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Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc

ANN ARBOR, MI EIN: 38-1678376 Website

TOGETHER WE WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING FACULTY AND STAFF AS INSTITUTIONAL CITIZENS AND BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH STUDENTS INTO REWARDING CAREERS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$19.4M

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$220K

-61.6% YoY

Grant Count

7

-41.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

-34.2% YoY

About Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in ANN ARBOR, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $19.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $220K. Net investment income was $2.9M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AlbionCrawfordsvilleDelawareGambierGranvilleGreencastleHollandKalamazooMeadvilleOberlinRichmondWoosterYellow Springs

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,403,941$18,321,840$17,883,488
Revenue$4,238,706$1,797,698$2,082,213
Expenses$1,979,888$2,110,555$1,687,350
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,890,711$766,290$1,140,700
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$143K$287K$430K$574K13 grants20209 grants20213 grants202212 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

ANTIOCH COLLEGE$78KOHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY$55KKENYON COLLEGE$25KCOLLEGE OF WOOSTER$20KDEPAUW UNIVERSITY$20KHOPE COLLEGE$16KKALAMAZOO COLLEGE$6K

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K12$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MICHAEL MCDONALDPRESIDENT$262KDEREK VAUGHANVICE PRESIDENT$168KSIMON GRAYSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADAM WEINBERGPAST CHAIR0.5
JORGE GONZALEZCHAIR0.5
ANNE HOUTMANVICE CHAIR0.5
CARMEN AMBARSECRETARY/TREASURER0.5
JULIE KORNFIELDBOARD MEMBER0.5
LORI WHITEBOARD MEMBER0.5
SCOTT FELLERBOARD MEMBER0.5
MATTHEW VANDENBERGBOARD MEMBER0.5
MATTHEW SCOGENBOARD MEMBER0.5
JANE FERNANDESBOARD MEMBER0.5
ANNE MCCALLBOARD MEMBER0.5
WAYNE WEBSTERBOARD MEMBER0.5
RON COLEBOARD MEMBER0.5
MICHAEL MCDONALDPRESIDENT40$262,150
DEREK VAUGHANVICE PRESIDENT40$168,377
SIMON GRAYSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER40$122,715

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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