grant to sub-recipient to provide housing and supportive services for eligible participants.$51,378
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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$4,017,168$13,064,416$13,569,187$160,7552$48,463
2024$4,272,281$12,267,753$12,292,050$129,4702$58,669
2023$4,334,487$11,521,682$11,733,964$1,038,2444$68,971
2022$4,726,003$11,036,141$11,660,704$992,5903$87,907
2021$5,851,617$11,572,784$11,664,865$1,206,4194$80,981
2020$5,753,799$9,071,227$9,327,038$376,3203$40,270

About Community Rebuilders

Based on IRS filings

Community Rebuilders is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $161K. Net investment income was $48K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Rebuilders is led by Vera Beech, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 5 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vera Beech

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $198K (2020) → $299K (2025)

  • John Patrick White

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Gilisse

    Director of Program Evaluation & Quality Assurance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2025)

  • Nathan Morris

    Director of Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2025)

  • Jonathan Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Susan Likely

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbie Schaffer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosalynn Bliss

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Diaz

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2020) → $220K (2025)

  • Herbert Musikavanhu

    Cheif Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2020) → $196K (2025)

  • Earl S. Irwin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Craft

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Walter Starks (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Swain (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Clark (2020–2022) — 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

Vera Beech — Executive Director: $299KVera BeechExecutive Director$299KAnna Diaz — Vice President: $220KAnna DiazVice President$220KHerbert Musikavanhu — Cheif Financial Officer: $196KHerbert MusikavanhuCheif Financial Officer$196KAngela Gilisse — Director of Program Evaluation & Quality Assurance: $111KAngela GilisseDirector of Program Evaluation…$111KNathan Morris — Director of Finance: $109KNathan MorrisDirector of Finance$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $299K, to Vera Beech (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community Rebuilders

How much does Community Rebuilders give each year?

Community Rebuilders gave $161K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $129K across 2 grants.

How large is Community Rebuilders?

Community Rebuilders reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.1M.

What is Community Rebuilders?

Community Rebuilders is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $4.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Rebuilders operate?

Community Rebuilders has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Community Rebuilders's EIN?

Community Rebuilders's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3094108. 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 November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 29, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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