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St Joseph County United Way

Foundation · Grantmaker Centreville, MI EIN: 38-6095409 Website

Mobilizing our community to improve lives and advance the common good.

Key facts about St Joseph County United Way

In short: St Joseph County United Way gave $510K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $24K). 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
38-6095409
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$510,186
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$24,295
Median grant
$11,515
New grantees (estimate)
5% first-time grantees (1 of 21, 2025)
Total assets
$2,386,010

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.4M

+32.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$510K

+2.5% YoY

Grant Count

21

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+2.5% YoY

Is St Joseph County United Way open to new grantees?

5%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 21 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $25K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $13K repeat.

  • 95% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). 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.

About St Joseph County United Way

Based on IRS filings

St Joseph County United Way is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Centreville, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $510K. Net investment income was $24K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SturgisThree RiversCentrevilleKalamazooBattle CreekBurr OakConstantineMendon

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K25 grants201925 grants202020 grants202121 grants202221 grants202321 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Special Grants: $172KSpecial Grants$172KKeystone Place: $49KKeystone Place$49KUnited Community Assistance Program: $35KUnited Community AssistanceProgram$35KDomestic and Sexual Abuse Services: $30KDomestic and Sexual AbuseServices$30KHabitat for Humanity: $30KHabitat for Humanity$30KChildrens Trama Assessment Group: $29KChildrens Trama AssessmentGroup$29KCommunity Healing Center: $21KCommunity Healing Center$21KSouth Michigan Food Bank: $19KSouth Michigan Food Bank$19KAmerican Red Cross: $17KAmerican Red Cross$17KCarnegie Center for the Arts: $15KCarnegie Center for the Arts$15K

Grant Size Distribution

104 grants across all recorded years

99<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SPECIAL GRANTS —$172,368
KEYSTONE PLACE —$48,803
UNITED COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM —$34,850
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES —$30,020
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY —$29,740
CHILDRENS TRAMA ASSESSMENT GROUP —$28,810
COMMUNITY HEALING CENTER —$20,700
SOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK —$19,324
AMERICAN RED CROSS —$17,145
CARNEGIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS —$15,400

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,386,010$1,807,671$1,719,866
Revenue$1,680,456$1,140,405$1,106,756
Expenses$1,100,249$1,046,041$1,082,593
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$23,853$22,045$19,943
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Joseph County United Way is led by Adam Carter, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adam Carter

    President

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    2nd Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Finnerman

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Duke

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Schwartz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Ulsh

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Marcus Gleaton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Fisher

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Tadd Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Hamlin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Ivin Riddle

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Earl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Newton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Lamb

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • John Dresser

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kerri Kahila

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Herschberger

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Deihly

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Stefani Belote

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Hostetler

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $83K (2019) → $105K (2025)

  • Holly Keyser

    Treasurer

    Director → At Large, 2021

    At Large → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Garrett Hall

    At Large

    Honorary Cha → Director, 2023

    Director → At Large, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Haydon

    Secretary

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    1st Vice President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • David Northrop

    Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Spence

    2nd Vice President

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Worth

    1st Vice President

    Director → 1st Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (37)
  • Former: Lynn Lego (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Lanette Conklin (2020–2024) — At Large
  • Former: Mike Stiles (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Harriet Romig (2019–2023) — At Large
  • Former: Jordan Yancey (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rick Shaffer (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jason Bingaman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Niki Reiter (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Adam Goff (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Kathy Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tony Percival (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jon Keyer (2022) — Director
  • Former: Karin Zona (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Brinkert (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Collins (2019–2021) — Covid Laison
  • Former: Randy Pahls (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephanie Lemer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Erlandson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Taube (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Doehring (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Bloomfield (2021) — Honorary Cha
  • Former: Like Nofsinger (2021) — Director
  • Former: Stefanie Patrick (2021) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Belote (2021) — Agency Representative
  • Former: Cody Baker (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tina Cronkhite (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tj Reed (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Stoner (2020) — Director
  • Former: Stefanie Patirck (2020) — Director
  • Former: Adolfo Lopez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Calvin Schlabach (2019) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Vukelich (2019) — Executive Officer
  • Former: Gary Groenendyk (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jean Nierodzinski (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Gatton (2019) — Executive Officer
  • Former: Ken Rhodes (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Baldridge (2019) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kelly Hostetler — Executive Di: $105KKelly HostetlerExecutive Di$105K

Frequently asked questions about St Joseph County United Way

How much does St Joseph County United Way give each year?

St Joseph County United Way gave $510K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $498K across 21 grants.

What is St Joseph County United Way's typical grant size?

St Joseph County United Way's median grant in 2025 was $11,515, and its average grant was $24,295, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from St Joseph County United Way that year got $5K on average.

Who are St Joseph County United Way's largest grantees?

St Joseph County United Way's largest 2025 grantees include Special Grants ($172,368), Keystone Place ($48,803) and United Community Assistance Program ($34,850), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is St Joseph County United Way?

St Joseph County United Way reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is St Joseph County United Way?

St Joseph County United Way is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Centreville, MI. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does St Joseph County United Way operate?

St Joseph County United Way has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is St Joseph County United Way's EIN?

St Joseph County United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6095409. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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