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Hastings Education Enrichment

Public charity · Grantmaker Hastings, MI EIN: 38-2596449 Website

Provide funds to hastings schools

Hastings Education Enrichment at a glance

In short: Hastings Education Enrichment gave $62K across 2 grants in 2026 (avg $31K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2026 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2026)
$61,586
-11.2% vs 2025
Grants made (2026)
2
+0.0% vs 2025
Average grant
$30,793
-11.2% vs 2025
Median grant
$30,793
Total assets
$2,547,462
+10.6% vs 2025
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2026 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

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

Who Hastings Education Enrichment funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2026

Hastings Area Schools: $62K across 2 grantsHastings Area Schools$62K · 2 grants

The largest 2026 recipient was Hastings Area Schools ($62K across 2 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2026 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Hastings

How Hastings Education Enrichment gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2023 to 2026 (+17%). 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$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025 2 grants2026

From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $75K (2019). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hastings Area Schools Hastings, MICollege Scholarships$44,500
Hastings Area Schools Hastings, MIGeneral School Expenses$17,086
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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
2026$2,547,462$152,862$64,087$61,5862$70,805
2025$2,302,521$1,571,466$69,387$69,3622$27,837
2024$761,960$84,426$27,194$24,6251$25,148
2023$692,979$71,134$53,175$52,7312$17,371
2022$671,900$85,947$53,264$53,2502$13,782
2021$649,473$27,052$25,771$25,7512$4,332
2019$623,364$56,973$75,314$75,1932$11,649

About Hastings Education Enrichment

Based on IRS filings

Hastings Education Enrichment is a public charity, based in Hastings, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2026, it awarded 2 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $71K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hastings Education Enrichment is led by Amanda Bechler-Currier, President on the 2026 filing; none of the 17 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Amanda Bechler-Currier

    President

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Domenico

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Storrs

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Neil

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Peck

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Billingsley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Schils

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Stevens

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Damico

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lin James-Nickels

    Director

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Youngs

    Director

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Shults

    Director

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Schoessel

    Lifetime Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Courtright

    Secretery

    Director → Secretery, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Sheldon

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Balderson

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Amanda Currier (2021–2025) — President
  • Former: Marji Renner (2022–2025) — Director
  • Former: Trisha Kensington (2022–2025) — Director
  • Former: Margie Haas (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Goebel (2021–2024) — Non-Voting
  • Former: Carol Jones Dwyer (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Eastman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rick Zwiernikowski (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Louis Wierenga Jr. (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Duits (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Buehl (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kim Barnes (2019–2021) — Secretery
  • Former: Norma Jean Acker (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Wilcox (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Megan Lavell (2021) — Director
  • Former: Barb Case (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brad Tolles (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Fred Jiles (2019) — President
  • Former: Jennifer Haywood (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julie Welton (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mike Murphy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Scott Zull (2019) — Directors

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2026. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hastings Education Enrichment

How much does Hastings Education Enrichment give each year?

Hastings Education Enrichment gave $62K across 2 grants in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990. In 2025 it gave $69K across 2 grants.

How large is Hastings Education Enrichment?

Hastings Education Enrichment reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $153K.

Where does Hastings Education Enrichment operate?

Hastings Education Enrichment has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Hastings Education Enrichment's EIN?

Hastings Education Enrichment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2596449. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2026.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 17, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)

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