Living with Communities
To provide children, adults, families, and friends a way to learn, share, and laugh together in the midst of living with disease, disability, and death.
Living with Communities at a glance
In short: Living with Communities gave $181K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $181K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $180,531
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $180,531
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $180,531
- Total assets
- $67,256
- +2.4% 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 Living with Communities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gilda's Club Grand Rapids ($181K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Living with Communities gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2020) to $254K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $181K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gilda's Club Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI | Cancer/Grief Support | $180,531 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $67,256 | $486,688 | $489,950 | $180,531 | 1 |
| 2024 | $65,673 | $505,813 | $525,273 | $210,634 | 1 |
| 2023 | $52,453 | $450,129 | $470,897 | $183,509 | 1 |
| 2022 | $100,207 | $509,355 | $537,771 | $222,399 | 1 |
| 2021 | $142,260 | $271,084 | $344,278 | $217,954 | 1 |
| 2020 | $158,587 | $957,146 | $912,184 | $75,400 | 1 |
| 2019 | $99,823 | $1,127,323 | $1,230,153 | $254,017 | 1 |
About Living with Communities
Based on IRS filings
Living with Communities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $181K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Living with Communities is led by Wendy J. Wigger, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy J. Wigger
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Comment
Chairperson
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2022
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Veneklase
Director
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2022
Chairperson → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bohnsack
Director
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2020
Chairperson → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Stevenson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kaleena Gonzalez
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Erhart
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Skaggs
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Grinwis
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Hernandez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Brown
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Setterington
Vice Chairperson
Director → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Picardat
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jeff Gurney (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Brian Murray (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James Peacock III (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kate Devries (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Eduardo Rodriquez (2023) — Director
- Former: Cathy Cooper (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Laurel Romanella (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Ponstein (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Carl Wiegand (2019–2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Living with Communities
How much does Living with Communities give each year?
Living with Communities gave $181K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $211K across 1 grant.
How large is Living with Communities?
Living with Communities reported $67K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $487K.
What is Living with Communities?
Living with Communities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $67K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Living with Communities operate?
Living with Communities has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Living with Communities's EIN?
Living with Communities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1858238. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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