Vital Connections Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hudsonville, MI EIN: 20-2967786

Proclamation of the christian gospel.

Vital Connections Inc at a glance

In short: Vital Connections Inc gave $52K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $52K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$51,910
+701.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$51,910
+701.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$51,910
Total assets
$60,103
+1437.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Vital Connections Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Resurrection Church: $52KResurrection Church$52K

The largest 2024 recipient was Resurrection Church ($52K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Grandville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $381K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Resurrection Church Grandville, MISpread the Gospel$51,910
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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
2024$60,103$184,884$128,690$51,9101—
2023$3,909$1,049,448$1,055,898$6,4801—
2022$10,359$314,157$383,672$380,505Total only$-316
2021$83,203$123,567$80,303———
2020$37,661$70,643$101,482———
2019$68,618$82,639$73,926———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Vital Connections Inc

Based on IRS filings

Vital Connections Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hudsonville, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $60K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $52K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vital Connections Inc is led by Teresa Pippel, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Teresa Pippel

    President

    Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leila Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Newhof

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Vruggink

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Taylor

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Pippel

    Treasurer

    President → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Faber

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Jodi Feyen (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josh White (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert J. Faber (2019–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Vital Connections Inc

How much does Vital Connections Inc give each year?

Vital Connections Inc gave $52K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Vital Connections Inc?

Vital Connections Inc reported $60K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $185K.

What is Vital Connections Inc?

Vital Connections Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hudsonville, MI. It holds $60K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Vital Connections Inc operate?

Vital Connections Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Vital Connections Inc's EIN?

Vital Connections Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2967786. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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