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Michigan's Great Southwest Strategic

BENTON HARBOR, MI EIN: 81-1493607 Website

THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION IS TO ASSIST IN BUILDING MICHIGAN'S GREAT SOUTHWEST INTO A VIBRANT AND PROSPEROUS REGION TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK, INVEST, GROW, PLAY AND RETIRE FOR EVERYONE

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$444K

Annual Giving

$31K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$31K

About Michigan's Great Southwest Strategic

Based on IRS filings

Michigan's Great Southwest Strategic is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in BENTON HARBOR, MI. IRS filing data is available for 2020. As of 2020, the organization holds $444K in total assets. In 2020, it awarded 1 grants totaling $31K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Benton Harbor

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$97K$195K$292K$389K2020
Metric2020
Total Assets$444,389
Revenue$353,800
Expenses$273,415
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8K$16K$23K$31K1 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2020

WHIRPOOL COLLECTIVE IMPA…$31K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

JOHN PROOSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$130KSUSAN COOPERSECRETARY$31K

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JEFF FETTIGCO-CHAIR2
DR LOREN HAMELCO-CHAIR2
JACQUI WINSHIPVICE CHAIR2
ANN CARDONDIRECTOR - PART YEAR2
ROB CLEVELANDDIRECTOR2
JOHN EGELHAAFDIRECTOR2
MICHAEL GAREYDIRECTOR2
JOEL GEBBIEDIRECTOR2
TODD GUSTAFSONDIRECTOR - PART YEAR2
ROBERT HARRISONDIRECTOR2
LYNN KELLOGGDIRECTOR2
TREVOR KUBATZKEDIRECTOR2
ANDREA LUXTONDIRECTOR2
WILLIAM MAROHNDIRECTOR2
ANNA MURPHYDIRECTOR2
JEFF NOELDIRECTOR2
NORMA TIRADODIRECTOR2
MICHAEL TODMANDIRECTOR2
DAVID WHITWAMDIRECTOR2
THOMAS BRUCEDIRECTOR2
AL PSCHOLKADIRECTOR2
JOHN PROOSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50$130,246
RON GRIESINGERTREASURER AND CFO2
SUSAN COOPERSECRETARY2$31,225

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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