Northwest Senior Resources Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Traverse City, MI EIN: 38-2056710

Northwest Senior Resources Inc is a public charity based in Traverse City, Michigan. It supports older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers through direct services and funding for local organizations that provide aging-related services in northwest Michigan.

Key facts about Northwest Senior Resources Inc

In short: Northwest Senior Resources Inc gave $1.7M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $159K), mostly in Michigan. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
38-2056710
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,749,926
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$159,084
Median grant
$146,824
New grantees (estimate)
27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$8,950,292
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The website describes an open, competitive RFP process for specified services. Full details ↓
Deadline
The listed June 2025 RFP timing is a past cycle.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$9.0M

+33.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.7M

-23.8% YoY

Grant Count

11

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$159K

-23.8% YoY

Is Northwest Senior Resources Inc open to new grantees?

27%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $95K; repeat grants $183K. How we count

Medians: $131K first-time, $168K repeat.

  • 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

AAANM’s stated mission is to support the independence, dignity, and quality of life of older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers. Its website describes direct services including information and referral, options counseling, Medicare and Medicaid assistance, caregiver education, elder-abuse prevention, and care management.

AAANM also awards grants for specified services through a competitive Request for Proposal process. Its published service-grant areas include adult day services, congregate and home-delivered meals, legal assistance, and kinship caregiver support. The organization also holds purchase-of-service and contract agreements with providers serving participants in its MI Choice Medicaid Waiver and care management programs.

Grantees’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported. Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency describes its work as assisting low-income individuals through programs intended to promote self-sufficiency and improve quality of life. Benzie Senior Resources says it provides services, resources, and care to support Benzie seniors. Wexford County Council on Aging describes its work as providing resources and support to county residents aged 60 and older.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 11 grants totaling $1,749,926. Grant amounts ranged from $7,900 to $663,810, with a median grant of $146,824.

The largest reported awards included $663,810 to Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency for a senior nutrition program; $179,946 to Antrim County Community on Aging and $174,929 to Charlevoix County Community on Aging, also for senior nutrition programs; and $169,301 to Friendship Center of Emmet County and $165,760 to Benzie County Community on Aging, for senior nutrition programs. Other reported awards included $69,638 to Wexford County Council on Aging for adult day services, $30,000 to Legal Services of Northern Michigan for legal assistance, and $10,852 to Child and Family Services for kinship caregiver support.

The website says service grants are awarded through an open, competitive RFP process, with RFPs renewed every three years and one- to three-year grant agreements awarded to selected organizations. The next RFP process was planned for June 2025 for FY 2026–2028 agreements.

Review Cycle

The listed June 2025 RFP timing is a past cycle.

How to Apply

The website describes an open, competitive RFP process for specified services.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The website identifies AAANM’s service region as Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford counties in Michigan. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Traverse CityBellaireCadillacCharlevoixHonorKalkaskaSault Ste MarieManisteePetoskeyPetoskyCheboyganEast LansingFrankfortLake CityMainstee

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M12 grants2019 11 grants2020 13 grants2021 12 grants2022 11 grants2023 11 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2019) to $2.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $1.7M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Northwest Mi Community Action Agenc: $664KNorthwest Mi Community ActionAgenc$664KAntrim County Community on Aging: $180KAntrim County Community onAging$180KCharlevoix County Community on Agin: $175KCharlevoix County Community onAgin$175KFriendship Center of Emmet County: $169KFriendship Center of EmmetCounty$169KBenzie County Community on Aging: $166KBenzie County Community onAging$166KKalkasa County Commission on Aging: $147KKalkasa County Commission onAging$147KMainstee County Council on Aging: $131KMainstee County Council onAging$131KWexford County Council on Aging: $70KWexford County Council onAging$70KLegal Services of Northern Michigan: $30KLegal Services of NorthernMichigan$30KChild and Family Services: $11KChild and Family Services$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Northwest Mi Community Action Agenc ($664K). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K3$50–100K27$100–250K3$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 27 grants of 58 (47%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northwest Mi Community Action Agenc Traverse City, MISenior Nutrition Pro$663,810
Antrim County Community on Aging Bellaire, MISenior Nutrition Pro$179,946
Charlevoix County Community on Agin Charlevoix, MISenior Nutrition Pro$174,929
Friendship Center of Emmet County Petosky, MISenior Nutrition Pro$169,301
Benzie County Community on Aging Honor, MISenior Nutrition Pro$165,760
Kalkasa County Commission on Aging Kalkaska, MISenior Nutrition Pro$146,824
Mainstee County Council on Aging Mainstee, MISenior Nutrition Pro$130,966
Wexford County Council on Aging Cadillac, MIAdult Day Services,$69,638
Legal Services of Northern Michigan Sault Ste Marie, MILegal Assistance$30,000
Child and Family Services Traverse City, MIKingship Caregiver S$10,852

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2025 $8,950,292 $20,438,023 $18,049,446 $1,749,926
2024 $6,686,010 $18,006,935 $17,985,556 $2,297,682
2023 $5,768,199 $18,305,309 $18,467,622 $1,930,918
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,950,292$6,686,010$5,768,199
Revenue$20,438,023$18,006,935$18,305,309
Expenses$18,049,446$17,985,556$18,467,622
Net Investment Income$62,846$28,755$42,772

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kandi Lannen as CEO; Kathleen Kimmel as finance director; Gwenne Allgaier, Erin Brotherton, Robert Jess, Janice McCraner, Cheryl Patton, and David Persons as trustees; Jack Messer as director; and Pam Niebrzydowski as treasurer.

Northwest Senior Resources Inc is led by Kandi Lannen, CEO on the 2025 filing; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kandi Lannen

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $82K (2025)

  • Kathleen Kimmel

    Finance Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $65K (2025)

  • Bob Roelofs

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David White

    Director

    Treasurer → Chairperson, 2024

    Chairperson → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Jess

    Trustee

    Trustee May-Sep → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Brotherton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janice McCraner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Patton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Messer

    Director

    Vice Chairperson → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Persons

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwenne Allgaier

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Niebrzydowski

    Treasurer

    Vice Chair Oct-Jun & Chair Jul-Sep → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashlea Walter

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Kory Hansen (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rebecca Barr (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Heidi Gustine (2020–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Candace Jacques (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bob Baldwin (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kendell Walton (2024) — Finance Director
  • Former: Beth Wagner (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Laura Foerster (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Gustad (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Judy Nichols (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Katina Banko (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jason Baughan (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Seiting (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Julie Theobald (2022) — Trustee & June Only
  • Former: Eric Lind (2019–2021) — Chair Oct-Jul
  • Former: Gary Taylor (2019–2021) — Treasurer Oct-Dec
  • Former: Heather Cerone (2019–2021) — Trustee Oct-Dec
  • Former: Mark Bergstrom (2019–2021) — Trustee Oct-Dec
  • Former: Michelle Cronin (2019–2021) — Finance Director -
  • Former: Patty Cox (2019–2021) — Trustee Oct-Dec
  • Former: Shirley Roloff (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Denise Plakmeyer (2019–2020) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Don Schuiteman (2019–2020) — President-
  • Former: Donald Halstead (2019–2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: George Lasater (2019–2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Robert Schlueter (2019–2020) — Executive Director · Filing note: Retired
  • Former: Toni Drier (2019–2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Victor Patrick (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer -

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kandi Lannen — CEO: $82KKandi LannenCEO$82KKathleen Kimmel — Finance Dire: $65KKathleen KimmelFinance Dire$65K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $82K, to Kandi Lannen (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 5946, Traverse City, MI 49696
Phone: (231) 421-9637

Frequently asked questions about Northwest Senior Resources Inc

How much does Northwest Senior Resources Inc give each year?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc gave $1.7M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 11 grants.

What is Northwest Senior Resources Inc's typical grant size?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc's median grant in 2025 was $146,824, and its average grant was $159,084, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Northwest Senior Resources Inc that year got $95K on average.

Where does Northwest Senior Resources Inc give grants?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Traverse City, MI (2 grants).

Does Northwest Senior Resources Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Northwest Senior Resources Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Senior Nutrition Pro" (7 grants).

Who are Northwest Senior Resources Inc's largest grantees?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Northwest Mi Community Action Agenc ($663,810), Antrim County Community on Aging ($179,946) and Charlevoix County Community on Agin ($174,929), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Northwest Senior Resources Inc?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc reported $9.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.4M.

What does Northwest Senior Resources Inc fund?

AAANM’s stated mission is to support the independence, dignity, and quality of life of older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Northwest Senior Resources Inc?

The website describes an open, competitive RFP process for specified services. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Northwest Senior Resources Inc's EIN?

Northwest Senior Resources Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2056710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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